Derek Houston celebrates 60 years in the tourism industry

Published: 2:44 PM UTC, Sun March 16, 2025

Derek Houston Managing Director of Houston Travel Marketing is celebrating his 60th year of working in the tourism industry.

Derek is one of the pioneers of Intra Africa travel promotion.

Derek and his wife Janet have been organising their famous Spotlight on Africa Travel workshops for the past 25 years.
They have “Spotlighted’ in 45 cities in Africa and Europe and met with over 15,000 travel trade during these workshops.
Spotlight Travel Expos continues this year with a full programme.

Our iconic Nairobi Spotlight Travel Expo will be held for the 18th time from 27-29 May with 35 exhibitors from Southern & Eastern Africa meeting with over 400 trade from Kenya.

Later in the year Spotlight TravelExpos are planned for Kampala on 28 August and Dar es Salaam om 19 September.

Visit https://www.houstonmarketing.co.za/programme/ for more details

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