SOUTHERN RIGHT CHARTERS EARNS 2013 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Honoured as a Top Performing WHALE WATCHING OPERATOR as Reviewed by Travellers on the World’s Largest Travel Site.

HERMANUS, SOUTH AFRICA – MAY 2013 – Southern Right Charters Boat Based Whale Watching has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honours tourism excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Only the top-performing 10 per cent of businesses listed on TripAdvisor receive this prestigious award.“TripAdvisor is delighted to celebrate the success of businesses around the globe, from Sydney to Chicago, Sao Paulo to Rome, which are consistently offering TripAdvisor travellers a great customer experience,” said Alison Copus, Vice President of Marketing for TripAdvisor for Business. “The Certificate of Excellence award provides top performing establishments around the world the recognition they deserve, based on feedback from those who matter most – their customers.”

About Southern Right Charters Whale Watching

Southern Right Charters offers boat-based Hermanus whale watching tours from the New Harbour in Hermanus, the Capital of the Cape Whale Coast, and operates within the local waters of Walker Bay, one of the best whale watching areas in the world.

The company is progressive and environmentally sensitive and as a licensed permit holder operates under our motto of: ‘Observing NOT Disturbing,’ the safety and conservation of the whales and marine life is principal. Southern Right Charters believes it is their obligation to ensure the service offered is informative and educational.

About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel site*, enabling travellers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travellers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 200 million unique monthly visitors**, and over 100 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.

*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, January 2013
**Source: Google Analytics, worldwide data, March 2013

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