On 30 January, 2020, Air Mauritius hosted its annual Travel Oscar Awards, to recognise its industry partners and acknowledge the great
things that have been achieved as a result of these partnerships.
It also served as an opportunity for Air Mauritius and its partners to do great things for others – namely, for the Reach For A Dream Foundation. Collectively, the travel industry raised an amazing R522 000 for the Foundation, during the Awards evening. This was especially fitting, given that the theme for the Awards was focused on dreams.
During the Travel Oscars, the Foundation invited guests to purchase dreams from the Tree Of Dreams – which was aptly decorated with twinkling fairy lights. The dreams ranged in value and size, from wishes for an iPad, to the ultimate fairy-tale dream of a trip to Disney World or to Mauritius to swim with the dolphins.
The Reach For A Dream Foundation confirms that 49 individual dreams will be fulfilled, thanks to the sponsorships and donations pledged by sponsors: Tourvest Travel Services, Flight Centre, Club Travel, Travelstart, XL Travel, One Stop Travel & Tours, Beachcomber Tours, BidAir, The Cullinan Group and The Holiday Factory.
“Air Mauritius is very proud to support the Reach For a Dream Foundation – South Africa’s premier NGO. We are thrilled that our Travel Oscar Awards presented us with an opportunity to further collaborate, and to make dreams come true. I am grateful to my industry
partners and colleagues, for the pledges and donations they made – these are going to make such a powerful difference in the lives of
the Foundation’s young beneficiaries. This just shows the incredible impact that collaboration can have – we raised over 
R500 000 in one evening! It’s anotherreason to love the travel industry,” said Carla da Silva, Air Mauritius Regional General Manager: Africa and Latin America.
Rewarding generosity
With the collaboration of travel partners, the Foundation offered a prize to the company or individual who purchased the most dreams: A dreamy trip to Mauritius, complete with a stay at the 5-star Beachcomber Paradis Golf Resort and Spa, and Business Class flights sponsored by Air Mauritius and the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA). Morne du Preez, MD of Tourvest Travel Services, was the winner, having purchased more than 20 dreams for the Foundation.
“We are privileged to be associated with a brand like Air Mauritius and to share a room with so many generous companies within the travel Industry. The impact of the combined donation is going to make the world of difference to so many dream children and their families. We are looking forward to fulfilling these dreams knowing that the funds were donated by such special individuals who run these companies. I personally want to thank Carla da Silva from Air Mauritius for choosing Reach For A Dream as her charity of choice and always believing in the work that we do. We are honoured to have Air Mauritius as a pillar of the Foundation,” said Julia Sotirianakos, CEO of the Reach For a Dream Foundation.
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