Born in the north of England, Paul has a career spanning almost 40 years in the luxury hotel and tourism industry.

After selling his family newspaper publishing and printing business, Paul owned and managed an award-winning luxury country house hotel in the Scottish Highlands during the 1980’s, as well as publishing numerous hotel guides. He has acted as consultant on many projects in the luxury hospitality sectors around the world.

He was the founder and first Chairman of the Travel Trust Association (TTA), the industry protection body in the U.K.

In the early 1990’s Paul was a Director of a major Pan-African inbound tour operator, along with Alan Brown, developing tourism into East Africa, and the “New South Africa”, before setting up his own holding company, dmEARTH Group of Companies in 1993, specialising in tourism to the newly emerging markets of Eastern Europe and the former USSR, where he had travelled extensively. Recognising the need for a more client-driven DMC in Africa, Paul established dmAFRICA in 1997 with Daniel Brown, and in 2010 established dmASIA.

Paul has a love for international travel, has visited 131 countries and lived in 7 countries on 3 continents. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society, a member of Skal International, The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, The British Club Bangkok, and The Eccentrics Club. Paul divides his time between homes in Thailand and Spain, and his offices in Africa and Asia.

Born in England, Daniel spent his formative years in Tanzania, where his love of Africa was nurtured. He then moved, with his family, to the Seychelles, where he spent a number of years.

Daniel completed his education back in England, graduating with a degree in Travel & Tourism Management. He went straight into a career in travel, quickly becoming the branch manager of a leading UK-wide retail chain for their prestigious Central London Office.

He returned to Africa, as operations manager for a large inbound operator based in Johannesburg, working alongside his father Alan, before establishing dmAFRICA with business partner Paul Humphreys in 1997.

A love of deep-sea fishing takes him off the coastline of Africa at every opportunity. Daniel is a keen follower of sports, especially rugby and soccer.

Daniel lives with his wife and two young sons in London.

Born in England, Alan is an industry veteran of almost 50 years, with experience in tour operating, hotels and destination management. He has lived and worked in several countries in Africa, as well as the Seychelles, Fiji, Australia and the UK.In 1964 he pioneered the first UK charter flight inclusive tour programme from the UK to East Africa, followed soon after by Sri Lanka. Alan is also credited with introducing the first “Weddings Abroad” programme when, in 1978, he offered the opportunity to wed in resort in the Seychelles and the Caribbean, an innovation which was quickly seized upon by tour operators worldwide.

Alan has a great passion for Africa and an intrinsic understanding of tour operations and the present day travellers’ needs in that region.

His travels have taken him to over 100 countries, covering all continents. Alan is a life-long supporter of Wasps Rugby and Chelsea Soccer, and regularly attends their games.

Adriana was born in Bulgaria and studied in Italy where she concentrated on modern languages. She is fluent in Italian, English, Russian and Bulgarian. She joined Paul, Daniel and Manuela in 1996 and since that time has specialised in inbound tourism to Southern Africa.She fully understands the requirements of her international clientele and is equally at home preparing an incentive tour for an Italian operator as she is in finding an island retreat for honeymooners from Israel, or from any other country.

Adriana has travelled extensively in Africa and is also an expert on the island of Mauritius

Manuela was born in Germany and raised in South Africa, where she completed her formal education by graduating with a BA Honours Degree. She entered tourism in 1992 and quickly became a specialist in inbound tourism to Southern Africa, working alongside Paul, Daniel and Adriana for most of that time.She is fluent in English and German and has a clear understanding of the different demands and aspirations of various worldwide tour operators and their clients.

During 20 years, Manuela has gained widespread product knowledge throughout Southern Africa and has also added Mauritius, Seychelles and East Africa to the destinations she has experienced first hand.

Nicole was born and raised in South Africa, where she completed her formal education by graduating with distinction in Travel & Tourism.

She has travelled extensively in South Africa, Botswana, Seychelles, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar and numerous private game parks within the Southern African borders.

Nicole worked for a Southern African luxury lodge management company before joining the team of dmAFRICA in 2011, and is now able to put her extensive product knowledge to good use in itinarary planning for our clients.

She is a keen sportswoman, having played netball, and rowing, as well as watching numerous team sports. She has a great interest in current affairs and keeping abreast with all that is happening in our world, politically, financially and socially.

Although born in Zimbabwe, Mike grew up in Malawi, so it is very much home for him. After graduating with a bachelor of Business Administration from the University of South Africa, Mike moved to London and spent six years living the “London dream”. However, Africa was always in his heart and in 2009 he moved back to Malawi to set up his own tour company. He has never looked back.

Loving life and his work in Malawi, he has found a perfect balance and aims to share the many wonders of Malawi with the world. He relishes making the tours as special as they can be, continually expanding them to include all the best spots in Malawi and the surrounding areas.

The thing he enjoys most about his job? The rewarding feeling of helping people to have the time of their lives in Africa”

Mike is based in the dmAFRICA Lilongwe office, a trusted dmAFRICA Associate Partner

Leander borg was born in the little coastal town of Swakopmund in Namibia. After his studies in beautiful Stellenbosch in South Africa he travelled to Germany and got his first job (just to make some money) at a tourism representation company – and has never looked back.

Now based back in Windhoek since 2000 he is married with three children. His passion is the outdoors. Privately he likes exploring new things, like hiking unassisted through the Namib dune belt, riding with fatbikes from Sossusvlei to the Atlantic or just travelling and meeting people from different cultures. Professionally there is nothing more exciting than being challenged – to deliver products out of the ordinary, to do things that have not been done before or that others shy away from : which is most of the time what is required for the dmAFRICA type of client.

Leander is based in the dmAFRICA Windhoek office, a trusted dmAFRICA Associate Partner

Luke was born and raised in Zimbabwe, attending the oldest boys’ school in the country, St. George’s College, before studying for a Bachelor of Science and then an Honours degree in Zoology at Rhodes University. After Rhodes Luke lived and worked in Kariba and Victoria Falls for a year before deciding that some international experience would come in handy whilst Zimbabwe was resolving some home issues. He travelled to Dubai to take up a post as a field guide at Al Maha Desert Resort, where he met his wife Suzanne, and together they returned to Zimbabwe to become involved in the resurgent Zimbabwe tourism industry.Luke is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Zimbabwe and is closely connected with the top local suppliers. He is creative, has a natural affinity for people and a clear understanding of what it takes to provide an incredible travel experience in Zimbabwe.

Luke is based in the dmAFRICA Harare office, a trusted dmAFRICA Associate Partner

Suzanne is originally from south east Netherlands. After completing an international hospitality degree in Manchester, she travelled through Canada and South America before taking on management roles with Leading Hotels of The World in Manchester (The Lowry) and Dubai (Al Maha), where she met Luke, her Zimbabwean husband. Together they travelled the world for a while, before working in Victoria Falls and Chobe and making Zimbabwe home in 2010.Suzanne is a master planner – meticulous in her journey building and intensely determined to make each guest’s visit a truly memorable and special one. She is highly respected and well networked with the finest products and services that Zimbabwe has to offer.

Suzanne is based in the dmAFRICA Harare office, a trusted dmAFRICA Associate Partner

Adam is the younger brother of Daniel and the son of Alan Brown. Like them both he has a love of Africa, he has enjoyed safaris in East Africa and additionally has visits to the Seychelles and South Africa under his belt since an early age.
He has a love of outdoor life and lives in Devon in the UK. He is a keen sportsman and an accomplished footballer whilst also maintaining a passing interest in golf.

Adam studied Travel & Tourism at college where he received a distinction and A’s in his A-Levels.

Living for the first 20-something years in Northern Ireland, where Vivienne was born, and Scotland, the opportunities for far-flung travel were few. But, deciding it was time to explore a little of the world, Vivienne ventured to Kenya and Tanzania and was well and truly bitten by the African travel bug.Subsequently moving to Africa, Vivienne made the continent her home for over 13 years and spent a year studying African Wildlife Management in Tanzania before entering the African tourism industry in 2006.

The next 10 years saw Vivienne expanding her knowledge of the regional market while working for top lodges and tour operators in Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania, including 2 years in the dmAFRICA Arusha office. Returning to the UK in early 2017, Vivienne is thrilled to be part of the dmAFRICA team again and keen to share her experience of, and passion for, Africa with anyone who will listen!

Born and raised in Kenya, Nilima received a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Nairobi. She has been working in the tourism industry since 1984 gaining experience in operations, sales and product development, financial planning and management.

Popsy was born and raised in Kenya, and educated in the U.K. and U.S.A., and holds a degree in Travel-Tourism Management & Marketing. With a strong passion for Africa Popsy has developed an in-depth knowledge of all areas of the continent. She moved back to Kenya in 1986 and has been working in inbound tourism ever since.

Born in Ethiopia when his father was preparing for his PHD in Anthropology and has spent most of his life in Africa. He has completed his BFA in photography.

Hagai is a dedicated naturalist with a passion for birds and marine biology and he has worked as a safari guide and as a photographer in East, Southern and North Africa.