Sun International Opens
Zambia Hotels
- SOUTH AFRICA - South African gaming and hotel group
Sun International has officially opened two new hotels
in Zambia's tourist resort of Livingstone on May 16.
The
three-star Zambezi Sun and the fiver-star Royal Livingstone
are situated in the Mosi-O-Tunya National park and overlook
the Victoria Falls (photo right).
"Sun
International believes the new resorts will become a natural
gateway between southern Africa and the rest of the world,"
a Sun International executive said.
Sands Hotel & Casino
President Receives Award for Support of Royal Initiative
to Combat AIDS
- ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Al Luciani, president of The
Sands Hotel and Casino, received a special award of
recognition for his efforts on behalf of the Royal Initiative
to combat AIDS (RICA), an international organization that
raises awareness and money to fight the AIDS crisis in
Africa.
King
Mswati III of Swaziland, founder of RICA, presented the
award to Luciani at a gala fund-raiser May 12 at The Sands.
The
RICA event raised awareness of the AIDS crisis in Africa,
where an estimated one in three people are affected by
the disease, and helped raise money to support innovative
scientific research programs and provide grants to educate
Africans about responsible health practices.