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African Safari Club was actually a tour operator as opposed to a ''club''. They operate mainly in Africa and Egypt and their websites claim they were founded in 1967 and now own several cruise ships and hotels which they operate. Daily Mail Reader offers are provided by this company. ==Information== The founder of African Safari Club, Karl Jacob Rudin, a Swiss national born in 1939, started tour operating and hotel operations in Kenya in 1967, with the erection of his first hotel, the Watamu Beach Hotel. Rudin started his early career in Switzerland as an Air line operator, namely of Globe Air (Globe Air History ), financed by Billionaire arts collector R. Staechelin. After the crash of an air plane, and irregularities found during the after crash investigation, Rudin was necessitated to disappear from front lines. So Kenya, a destination he knew from his air line back ground, proved best. With the money of Staechelin, Rudin soon acquired more hotels and made contacts with first the local authorities (Emanuel Mahihu, then Coast Province Commissioner), who soon enabled him to get into business with the highest authorities, i.e. the President Kenyatta. He built a Hotel for Mahihu, the Bahari Beach Hotel, and as well for Kenyatta, the Silver Beach Hotel and the Silver Star Hotel. From then, nothing stood in his way, and he became one of the tycoons of Kenya. At the height of his business activities, app in 1990, he owned/operated the following hotels, safari lodges, and tourist related businesses: Hotels and Safari Lodges: - Watamu Beach Hotel - Sea Horse Club - Malaika Beach Hotel - Dolphin Beach Hotel - Flamingo Beach Hotel - Shimo La Tewa Hotel - Coral Beach Hotel - Palm Beach Hotel - Shanzu Beach Hotel - Paradise Beach Hotel - Mara Buffal Camp - Crocodile Camp - Kimana Lodge Ships: M.S. Royal Star- 5,600 Tons, auctioned in 2009 M.S. Star of Luxor- Egypt Based M.S Da Vinci – Egypt Based M.S Fleurette- Egypt Based Aircraft: 1 x DC 10, sold in 2002 4 x De Havilland Twin Otter, all sold but one. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「African Safari Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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