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2005
ATA's
Global
Position:
"This
congress has
achieved its
main objective,
which is to
enhance
cooperation in
the promotion
and marketing
of our African
destinations in
the United
States of
America. I
believe it
would be a
great idea to
have an
umbrella
tourism
organization
such as the
Africa Travel
Association
that can
supplement our
promotion and
marketing
efforts in
other
tourist-generating
markets such as
Europe and
Asia."
Hon.
Morris
Dzoro,
MP, Minister of
Tourism and
Wildlife,
Kenya
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Mariama
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Westair.
Rovos
Rail offers new
Cape to Vic
Falls
combination
(with
complimentary
hotel stay and
transfers in
Pretoria)
Rovos
Rail has
launched a new
6-day packaged
journey from
Cape Town to
Victoria
Falls/Livingstone.
The journey is
a combination
of the existing
Cape Town to
Pretoria route
with the
Pretoria to
Victoria
Falls/Livingstone
route and
includes a
complimentary
overnight stay
in a
pre-selected
Pretoria hotel
on a bed and
breakfast
basis,
including
transfers to
and from Rovos
Rail's Capital
Park Station in
Pretoria
"Whilst
some agents and
operators have
already been
combining the
two
back-to-back
journeys into
one itinerary,
we felt the
need to add
value for the
guest and
reduce the
workload for
our agents by
booking and
including the
overnight stay
in Pretoria
with transfers"
said Rohan Vos,
owner and
founder of
Rovos Rail. The
overnight stay
in Pretoria
provides an
opportunity for
guests to
explore and
discover the
historic
capital city
and it's
numerous
attractions.
"Our agents and
operators can
confidently put
their clients
in our hands
for a full 6
days knowing
that all their
needs and
desires will be
exceeded
in the style
and luxury with
which our
product is
associated". A
Pretoria city
tour can be
arranged on
request and is
not included in
the overall
package.
Off-train
excursions
during the
journeys
include a stop
in the quaint
Victorian
village of
Matjiesfontein,
a tour of the
historical
diamond mining
town of
Kimberley, a
game drive in
Kapama Game
Reserve in the
Kruger National
Park and a
flight from
Pietersburg to
Livingstone
aboard Rovos
Air's Classic
aircraft.
En-route,
guests will be
treated to
Rovos Rail's
legendary
service, fine
cuisine, and
luxurious
accommodation
on a
fully-inclusive
basis.
The
new packaged
itinerary will
be available
for booking
from 1 October
2005 on
selected
fortnightly
Monday
departures out
of Cape Town
during the
Victoria Falls
train departure
months.
For
pricing and
other
information
please contact
Rovos Rail
Reservations
and Marketing
on
+27-12-323-6052,
reservations@rovos.co.za or
heike@rovos.co.za
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31st World
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the Moon"
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 Design:
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PR:
Win with Great
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Interviews
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Tour in
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Culture:
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Black History
Month
2006
Indaba:
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2006 - Durban,
South
Africa
Biz:
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Method for
Boosting
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KWAZULU-NATAL,
SOUTH
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Bunny
Bhoola, African
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3175, Fax: +27
33 345 3172
E:mail:
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Sun
International
appoints new
Sales
Manager|Sun
International
Hotels,
Southern
Africa's
premier luxury
hotel company
including the
world renowned
Palace of the
Lost City at
Sun City,
welcomes Rita
Anagnostopoulos
as the Sales
Manager for the
East Coast USA.
Rita will be
responsible for
Incentive,
Corporate and
Leisure sales,
marketing Sun
International
Hotels'
properties,
managing
existing
business
relationships
and building
new accounts on
the East
Coast.
Rita
has a diploma
in Travel and
Tourism with
over 12 years
experience in
the travel
industry,
having worked
at South
African Airways
as a Sales
Coordinator in
Florida and for
several travel
agencies as a
senior travel
consultant in
South Africa.
Rita is also
fluent in
Greek, and
Afrikaans.
In
addition to her
extensive
travel
experience,
Rita has
completed
several travel
training
courses
including the
SA Tour
Operator
training
course,
IATA/UFTA
international
and USA Fares
Course.
"Her
intimate
knowledge of
South Africa
stands her in
good stead to
be able to
effectively
promote Sun
International
destinations,"
says Lorenzo
Giani, General
Manager, North
America.
Rita
is familiar
with the Sun
International
brand, has
experienced
first hand the
uniqueness of
Southern Africa
and has been
exposed to the
competitors.
She is armed
with firsthand
knowledge of
Sun
International
resorts, an
important and
vital tool when
communicating
with global
media. Sun
International
Resorts is
Southern
Africa's
premier luxury
hotel group
which includes
the Table Bay
Hotel, Cape
Town, the
Palace of the
Lost City, Sun
City and the
new Royal
Livingstone,
Victoria Falls,
Zambia.
Contact:
Lorenzo Giani,
SUN
INTERNATIONAL
Phone:
954-331-4619,
Fax:
954-331-3252 .
Email:
Lorenzo.giani@sun-int.net
.
Rita.a@sun-int.net
Web:
www.suninternational.com
Canada's
Greatest
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Success
ATA's
schedule of
international
travel industry
venues.
North
Americans
Captured by
African Game
School
Experience.
Sondela Nature
Reserve
Hamilton
ON: "Konga
imvelo", means
"take care of
nature" in both
Zulu and
Swazi.
Many North
Americans long
to take care of
nature,
but are unaware
that there are
still peaceful,
endless plains
and blue skies
to be
experienced in
our busy,
high-speed
world. It
does still
exist and is
possible for
those seeking
peace,
adventure or
education to
find it through
experiencing
the magic of
Sondéla
Nature Reserve
in South
Africa.More->
SUMMER
CAMP FOR KIDS
IN SOUTH
AFRICA!
African
Travel Inc, who
have been
operating
African safaris
for 28 years
and are based
in Glendale CA,
are offering a
unique Summer
Camp for kids
in South Africa
for July 2005,
at Grootbos
Private Nature
Reserve near
Cape Town.
Featuring a
full schedule
of organized
activities
supervised by
camp counselors
and
instructors,
the ten-night
program costs
from US$ 4,395
per child and
is open to
children aged 8
years and
older. African
Travel have
arranged
exclusive use
of Grootbos for
this Summer
Camp.
CONTINUED
Canadian
Membership open
to individuals,
firms and
agencies in
travel,
tourism,
transportation
and hospitality
industries
Wherever
you live in
Canada, from
the Great Lakes
to the Arctic,
geography is no
barrier thanks
to the
worldwide web.
You can belong
to and benefit
from membership
in the Africa
Travel
Association
Canada Chapter
.
CONTINUED
Africa
Travel
Association
Marks 30th
Jubilee with
Grand Tour
Magazines.
Africa's
Library of
Destination
Specific
Editions.
Quick now.
How many
travel, tourism
and business
destinations
are there in
Africa? Answer:
More than 50
countries dot
the map of
Africa and
nearby island
destinations in
the Atlantic,
Indian Ocean
and
Mediterranean
Sea. All are
anxious to
attract trade
and tourism
revenues. Since
its 1995,
Africa Travel
Magazine,
worldwide voice
of the Africa
Travel
Association,
has published
special event
editions
featuring ATA
member host
countries.
Uganda will
partner ATA's
8th Cultural
Tourism and
Ecotourism
issue, as it
hosts a major
Symposium and
trade show Oct.
24-29. Next
May's edition
celebrates the
Africa Travel
Association's
30th Jubilee
featuring host
country Kenya,
with Grand Tour
inserts on
other host
countries since
1975. Later on
the 2005-2006
agenda are
issues
featuring
Zambia, Angola
Ethiopia,
Nigeria and
Ghana as host
countries
CONTINUED
ELYSE
WHITE our
African Queen
in USA
Elyse White was
born on October
1, 1908 in
Roanoke,
Virginia and
earned her
bachelor's
degree, cum
laude, from
Howard
University in
1930. At the
age of
sixty-one,
Elyse left the
New York Board
of Education to
become a travel
Agent, and has
visited over 25
countries in
Africa and 80
countries
worldwide.
"Enstooled" as
an honorary
Ashante Queen
Mother by the
Republic of
Ghana, she was
honored for
helping to
bridge the
geographical
and cultural
boundaries that
separate
Africans
(see
profile
page).
Photo left:
Elyse White and
ATA President
Hon. Zakia
Hamdani Meghji,
Tourism
Minister of
Tanzania at
gala night, ATA
2002 Congress
in
Conakry.
AFRICAN
DIASPORA
UPDATE:
Paul Pennicook,
former
President and
Chief Executive
Officer of
Couples
Resorts,
assumed office
this morning as
Director of
Tourism at the
Jamaica Tourist
Board (JTB).
Mr. Pennicook,
whose term as
head of the
country's
tourism
marketing
agency,
commenced
officially on
March 1, has
served
Jamaica's
tourist
industry for
nearly 25
years. A
graduate of one
of the world's
leading hotel
schools, the
Cornell School
of Hotel
Administration
in Ithaca, New
York, Mr.
Pennicook has,
in the course
of his career,
held the
positions of
Senior Vice
President,
Sales &
Marketing for
SuperClubs and
Executive Vice
President at
Unique
Vacations, the
marketing arm
of the Sandals
hotel
chain. He
has served on
the board of
the JTB as
Chairman of the
Marketing
Sub-committee.
The new
Director is
expected to
forge a strong
partnership
with both large
and smaller
industry
players in
positioning
Jamaica in the
marketplace
during what
continues to be
a challenging
period for
world
tourism.
Of his new
appointment,
Mr. Pennicook
states that he
is privileged
to be called to
serve as
Director of
Tourism for
Jamaica at a
time when, more
than ever, the
focus is on
this industry
as holding the
potential for
increased
contribution to
the economy of
the
island.
 NEW
JERSEY COMMERCE
& ECONOMIC
GROWTH
COMMISSION
CONFERENCE ON
'DOING BUSINESS
IN AFRICA
'
Successful
Event leads to
Opportunities
Survey says
Internet More
Important Than
Ever: NEW
YORK Americans
who use the
Internet
consider it at
least as
important as
newspapers and
books, even as
they've become
more skeptical
of what they
find online, a
UCLA survey
finds. The
Internet now
exceeds
television,
radio and
magazines in
importance
among online
users, the
third annual
nationwide
telephone
survey of 2,000
households
determined.
When you need
real
information you
always go to
the library.
But (for)
easier stuff,
and you're too
lazy to go to
the library,
you can find it
from Google,"
the Internet's
leading search
engine, said
Yale University
junior Ralph
Byrd, 20. Only
53 percent of
users believe
most or all of
what they read
online, down
from 58 percent
a year earlier,
according to
the survey,
which was
released Friday
by the Center
for
Communication
Policy at the
University of
California, Los
Angeles.
Further, nearly
a quarter of
those who
expressed
concern about
using credit
cards over the
Internet say
nothing can
ease their
fears. Byrd,
for one, tries
to check
information
against other
sites before
believing
it.
Africa
Fashion Wear
Ranks
#1:
Our pages
on fashion
shopping,
textiles and
designer
profiles top
the latest
Webtrends
ratings. The
ATA site
generates
outstanding
results,
breaking all
records.. SOUTH
AFRICA Internet
use: According
to a recent
survey, there
was a total of
1,266,000
Internet users
in South Africa
at the end of
last year. This
figure includes
dial-up
subscribers,
corporate users
getting access
through work,
and those
gaining access
through
academic
institutions.
NEPAD
Committee Names
CCA as U.S.
Representative
WASHINGTON,
D.C. -The
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