African
Business & Investment Section 30,000,000
African American Market . David Saunders Africa
Skies Conference open new markets
and routes to
Africa from North America via the Caribbean and Asia
Pacific, with exotic stops en route. Vancouver, Canada,
Sept. 2001. New
Internet Domains:
ICANN, the
authority that governs global Internet domain name system,
has approved seven new domains extensions, in addition to
.com, .net and .org. These new extensions are the first new
global Internet domains approved by ICANN in over a decade.
For a complete summary of what these new domain extensions
are, go to http://www.NewDomainExtensions.com 1) .biz / 2) .info /
3) .name / 4) .pro / 5) .aero / 6) .coop / 7)
.museum Advertising and
Circulation Opportunities with Building Bridges
Between Developed and Emerging
Nations New York Times
Promotes ATA's Marlene Melton
Many travel industry professionals
will know of Marlene's involvement with the
Africa Travel
Association, an industry
organization founded in 1975 to promote tourism to Africa.
She is currently in a second, two-year term as president of
ATA's New York chapter. In May 1999 she received ATA's
Murray Vidockler Founder's Award for her contributions and
years of involvement with tourism promotion to Africa.
Marlene's new responsibilities at The New York Times will
become effective January 3, 2000. For membership and
events, contact: Africa Travel Association,


" In
any language, Africa offers an exciting range
of business, investment and tourism
opportunities.
Francophonie
Alliance:
West Africa Business Partnerships and Opportunities:
Frankly
Speaking
by M. Goufrani
Canadian
and US Business Partnership with Africans. Check our
Aviation and Travel Magazine Web Site.
Africa Travel Magazine and
its 4 partner publications share the
Air Highways site which has
over 350 pages on its own. The combination offers more than
700 web pages.
of Washington DC.
Latest
on US-Africa Investment and Travel
African
Real Estate Projects, and Vacation Properties for Sale
Time Share or Lease:
Send us information and news
releases on this key topic. For your information, here is a
comprehensive Real Estate site in South Africa:
http://www.mxp.com.au/megasa.htm
Internet
use growing:
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.
Great
News for American Business Travelers visiting
Kenya
In
an effort to boost tourism, Kenya has lifted VISA
requirements for US citizens visiting Kenya for 30 days or
less. Visa requirements are also lifted for those from
Canada, Japan, Austral, New Zealand and several European
countries. Safety concerns kept visitors away after the
bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi . Also some travelers
avoided the region after eight foreign tourists were killed
in a safari park in neighboring Uganda. For information
contact this magazine africa@dowco.com
Africa Travel Magazine and Travel Road
Shows
Self employed agents required
for several sectors of the USA, Eastern Canada and most
African Countries. No investment, excellent rate of
commission and support at major events, including a program
of Eco-Adventure Tourism "Road Shows" and Educational
Seminars in Africa, the USA and Canada. Contact us at
africa@dowco.com
"Prejudices about a country
or its people can best be removed by visiting the place."
The stone walls of prejudice and indifference are crumbling
fast, as vast areas of the world, such as China, Mongolia,
Arabia and much of Africa open their doors to tourism. Small
wonder today's need for solid partnerships and workable
action plans has become front and
NEW YORK, December 9, 1999: The
New York Times Advertising department has announced that
Marlene Melton has been named Account Manager for Foreign
Tourism. Major account responsibility will be for Latin
America, Africa and Asia, and will include tourism
organizations, airlines and e-commerce. She will also serve
as liaison with several travel industry associations.
Marlene has had a diverse career at The Times over the past
eighteen years. She brings a strong background in
advertising sales and management from experiences in various
national account categories, including beverage alcohol,
health and pharmaceuticals, corporate and advocacy and, most
recently, marketing services and strategy.
See Marelene
Melton's item on East Africa
Relief
ATA Head Office: 347 Fifth Avenue, Suite 610, New York, NY
10016
E-Mail: africatravelasso@aol.com
. Tel: (212)
447-1926, Fax: (212) 725-8253
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