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A delegation from Zambia's
Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural
Resources made a four market US tour recently to
promote the upcoming the Africa Travel
Association's (ATA) 28th International Congress
being hosted in Lusaka and Livingstone, May 11-16,
2003. American Express is a long time sponsor of
ATA and presents the Annual ATA Award for
"outstanding achievement in the development of
responsible tourism within the
continent." Above- from Left in New
York: Justina Wake, Director of Tourism, Zambia;
Pat Gray, Manager, Travel Industry Relations,
American Express Travel; H.E. Prof. Mwelwa C.
Musambachime, Zambia's Permanent Representative to
the UN; Donna Flora, VP, Travel Industry Relations,
American Express Travel. (Photo credit Robert
Eilets) Photo- from Left in
New York: Pat Gray, Manager, Travel
Industry Relations and Donna Flora, VP,
Travel Industry Relations, American
Express Travel; Mira Berman, ATA Executive
Director. Justina Wake,
Director of Tourism presents Zambia and
invites the attendees of the DC Chamber of
Commerce event to the Congress in May.
(more
photos) Zambia
Official Tour of USA - at Mid Atlantic
Chapter, Justina
Wake, Director of Tourism (2nd from left)
presents Zambia and invites the attendees
of the DC Chamber of Commerce event to ATA
Congress. Cletus Chanda
(Zambia) gives a remarkable presentation
the the Mid Atlantic chpater members and
guests at the promotional reception held
at Africare in Washington, DC. Stein Liyanda
(left) and Cletus Chanda (right)of the
Zambia Delegation share conversation with
representatives from the Embassy of Zambia
at a dinner in their honor at the home of
Mid Atlantic president, Wendy
Johnson Gaynelle Henderson,
Toni Hillman, Justina Wake (Zambia),
Josephine Mehl (Zambia), Phyllis Johnson
and Patrica Brown (all others are ATA
members) attend a dinner in honor of the
delegation at the home of Mid Atlantic
President, Wendy Johnson NEW YORK, NY, USA,
February 3, 2003: A tourism delegation, led by
Mrs. Justina Wake, representing Hon. Marina M.
Nsingo, Minister of Tourism, Environment and
Natural Resources, Zambia, has completed its tour
of the USA in a series of travel industry events
and media interviews. The Tourism Ministry was
joined on the coast-to-coast tour by the Zambia
National Tourist Board and Zambia's Private Sector.
Their goal is to promote the Africa Travel
Association (ATA) 28th International Marketing
Congress, May 11 to 16, in Lusaka and Livingstone-
Victoria Falls, Zambia. Heading the delegation was
Mrs. Justina Wake, Director of Planning, Ministry
of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources,
Zambia. She was accompanied by Mr. Stein Liyanda,
Chief Executive, Zambia National Tourist Board, ,
Mr. Cletus Chanda, Marketing Manager, Zambia
National Tourist Board, and Mrs. Joesphine Mehi,
Chief Executive, Tourism Council of
Zambia. Zambia's Tourism Minister
Hon. Marina M. Nsingo extended an official
"worldwide" invitation to the Travel-Tourism
Industry before a large, enthusiastic audience at a
"Gala Night" sponsored by her Ministry. The
occasion was the Africa Travel Association's 6th
Cultural and Ecotourism Symposium in Fes,
Morocco. Four key tourist generating
markets were selected for the advance tour that was
launched to America's travel industry in Los
Angeles on February 4, followed by Atlanta
(February 6 and 7), Washington, DC, ( February 10
and 11) and New York City (February 12 and 13).
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