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Hani
A.Z. Yamani, Chairman, Air Harbour
Technologies, an international company
with headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
served
as Chairperson of ATA's 26th International
Congress . Air Harbour Technologies, a
leader in sustainable tourism development,
is extensively involved in the travel and
tourism sector in Africa, with offices in
Namibia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Angola,
Mozambique and South Africa. Air Harbour
Technologies' projects include airports,
hotels and infrastructure in West, North,
East and Southern Africa. Mr.
Yamani personally contributes 20% of his
income to The Hope Foundation, a charity
created by him in 1993. Centers for
Disabled People around the world are among
the many institutions that benefit from
the generosity of this
Foundation.
Mira
Berman, ATA Executive Director, stated
that "ATA is very honored have Mr. Yamani
Chair this year's congress in South
Africa. It is especially appropriate
because of his leadership in the field of
sustainable tourism development on the
Continent, and of his charity work with
the Disabled." Currently,
Mr. Yamani is Chairman of Air Harbour
Technologies Hazy Investments Ltd,
Integron Design Ltd., Tiffany Hotels Ltd.,
Daniels International (Saudi Arabia) and
Swiss World Investment Group S.A. He has
been an advisor to many reputable
multi-national companies. Mr. Yamani is a
member of the World Travel & Tourism
Council and the Young Presidents
Organization. Mr. Yamani was educated in
Switzerland and received his education
from Oxford University and the Wharton
School of Business at the University of
Pennsylvania. He received training at
Citibank in New York City and Geneva, and
at MKS Finance in Geneva. About
ATA With the
Africa Travel Association's 30th Jubilee
Congress in 2005, the excitement is
mounting as our magazine's editors and New
York office staff are going through the
archives in our effort to present a
landmark souvenir capsule of ATA's
progress up to the present time. The above
profile is one important step in that
direction, as the association's great
strength is the caliber of people in its
chapters and on its Board of
Directors. ATA
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