At Africa Tourism Leadership Forum, tourism experts will deliver speech

Friday, August 24, 2018

Ghana is all prepared to organize the maiden Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards slated for August 30 to 31 at the Accra International Conference Centre.

 
A statement published in Accra by the event organizer stated that the two-day event was a dedicated Pan-African public-private sector comprehensive tourism forum.

 
It mentioned that policy makers, academic and industry experts would share practical insights, experiences and knowledge.

 
The statement also highlighted that the forum programme would aim on new approaches to leveraging business and policy-critical opportunities obtainable to the travel and tourism stakeholders of Africa.

 
It stated that the leading the speaking sessions would be Mrs Catherine Afeku, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts with colleague African Ministers, Derek Hanekom-(South Africa), Didier Dogley (Seychelles) and Zimbabwe’s Patricia Mdoache.
It highlighted that the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s; Director of Africa Programme and Elsia Grandcourt would share the Agency’s programme on the continent.
The rest are Akwasi Agyeman-CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority and Professor Marina Novelli from the University of Brighton-UK, Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro, South Africa, Aaron Munetsi, General Manager of South Africa Airways, Africa and Middle East.

 
Others attendees would be Professor Dimitrios Buhalis of Bournemouth University, Jacinta Nzioka, Marketing Director of Kenya Tourism Board, Rosette Rugamba, Managing Director of Songa Africa and Dr. Kobby Mensah of the University of Ghana Business School.

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