Carol Weaving, Managing Director of Reed Exhibitions, is the latest person to join the board of the newly founded African Tourism Board (ATB).
Whilst addressing attendees at the African Leadership Forum in Accra, Ghana, organised by Ghana Tourism Authority in conjunction with Africa Tourism Partners (ATP), Weaving said: “I am proud to be a founding member of the African Tourism Board. African Tourism is an association that was formed to act as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel to and from and within the African continent,” reports eTurboNews.
Weaving went on to say that she was privileged to be part of such an initiative, and pledged her support with her fellow board members, confident that ATB would contribute to steer Africa’s tourism into a brighter future.
Sonto Mayise has been appointed acting Chief Convention Bureau Head, following the recent departure of James Seymour from Tourism KwaZulu-Natal.
Mayise is determined to ensure that KZN, and Durban in particular, remains a priority destination for business tourism.
Philippe Saeys-Desmedt, current VP of Sales Africa for Brussels Airlines, has been appointed Senior Director Sales Sub-Saharan Africa for the Lufthansa Group, effective November 1.
He and his team will be responsible for the commercial and sales activities of the Lufthansa Group in 24 markets within Sub-Saharan Africa.
His appointment follows a recent full integration of the sales activities of Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Edelweiss, Eurowings, Lufthansa and SWISS into one sales division in Africa, and the relocation of the regional sales office for the sub-Saharan region from Lagos to Brussels, within Brussels Airlines’ headquarters.
