Today I attended the 2nd Annual African Tourism Association (ATA) presidential forum at the NYU Law School's Africa House in New York City. There was a distinguished collection of Ministers, Excellencies, Heads of State and the like, who came together to promote tourism to many of the 53 countries of the African continent. From Ancient Egypt to Zanzibar and everything in between, there are tremendous vacation places throughout Africa. ATA not only showcases these wonders of the continent, it also worked in partnership with the recently launched African Channel that creates programming for USA Networks and The Discovery Channel. For those of in the UK you can watch the Africa Channel on Sky Digital ch 281.
The content of the forum itself seemed less important than delivering the main message that Africa can be an incredible destination for tourism whether you want to shoot a photo safari, climb to the peak of Kilimanjaro, trek with Gorillas or simply lay on beach. As a person who only needs to hit the famed sands of Zanzibar to check off all the items on that list, I can say it's well worth the trip!
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