From Left to Right: Hon. Lazaro Nyalandu, MP, Tanzania Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism; Jessica Joseph, Producer; Ray Parisi, Executive Producer, CNBC; Allan Kijazi, Director General, Tanzania National Parks; and H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States.
From Left to Right: Hon. Lazaro Nyalandu, MP, Tanzania Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism; Norma Spadola, Sales Director, Abercrombie & Kent; H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States; and Allan Kijazi, Director General, Tanzania National Parks.
Hon. Lazaro Nyalandu, MP, Tanzania Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism; Alp Ozaman, Regional Marketing Manager, Turkish Airlines; H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States; and Allan Kijazi, Director General, Tanzania National Parks.
Please also note that on yesterday, Hon. Ambassador Liberata Mulamula and Juliet R. Kairuki, Executive Director of Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC), spoke at a breakfast for the Luxury Marketing Council in New York on investment opportunities in Tanzania .
(September 25, 2014, New York, NY) Hon. Lazaro S. Nyalandu, MP, Tanzania’s Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism joined by H.E. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States and Allan Kijazi, Director General, Tanzania National Parks presented the annual Tanzania Tourist Board Awards to three of the honorees at Africa Travel Association’s (ATA) ninth annual Presidential Forum held at New York University.
Tanzania Tourist Board and Tanzania National Parks were sponsors of the Presidential Forum. Hon. Nyalandu was also a speaker on ATA’s Ministers Open Forum on Africa Tourism. TTB selected the annual Africa Travel Association Presidential Forum to present the awards to show support for ATA’s ever expanding global reach in promoting tourism to the Continent of Africa
The three honorees who received TTB Awards were:
CNBC’s Secret Lives of the Super Rich received the Tanzania Tourist Board Broadcast Media Award for their season premiere episode featuring Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park as part of the Abercrombie & Kent Private Jet tour. Ray Parisi, Executive Producer and Jessica Joseph, Producer, accepted the award on behalf of the television program.
Abercrombie & Kent received the Tanzania Tourist Board Tour Promotion Award in recognition for their tremendous support in hosting major broadcast projects featuring Tanzania. Norma Spadola, Sales Director, accepted the award on behalf of A&K.
Turkish Airlines won the Tanzania Tourist Board Airline Award in recognition of their support in hosting Tanzania’s first all USTOA-member tour operator educational trip. Alp Ozaman, Regional Marketing Manager, accepted on behalf of Turkish Airlines.
The Awards program was created in 2000 to recognize and show appreciation to the travel professionals who have worked hard promoting and selling Tanzania in the US market, as well as to provide an incentive to increase the numbers even more in the coming years. The awards were also created to recognize and show appreciation to the media who have created stories on the excitement and diversity of travel in Tanzania.
ABOUT TANZANIA
Tanzania, the largest country in East Africa, is focused on wildlife conservation and sustainable tourism, with approximately 28% of the land protected by the Government, the largest percentage of any country in the world. It boasts of 16 National Parks and 32 Game Reserves, 50 Game Controlled Areas, one special Conservation Area (the Ngorongoro) and three Marine Parks. It is home to the tallest mountain in Africa, the legendary Mt. Kilimanjaro; The Serengeti, home to the "Great Animal Migration" that was named the New 7th Wonder of the World, by USA Today and ABC TV's Good Morning America; the world acclaimed Ngorongoro Crater, often referred to as the "Eden of Africa" and the “8th Wonder of the World”; Olduvai Gorge, the cradle of mankind: the Selous, the world’s largest game reserve; Ruaha, now the second largest National Park in Africa; the spice islands of Zanzibar; and seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Most important for visitors, the Tanzanian people, with a rich history and diverse blend of cultures, are warm and friendly. Tanzania, an oasis of peace and stability with a democratically elected and stable government, will celebrate its 53rd anniversary of Independence on December 9th.
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