The Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa (APTA) is has announced the newly selected Board of Directors for 2012. Board President is Sylvia Allen, founder of Sylvia’s Children, African Specialist for Ruby’s Travel and Owner of Allen Consulting Inc.; Vice President is Rumit Mehta, founder of Immersions Journeys; Secretary is Natalie Faggianelli CTA,CTC, Manager of Bayside Travel; Treasurer Achma Asokan, President&CEO of APG USA Inc.; Membership Co-Chair Peggy Healy, Montgomery Communications; Membership Co-Chair Adel Grobler, Imagine Global Communications; and Ruby Stanfield Travel Consultant/Owner, Rubystravel.Com, LLC.

Members at Large include APTA Immediate Past President Tiru Irani, President, Far Horizons; Jose M Barriero, Director Digital Sales, Travel Channel; David DiGregorio, Marketing and Communications Manager, South Africa Tourism; Cheryl B. Lapow, Director – Sales Development, NE Region South Africa Airways; Ernest M. Kraus, President, Me and Delcano Travel Consultants – 2 Guys Who Have Been Around The World; Leslie Hall, Botswana Toursim Office; Robert Eilets, Skyview Travel Inc.; Gabriella Riberiro Truman, President, Trumarketing;

The mission of APTA is to promote tourism to the African continent through the education of its membership. Membership is open to any individual employed as an agent, tour operator, ground operator or any individual actively engaged in the travel industry, any African tourist office, corporation or company and their employees actively engaged in the travel industry and any individual or representative actively engaged in the arts, culture, education and media promoting tourism and interested in promoting travel and tourism to the Continent of Africa and its Islands.

Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa (APTA), Sylvia@sylviaschildren.org, www.apta.biz