David Pavelko, Head of Industry, Travel, Google, will deliver the keynote address at the Africa Travel Association’s Sixth Annual U.S.-Africa Tourism Seminar, to be held in Washington, D.C. on Friday, March 8, 2013.

The international travel trade industry event will be held at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, immediately prior to the two-day annual travel expo. The event will kick off with an evening reception on Thursday, March 7 spotlighting Destination Cameroon.

“The focus of this year’s seminar is “Marketing Destination Africa for 2020,” said Edward Bergman, ATA Executive Director. “We couldn’t be more excited than to have Mr. Pavelko speak about changing consumer behaviors and the technology trends and innovations that could benefit Africa’s growing tourism products for the rest of this decade.”

Confirmed seminar participants also include the tourism ministries of Cameroon and Zimbabwe, as well as diplomatic representatives from the African Union Mission to the USA, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.

Senior representatives from Affluent Hospitality, Afrique Expansion, Afropop, APG USA, Arik Air, Corporate Council on Africa, Delta Airlines, EPIC Global Media, Ethiopian Airlines, Expedia, Group IST, National Tour Association (NTA), Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs at the Department of the Interior, Office of Travel & Tourism Industries at the US Department of Commerce, Strategy XXI Partners, The Bradford Group, Thinking Forward Media, South African Airways, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Washington DC Travel & Adventure Show are also expected.

Africa Travel Association, www.africatravelassociation.org