CALLS FOR ENROLMENT FOR CORNELL UNIVERSITY’S EXECUTIVE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP AND WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME

(Posted 15th November 2023)

In partnership with Africa Tourism Partners (ATP), Cornell University (USA), has made available an exclusive offer and invitation to Women in executive leadership and women in leadership to enrol for Cornell University’s two and a half-month online Executive Women and Women in Leadership certificate programmes. Click here to download the enrolment form.

To be delivered through the Cornell University’s eCornell platform, the main thrust of this programme is to drive women inclusivity across that African travel, tourism and hospitality value chain. This is one of the key outcomes of annual Africa Tourism Leadership Forum held in Botswana in 2022 and 2023 as well as a critical component of Africa Tourism Innovation Hub initiative being pursued by Africa Tourism Partners and key stakeholders.

Ultimately, the programme aims to foster leadership and professional growth for women in executive and management positions. Therefore, this special offer gives participants almost 90% discount of the University’s standard programme fees as a result of the partnership forged between the University’s and Africa Tourism Partners, mainly for the professional and executive development of African women in leadership and executive management positions.

INVITATION TO JOIN THE AFRICA TOURISM PRIVATE SECTOR ALLIANCE (ATPSA).

Africa Tourism Partners invites your association/organisation to join the Africa Tourism Private Sector Alliance. Endorsed by the Africa Free Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA) on the 4th of October 2023 in Gaborone, Botswana, the Africa Tourism Private Sector Alliance (ATPSA), is the only Pan-African apex body and platform for national tourism private sector associations and organisations for African Union Member states.

Birthed on the margins of ATLF 2022 in Botswana, the ATPSA will serve as a single voice and platform for positioning Tourism as priority sector across all African countries. The primary role of the body is to advocate for the removal of barriers to intra-Africa travel such as visa-free travel for Africans within Africa, improved connectivity within African countries, reduced cost of air travel across Africa, promotion of Africa under the “Brand Africa” banner in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Other key priority focus areas of the Alliance are research, creation of market access for SMEs through destination marketing, capacity building and learning, best practice and knowledge sharing, Thought-leadership development, sustainable tourism development more.

Championed by AfCFTA, ATPSA is positioned to promote sustainable tourism development, improved intra-Africa travel facilitation, strengthen sector competitiveness and youth and women inclusivity. Based on this and several other membership benefits, we cordially invite your association and the entire membership to be part of the ATPSA.

For more information, kindly contact Rejoice Chishamba on +27 (0)81 303 7030 or rejoice@africatourismpartners.com or Ms. Marie-Noelle Atta on +233 30 291 3739 marie@saafrica.org.

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