African Diaspora Tourism

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Focusing on the heritage of African-descended travelers not just in Africa but also the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, and elsewhere, it's a thriving and fascinating segment of the travel market. Check out this group to see how!

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Latest Activity: Mar 3

African Diaspora Tourism Info & Resources

EXPERTS: media Regina S. Fraser, Gregory Alan Gross, Kitty Pope
VENDORS: travel agents Kathy Moroney (USA-based), Samuel Yaw Adom Osafo (Ghana)

info sites:
AfricaTravelAssociation.org
BlackMeetingsAndTourism.com
BlackTravelWriters.org
www.PathfindersTravel.com
WomenOfTheAfricanDiaspora.com

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Comment by West Africa Discovery on January 12, 2010 at 1:47pm: West Africa Discovery (www.westafricadiscovery.com) , a web portal aiming to raise awareness towards West Africa and to promote sustainable/responsible tourism development through the listing of tours, accommodations and volunteer projects that strive towards the fulfilment of criteria outlined in the Cape Town, Kerala and Belize declarations on responsible tourism practices in destinations (http://www.westafricadiscovery.co.uk/responsible-tourism.html). We also aim to make West Africa Discovery the first port of call in the UK for referring tourists to Western African based Responsible Tourism projects.

As a company we aim to help in the development of Responsible/Sustainable development in all West African countries by linking like minded people together to facilitate the sharing of ideas, educating by distributing Responsible Tourism related material to Tourism organisations and helping locally based individuals to develop ideas which will help to develop the concept in their country.

We are committed to putting West Africa on the map as a destination that tourists would like to visit, and our vision is that through the West Africa Discovery project the listed accommodations and tours will provide benefits for local communities whilst respecting the natural, cultural, social and historical heritages in the destination.

Comment by Kathy Moroney on October 5, 2009 at 2:13pm: I spent three weeks in Ghana in May, visiting most of the country so I can advise clients and develop itineraries--especially for those wanting to visit diaspora historical sites. I'm also visiting Mali and Burkina Faso this October to expand my personal knowledge of West Africa--since I'm already well-versed in East and Southern Africa. Does anyone have any thoughts/advise for me in Mali/Burkina Faso?

Comment by Tripatini on October 5, 2009 at 12:40pm: Africa is front and center on our site this week, with the Go-Lo Spotlight shining on the famous dunes of Sossusvlei in Namibia's Namib-Naukluft National Park. After this week, look for it in our Spotlight archive.

Comment by Tripatini on September 15, 2009 at 1:02pm: Done, Kitty! Please spread the word about this group and Go-Lo among your members, and keep us posted on developments in diaspora travel as you hear of them!

Comment by Kitty J. Pope on September 15, 2009 at 12:48pm: I would like to add our organization Int. Association of Black Travel Writers to the Africa Diaspora Tourism group. We will be launching the website Africa Diaspora Tourism next month and we already have the African Diaspora Heritage Trails newsletter going out each month. Please e-mail me at admin@blacktravelwriters.org if you would like info on these projects.
Thanks,
Kitty