(November 28, 2007 – San Diego, CA) – CelestiaLINK LLC, parent company of the TravelTalkMEDIA brands including TravelTalkRADIO, TravelTalkTV and TravelTalkNEWS, announced today it has appointed John R. Johnson as a director of the company. President and Founder of CelestiaLINK, Ms. Sandy Dhuyvetter, announced Mr. Johnson's appointment to travel industry professionals at the 2nd World Tourism Marketing Summit in Beijing, China, Oct. 28-30, 2007 and in London at the World Travel Market Nov. 12-15, 2007. 

Mr. Johnson is one of the world’s leading private sector and economic development specialists having served as a senior advisor to the governments of developing countries around the world and as an international investment banker in many of the world’s emerging and industrialized markets.  He has directed major national private sector and capital markets development projects in Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. His extensive background dovetails into the growth strategies of the CelestiaLINK companies and his appointment as a director is the result of an exhaustive national and international search for a strategic partner with extensive background and experience in international tourism investment development and project management. 

Ms. Dhuyvetter said of the appointment "I am delighted to be working with John once again after so many years. We look to him for his innovative contributions as we continue to grow the TravelTalkRADIO and TV footprints around the world. John's entrepreneurial spirit along with his successes in the private and public sector are a perfect fit for our company as we position ourselves as one of the most relevant travel media companies in the world. I have known John since we were 15 years old, when we both worked in school politics as well as Youth in Government projects throughout the State of California. John graduated from our high school accepting the community award for Boy of the Year, and that same year I was honored to be selected  as  Girl of the Year. It is very exciting to know that we now have the opportunity to work together in business."  With a broad smile, Dhuyvetter concluded, "Now the objective is to create the company of the year!"

In addition to his work with TravelTalkMEDIA, Mr. Johnson is serving as the senior advisor and investor in a tourism development project in the Balkans which has as its objectives the promotion of regional tourism and the development of eco-friendly, sustainable destinations for international tourists.
 
About CelestiaLINK, LLC TravelTalkMEDIA - CelestiaLINK LLC is the parent company of the TravelTalkMEDIA companies, including TravelTalkRADIO, TravelTalkTV and TravelTalkNEWS. Collectively, the companies produce and distribute informative travel news segments, entertaining interviews, and promotional segments that are broadcast via conventional radio and TV in the United States, Mainland China, Africa and the UK and also distributed and available for access 24x7 worldwide over the Internet. Satellite distribution includes coverage in the Western Hemisphere, South America and the Asia-Pacific Rim. The companies also produce live remote radio broadcasts, travel news segments for TV, B-roll and digital still photography, destination and event promotions, press releases and newsletters, all with worldwide distribution availability. For further information, please visit www.TravelTalkMEDIA.com.

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