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TravelTalkRADIO
AUGUST 10,
2008
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Segment
1
SANDY
DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host |
Segment
2 &
3
MICHAEL
FINNELL
President
and
CEO
of
Youth
for
Understanding
USA
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Segments
4, 5
& 6
ALEX
HARRIS
Honorary
Chairman
of
the
American
Tourism
Society
(ATS) |
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Segment
7 &
8
MONA
NAFFA
Middle
East
Manager,
STI
Organization |
Segments
9 &
10
GOBENA
MIKAEL
North
and
South
America
Director,
Ethiopian
Airlines |
Segment
11
JAMES
YURWITZ
Captain
of
the
Kimberly
Hotel
Yacht |
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Segment
12
SANDY
DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host |
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SEGMENT
1
SANDY DHUYVETTER
Executive
Producer
&
Host
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This week Sandy and
Patrick headed to
LA to ride aboard the
new Emirates Airline
Airbus A380 during its
inaugural flight to and
from the City of Angels.
Click
HERE
for more info.
TTM press release about
the new Airbus! |
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SEGMENT
2 & 3
MICHAEL FINNELL
President and CEO of
Youth for Understanding
USA
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Michael Finnell is the
President and CEO of
Youth For Understanding
USA, a position he
assumed in August of
2002.
Prior to this he served
as Deputy Director in
the International
Secretariat of Youth For
Understanding. In this
position, he was the
country liaison to each
of the YFU partner
organizations throughout
the Asia and Pacific
region. His
responsibilities
included new program and
new country
development. Mr.
Finnell joined the staff
of YFU in March of 1995
and has twenty years of
experience in the
international education
and cultural exchange
field.
Previously, he was the
Director of World
Affairs Programs at
Meridian International
Center, an Associate for
Training and Member
Services at the National
Council for
International Visitors,
a Staff Associate at the
National Association for
Foreign Student Affairs
and a Program Assistant
at the Liaison Group for
International
Educational Exchange.
He holds a B.A. in
Anthropology and a M.A.
in International Affairs
from the University of
Pennsylvania. Mr.
Finnell has also
previously resided in
Japan, Italy and Germany
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Youth For Understanding
(YFU) is a worldwide
movement of committed
individuals and
organizations working
together to prepare
young people for their
responsibilities and
challenges in a
changing, interdependent
global community. YFU
exemplifies excellence
through leadership in
the field of exchange.
Our national
organizations share a
common mission and
vision for the future.
Fully autonomous, we
embrace our
interdependence.
Worldwide, we seek to
set the standard for
quality service and
support to all our
participants.
Today, Youth For
Understanding is one of
the world's oldest,
largest, and most
respected international
exchange programs. Since
1951, YFU offices around
the world have exchanged
approximately 200,000
students. In one year
alone, approximately
4,500 students will
participate in our
programs worldwide.
Through the exchange
experience, YFU students
gain skills and
perspectives necessary
to meet the challenges
and benefit from the
opportunities the
fast-changing global
community has
to offer. |
Learn about the history
and the goals of the
world's oldest exchange
program, YFU, when
President and CEO
Michael Finnell sits
down to talk with Sandy
Dhuvyetter, Executive
Producer and Host of
TravelTalkMEDIA. Michael
talks about the many
programs offered through
YFU for student travel
and how student exchange
has changed since 9/11.
The best way to support
the YFU is to become a
host family, says
Michael.
Click HERE
for more information on
hosting an
exchange student. |
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SEGMENT
4,
5 & 6
ALEX HARRIS
CTC, Honorary
Chairman of the
American Tourism Society
Alex Harris
talks with Sandy
Dhuyvetter,
Executive
Producer and
Host of
TravelTalkRADIO,
about the
history of the
American Tourism
Society, his
meeting with the
Dalai Lama, and
his recent
nomination and
trip to The
Hashemite
Kingdom of
Jordan to attend
the Petra IV
Conference of
Nobel Laureates
in Petra,
Jordan.
For more
information,
read the press
release
HERE. |
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The American
Tourism Society
(ATS) was
established in
1989 by a group
of US tourism
industry
executives
including ATS
Chairman, Alex
Harris, CTC, who
is also
Chairman,
General Tours.
It is a
nonprofit,
nonpolitical
travel industry
organization
whose membership
includes tour
operators,
hotels and
resorts,
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airlines,
cruise lines,
Government
Tourist Offices,
meeting and
incentive
planners, travel
agents, tourism
educators and
public relations
and marketing
firms dedicated
to promoting,
developing and
expanding
high-quality,
reliable travel
between North
America and the
ATS destination
areas: the
Baltics, Central
and Eastern
Europe, the
Mediterranean /
Red Sea Region
and Russia. ATS
holds
semi-annual
meeting and
trade shows
hosted by
different
destination
countries each
year. |
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SEGMENTS
7 & 8
MONA NAFFA
Middle East Manager,
STI Organization
| Mona Naffa joins Sandy Dhuyvetter, Host and Executive Producer of TravelTalkRADIO, to talk about STI Middle East and Expedia.com joining forces to offer greater depth to meeting planning, including more hotels, day tours and ground transportation to choose from. Mona, an Orange County native, spends her time split between Amman, Jordan, and Southern California. Listen in as she describes the beauty of Jordan to our listeners. |
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STI Middle East
is a hospitality
corporation
based in Jordan.
STI Middle East
specializes in
event
coordination and
management. STI
manages custom
tailored events
for special
occasions, new
product
launches,
incentives,
meeting and
conferences.
Whether your
company is in
the automotive,
pharmaceutical,
electronics or
any other
specialized
business, STI
will handle all
aspects of the
event. As a full
service event
company, all
your needs are
met from arrival
to departure.
Our services
include: meet
and greet at the
airport, entry
visas,
accommodations,
transportations,
culinary and
dining outlets,
meeting and
conference
facilities,
tours and
adventures, and
other services
customized to
your needs. |
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"Jordan has so
much to offer
business
clients. There
is so much
history, so much
culture and so
much diversity
in this part of
Jordan."
~Mona Naffa |
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SEGMENTS 9 & 10
GOBENA MIKAEL
North and South America
Director,
Ethiopian Airlines
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Gobena Mikael has
worked for Ethiopian
Airlines for nearly 22
years in various
departments including
reservations control,
revenue management,
market development,
sales programs, pricing,
automation, marketing
information systems and
sales. He has served as
Director of Marketing
Information Systems,
Director of France and
Director of Southern
Europe for the past
10-11 years before
assuming his current
position as Director of
North and South America
in June 2007. He holds
a Marketing Diploma, a
BSc in Mathematics and
an MSc in Information
Science.
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Ethiopian Airlines was
founded on December
30th, 1945, initially
with the contractual
assistance of TWA. The
first planes used by the
Airline were five
DC-3's. The first
international scheduled
service was inaugurated
between Addis Ababa and
Cairo on April 8, 1946.
Today the company has
daily flights to a
growing number of
destinations throughout
Ethiopia, across Africa
and on to Europe, the
U.S., Asia and the
Middle East.
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Gobena Mikael, Ethiopian
Airlines' North and
South America Director,
joins Sandy
to talk about the
62-year-old airline and
some of the tour
packages offered by
Ethiopian Journeys, the
airline's tour
operation. |
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SEGMENT 11
JAMES YURWITZ
Captain of the Kimberly
Hotel Yacht
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Captain James Yurwitz
joins Sandy Dhuyvetter,
Host and Executive
Producer of
TravelTalkRADIO, to talk
about the Kimberly Hotel
Yacht - the front door
to
New York Harbor.
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From
May
through
September,
guests
of
The
Kimberly
Hotel
may
enjoy
a
three-hour
sunset
cruise
or
Sunday
brunch
cruise
along
the
scenic
East
River
and
around
lower
Manhattan.
Complimentary
boarding
passes
allow
Hotel
guests
to
experience
spectacular
sightseeing
while
luxuriating
and
dining
on a
75-foot
yacht.
Stunning
views
of
the
many
bridges
that
cross |
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The
Kimberly
Yacht
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the East River from Manhattan to
Brooklyn, the lower Manhattan
skyline and the Statue of
Liberty highlight this relaxing
trip. Please book your
reservation for The Kimberly
Yacht through our concierge.
There is a $12 per person
cancellation fee if a
reservation is not cancelled 24
hours prior to sailing time. For
Kimberly Hotel guests who wish
family or friends not staying at
the Hotel, there is a boarding
fee and meal charge per person. |
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SEGMENT
12
SANDY DHUYVETTER
AND CREW
Sandy enjoying the
amenities of Emirates
Airline's A380 Business
Class
Photo courtesy of Louise
Shumbis
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Travel Writer
Nick
Gosling |
Patrick
Peartree, TravelTalkMEDIA's
VP of Operations |
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Sandy is joined by Patrick and
Nick to talk about the National
Business Travel Association and
the people they met at the L.A.
convention.
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