BCD Travel announced travel agency partnership agreements in Gabon, Madagascar, Mauritius, Senegal and Tanzania

, and said five additional country partners would be signed in sub-Saharan Africa by year-end. "Oil, telecommunications and non-governmental organizations have all shown strong demand," according to Greg O'Neil, BCD Travel managing director and senior vice president for growth and emerging markets. "Much of this growth is fueled by new multinational companies with head offices based in Africa, the Gulf, India, China" and other rapidly expanding economies.