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WE COVER ALL OF AFRICA - with special emphasis on the 22 ATA Host Cities (top of page) and the many countries we have visited at the invitation of their governments. Africa Travel MagazIne was launched in 1995 in partnership with the Africa Travel Association and has been an active participant in the major ATA events listed on this page. Watch for more on benefits of ATA membership

 COUNTDOWN TO ATA 35th CONGRESS

President's Message: "We want to transform The Gambia into a trading, export oriented agricultural and manufacturing nation, thriving on free market policies and a vibrant private sector, sustained by a well educated, trained, skilled healthy, self reliant and enterprising population and in so doing bring to fruition this fundamental aim and aspiration of Vision 2020." ATA 35th Annual Congress, Banjul, The Gambia, May 17-20. Our Google Score for Marketing Africa Travel Association

ATA 35th Congress Grand Pre and Post Tours of West Africa. Hosted by Mariama Ludovic de Lys and featuring places and events from Rick Antonson's latest book, "To Timbuktu for a Haircut," including Mali's famous "Festival Au Desert. "

Learn about The Gambia and ATA Congress on Video. In one of a series of Africa Tourism related videos, The Gambia Deputy Minister Abila provides some powerful reasons why you should visit his country.

What is the Africa Travel Association?

The Africa Travel Association, founded in 1975, is an international, nonprofit, nonpolitical, professional travel industry association, whose objective is to promote tourism to Africa. Its membership is comprised of National Government Tourist Offices, hotels, airlines, ground and tours operators, travel agents, group tour leaders, marketing and media executives.

ATA has chapters throughout Africa and North America; is a member of many key organizations listed below, some of whom the association partners with on event programs. ATA organizes an annual international marketing conference in Africa; an annual symposium on environmental and cultural preservation; and publishes the Africa Travel Magazine and web site, www.africa-ata.org.