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ATA - HANDS ACROSS THE OCEAN

Part One

Who is ATA?

ATA Connections
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ATA Benefits

ATA Chapters

Part Two
ATA Events

ATA History


AFRICA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
Since 1975
347 Fifth Avenue, #610
New York, NY, USAA 10016
(212) 447-1926, fax (212) 725-8253
africatravelasso@aol.com

 Join ATA : send us this e-mail today, or phone (212) 447-1926
to enroll directly or get the address of your
local ATA Chapter.

 

Where are ATA Events Hosted?
A list of ATA hosted and partnered events is on the Events Page, a record of sauccessful events
is listed below.

 

What is the Africa Travel Association's History'?

The Africa Travel Association was founded in 1975 in New York City. Sponsored by the hosting governments and local chapters, ATA has held Annual Congresses, Trade Fairs and Symposia in the following countries:

1976 - Nairobi, Kenya
1977 - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1978 - Sousse/Monastir, Tunisia
1979 - Tangier, Morocco
1980 - Libreville, Gabon
1981 - Lusaka, Zambia
1982 - Lome, Togo
1983 - Cairo, Egypt
1984 - Banjul, The Gambia
1985 - Nairobi, Kenya
1986 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1987 - Douala, Cameroon
1988 - Harare, Zimbabwe
1989 - New York, NY, USA
1990 - Casablanca, Morocco
1991 -Cairo, Egypt
1992 - Cote d'Ivoire
1992 - Saly/Dakar, Senegal - First Ecotourism Symposium for Africa
1993 - Lusaka, Zambia
1993 - Best of Africa: USA
1994 - Accra, Ghana
1994 - South Africa - 2nd Ecotourism Symposium
1995 - Nairobi, Kenya, 20th Anniversary
1995 - Best of Africa USA-Canada.
1996 - Windhoek, Namibia
1996 - Marrakech, Morocco- 3rd Ecotourism Symposium
1997 - Cotonou, Benin
1998 - Arusha, Tanzania
1999 - Accra, Ghana
2000 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2000 - Abuja, Nigeria- 4th Ecotourism Symposium
2001 - Cape Town, South Africa
2001- Yaounde, Cameroon - 5th Ecotourism, Commerce & Investment Symposium
2002- Conakry, Guinée
2002 - Fez, Morocco - 6th Cultural & Ecotourism Symposium
2003 - Lusaka and Livingstone, Zambia
2003 - Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, Tanzania - 8th Ecotourism Symposium and Second Africa Conference on Peace Through Tourism (combined)
2004 - Congress host to be announced
2004 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- 8th Ecotourism Symposium
2005 - Nairobi, Kenya
2005- Banjul, The Gambia- 9th ATA
Ecotourism Symposium
2006- Accra, Ghana

Other events hosted and/or partnered by the ATA


1ST IIPT AFRICAN PEACE THROUGH TOURISM CONFERENCE
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa, March, 3-7, 2002

ATA/ Bermuda African Diaspora Heritage Trail: May 25-28, 2002

WTO Commission for Africa: Abuja, Nigeria, April 24-27, 2002