ATA Benefits ATA Chapters ATA Board ATA partners ASTA ARTA CCA CTO IIPT SATH RETOSA TIES USTOA WTO

ATA, The Africa Travel Association is: a member of WTO, World Tourism Organization a member of ASTA, American Society of Travel Agents a member of USTOA, United States Tour Operators Association an industry partner in Green Globe a founding member of IIPT Coalition of Partners,International Institute for Peace Through Tourism a member of TIES, the International Ecotourism Society a founding member of RETOSA, Regional Tourism Organization of Southern Africa a member of GATTO, Global Alliance of Travel and Tourism Organizations a partner of ARTA, Association of Retail Travel Agents a partner of SATH, Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality a partner with CTO, Caribbean Tourism Organization   The Africa Travel Association 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 tour operators, travel agents, group tour leaders, marketing and media executives. ATA has chapters throughout Africa and North America; is a member of ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents), WTO (World Tourism Organization), an industry partner with ARTA (Association of Retail Travel Agents), a founding member of the Coalition of Partners for Peace Through Tourism; and a  "Green Globe" member. ATA organizes an annual international marketing conference in Africa; a bi-annual symposium on environmental and cultural preservation; and publishes the Africa Travel Magazine. Where has ATA held its Events? Sponsored by the hosting governments and local chapters, ATA has held Annual Congresses and 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: Detroit, Ml; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Washington DC; USA 1994 - Accra, Ghana 1994 - South Africa - Second Bi-Annual Symposium on Sustainable Tourism 1995 - Nairobi, Kenya, 20th Anniversary 1995 - Best of Africa II, USA & Canada; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Atlanta, GA; Washington, DC; New York , NY, Philadelphia PA; Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA and Vancouver, BC, Canada. 1996 - Windhoek, Namibia 1996 - Marrakech, Morocco - Third Bi-Annual Ecotourism Symposium 1997 - Cotonou, Benin 1998 - Arusha, Tanzania 1999 - Accra, Ghana 2000 - Addis Anaba, ethiopiia 2000 - Abuja, Nigeria - 4th Ecotourism Symposium 2001 - Cape Town, South Africa 2001- Yaounde, Cameroon - 5th Ecotourism, Commerce & Investment Symposium 2002 - Conakry, Guinee What future ATA events are planned? ATA/IIPT First 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 6th ATA Ecotourism Symposium Morocco, December, 2002 ATA 28th International Congress Abija, Nigeria, May 2003 7th ATA Ecotourism Cultural Symposium Tanzania, Southern Route, Dec. 2003 ATA 29th International Congress Douala, Cameroon, May 2004 8th ATA Ecotourism Symposium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 2004 ATA 30th International Congress Nairobi, Kenya, May 2005 9th ATA Ecotourism Symposium Banjul, The Gambia, Dec. 2005. CONTACT africatravelass@aol.com ATA 31st International Congress Victoria Falls, Zambia, May 2006 . CONTACT : africatravelass@aol.com