ATA MAJOR EVENTS SINCE 1976 ATA WORLD CONGRESS 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 1993 - Lusaka, Zambia 1994 - Accra, Ghana 1995 - Nairobi, Kenya 1996 - Windhoek, Namibia 1997 - Cotonou, Benin 1998 - Arusha, Tanzania 1999 - Accra, Ghana 2000 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2001 - Cape Town, South Africa 2002- Conakry, Guinée 2003 - Lusaka and Livingstone, Zambia 2004 - Douala, Cameroon 2005 - Nairobi, Kenya 2006 - Accra, Ghana 2007 - Addis Ababa,Ethiopia 2008 - Arusha, Tanzania ATA ECOTOURISM SYMPOSIUM- 1992 - Saly / Dakar, Senegal 1994 - South Africa 1996 - Marrakech, Morocco 2000 - Abuja, Nigeria 2001- Yaounde, Cameroon 2002 - Fez, Morocco 2003 - Zanzibar, Tanzania - 2004 - Kampala, Uganda 2005: Luanda, Angola 2006 - Calabar, Nigeria 2008 - Djibouti ATA Partners in Tourism Promotion Adventures in Travel TheTradeShow,

ATA 33rd Annual Congress Arusha, Tanzania  May 19 -23, 2008   Dear Congress Delegate, ATA is pleased to invite you to the 33rd Annual Congress to be hosted by Tanzania's Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. With less than two months before ATA's hallmark international event, we are pleased to send you the registration material regarding this year's Congress. We look forward to spending an exciting 5 days together, starting with the Opening Ceremony on Monday, May 19 as we continue our campaign of "Bringing the world to Africa and Africa to the worldTM". ATA is also proud to announce Ethiopian Airlines as the Official Congress Carrier. Ethiopian Airlines is offering all ATA delegates a 30% discounted rate off of economy class airfare (excluding taxes) from the United States. For all other international destinations, please contact your local Ethiopian Airline office. The airline has reserved a set number of seats for delegates therefore we encourage you to send in your Registration forms to ATA so that we may in return provide you with your flight booking instructions to reserve tickets. Please note that additional carriers also service Tanzania such as KLM, Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways (Emirates and Qatar require making a connection in Dar es Salaam for Kilimanjaro or Arusha airports). IMPORTANT: While the Congress meetings will be held at the Arusha International Conference Center, ATA has negotiated special hotel rates for our delegation with 4 hotels in Arusha (please see attached registration form). WHAT TO DO NOW: We expect our hotel spaces to book up very fast; therefore, please send in your forms indicating your accommodation preferences as soon as possible. Room availability will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Please send in your Congress registration form with your requirements. EXHIBITION: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism will also be holding an exhibition at the Congress meeting venue (Arusha International Conference Center). For those who are interested to exhibit during the 5 days, please contact ATA for more information. MEMBERSHIP: Please fill out the attached membership application form with your membership fee paid in full to be able to partake of the discounts and be in good standing with the organization. We look forward to seeing you all in Arusha for a truly exciting week. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ATA International Headquarters at 1-212-447-1357.  Best regards, Nathalie Philippe ATA Congress Secretaria   Please note this page is under construction as we are updating the chapter listings.