Want to JOIN ATA? Click here for above guide write ATA Head Office. 166 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor,, New York, NY 10016, Tel. 1-212-447-1357 E-mail: Info@africatravelassociation.org Vancouver to host Routes 2010 Conference. Details-> Download PD Canada's Whistler Resort hosts Successful Adventure Travel World Summit • Canada Africa Partnership • Through Children's Eyes: • Canadian Embassy, Ethiopia • Canada's Ethiopian Diaspora • Whistler, Adventure Summit, • Quebec: Centres of Excellence . . • ATA Canada Photos . • Montréal's Denis Dionne • Canadian News Bureau AFRICAN DIASPORA IN CANADA. Write us African Canadian Heritage Association The African Canadian Heritage Association is an African Heritage and language program operating out of a new location at Centennial College Progress Campus (at Markham Rd. and Hwy 401)The ACHA program features African history lessons, arts and crafts, special events for students, who range in age from 5 to 16 years of age. Classes run from September to June. Most notable ACHA special events include : the Youth Retreat (for children 11 Years and older ). Entrepreneur's Day and the Black History Challenge. Website Air Highways to Canada Canadian Airports African Embassies in Canada African Embassies Canadian directory African Canadians Alberta cowboy John Ware, Vancouver icons Joe Fortes and Harry Jerome, jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, and many more. Watch for this special feature. The Afro News, Western Canada Jeni LeGon History makers Tapping the color bar Dozens of African Projects at Missions Fest "We were simply amazed at the scope of work being done by Canadians throughout Africa." Editor's comment at annual event in Vancouver.

This Site is #1 and #2 on Google for ªMarketing Africa Travel to Canada " New book on Ethiopia by ATA Member from Vancouver Angela Fairbank acfairbank@shaw.ca www.acfairbankconsulting.ca African Mayors Play Active Role at UN World Urban Forum in Vancouver. Great Cities of Africa Magazine Editions Launched by Jerry W. Bird, Editor What a memorable week. After 30 years UN Habitat returns to its launching pad - the seaport city of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. The crowd is estimated at 10,000 plus and it certainly seems so, judging by the heavy attendance at many sessions. At the time of writing, we have had the pleasure of taking two groups of mayors representing different African countries on tours of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia. It's one way for us to repay the wonderful hospitality we have enjoyed in eleven years with the Africa Travel Association as its media voice in North America and Worldwide. Photo: African mayor on a cultural tour of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia during the UN World Urban Forum. The twin goals of Habitat are "Adequate shelter for all" and "sustainable human settlements development in an urbanizing world. "The "Global Village" is well represented, this week - with Africa making a particularly strong showing. As publishers of Africa Travel Magazine and related travel business media features, we were extremely pleased and honored to be able to to network with so many of our African colleagues. More-> . Photo-below: Yue Chi, ATA Canada Chapter. In 2006 Yue supervised the ATA exhibit at the Boston Globe Travel Show. She operates ASST, a tour company based in Toronto, On. Globe 2008: Africa Travel Magazine Editors and Broadcast Team plus ATA Canada members will cover the World's Biggest Enviro-Business Expo, Vancouver. Africa! Come help Quebec celebrate 400 years Africa Shines in Montréal, Quebec, A growing number of African countries are exhibiting at the Salon International Tourism Voyages in Montréal. Denis Dionne of ATA Canada Chapter provided Africa Travel Association membership information, plus forms to attendees from Canadian travel agencies. Nathalie Phillipe of ATA head office in New York was available to answer questions regarding opportunities for Canadian professionals and companies to get involved with ATA. Friday has has become custom. The first day is reserved for industry professionals. In collaboration with ACTA-Québec, the show will tour the globe with its myriad of inviting destinations. Contact denisdionne1@videotron.ca . SITV - PHOTOS Peace Parks across Canada commemorate IIPT 15th Anniversary Fifteen Years ago as Canada celebrated its 125th Birthday, some 400 cities and towns across Canada dedicated a Park to Peace - with most parks dedicated at Noon local time, October 8th, as the National Peacekeeping Monument was being unveiled in Ottawa. "Peace Parks Across Canada" was conceived and organized by the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) in collaboration with "CANADA 125" and the National Capital Commission. Supporters included the Federation of Canadian Mayors and Municipalities, Canada Parks and Recreation Association, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, Heritage Canada, World Wildlife, Fund Canada, Friends of the Earth, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, and local Rotary Clubs all across Canada. More ATA Canada Africa Travel Fashion Road Show. Potential sponsors, presenters and attendee groups please fax 1 604 681 6595 or e-mail africa@dowco.com Bonjour Canada by Muguette Goufrani, Associate Editor The (ATA) Africa Travel Association, Canada Chapter is on a roll. For 2006 we have already recruited new members in three cities including Toronto and Montreal and our early round of travel trade shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto will be an opportunity to add more to our growing list. The exciting thing is that most new members hear about ATA via the internet. As our French language section of the website grows in terms of influence, search power and volume of pages, our strength in Quebec is bound to grow. Our first was Denis Dionne of Montreal, who works with the Bombardier Aircraft division and has worked with African countries at trade shows for the past several years. More to come on Denis and all the new members soon. [Muguette Bio] Hats Off to Montréal's Denis Dionne: Denis works closely with embassies and regional contacts to promote African destinations at major Montreal Travel Shows. He also contributes articles in French and English. Photo: Mr. Dionne (second from left) with African delegation at the SITV Travel Show in Montreal. ATA Canada Now In Ontario: ATA welcomes Yue Chi of Africa Adventures and Study Tours, Toronto, Ontario. She has an extensive knowledge of Asian Markets and its boundless opportunities for Africa. Details->-> Vancouver: ATA Canada also welcomes Vancouver's Angela Fairbank, a highly qualified travel, trade and tourism marketing consultant. Check our Amazing Google Statistics. Once again proving the Power of the Internet combined with our editorial and marketing talents Africans in Canada Study: Click for details Photo: Jerry W. Bird, President, ATA Canada with Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan during UN World Urban Forum Africans in Vancouver area: Africans, estimated at some 20,000 to 30,000 in the Lower Mainland, tend to organize themselves into social and cultural groups based on their national origin. However, efforts have been made to organize them under a broader, single association embracing Africans from all over the African continent without regard to their race, nationality or ethnic or cultural backgrounds. In 1983 the African-Canadian Association of British Columbia was formed. :Click for full story African Canadian Associations. Google Search Join ATA Canada Chapter - Forms below Association of Corporate Travel Executives Global Conference Vancouver's Geraldine Paques Wins Tour d'Afrique Stage 16. Canadians won both the men's and women's categories in stage 16, as Sam Bail of Toronto continued to ride strong. ATA Canada Road Show Caravan: We started at the Vancouver and Calgary Adventure Travel Shows and continued to spread the good news about travel to Africa in communities enroute. Our further objective is to cover events in selected areas, interacting with local media and introducing Africa Tourism and Culture. If your African tourism destination is interested, write to africa!@dowco.com. Photo: Our popular exhibit was a bridge between the cultures of North America's First Nations and those of the African continent. The scenes on the left features friends from South Western Alberta, an area our caravan traveled through on a Caravan Road Show following the event. Ask about fall 2005 and winter 2006 Show Dates in USA and Canada. African Participation Expected at Globe 2008, World's Biggest Eco Business Event Business leaders, policy makers, and solutions providers from around the world will come together at GLOBE 2006 to discuss the most recent developments in the business of the environment and find innovative solutions to global environmental challenges. At the GLOBE 2006 Trade Fair, more than 400 exhibitors from North America, Europe and Asia are expected to display a broad range of environmental and energy technologies, services and solutions to 10,000 participants from around the world. The GLOBE 2006 Trade Fair will also highlight innovations in critical and emerging sub-sectors, including two exciting showcases that will feature the most recent advances in Transportation Technologies and Sustainable Construction. For details contact: Zahida Kanani, (604) 775-8031/ Zahida.Kanani@globe.ca . www.globe2006.com Solid African Presence at Montréal's Salon International du Voyage by Denis Dionne Canada's Quebec Province hosted the World Ecotourism Summit earlier this year -and we were ready for a powerful encore at the International Tourism and Travel Show in downtown Montréal's impressive Place Bonaventure. This exciting event, one of the most important in North America, attracts over 20,000 visitors annually. A specialty of the show is the fact that the first night (Friday) is reserved for the travel trade, as hundreds of travel professionals gather to 'network' and make business deals. This large, multifaceted show is the year's hottest opportunity to present new products and destinations in a key area of the North American market. Every year, dozens of countries are represented by tourism officials and many businesses from abroad make their way to Montréal to participate. Canada Chapter of ATA plans to be out in force at the 2003 version of this exciting event (Photo exhibits). ATA MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS ATA is the premier international travel industry trade association, promoting tourism to the African continent and intra-Africa travel and partnership since 1975. ATA is committed to providing high-quality and responsive services, building new and strengthening existing partnerships worldwide, and serving the needs and priorities of our members. ATA partners with a global network of organizations, including ASTA, PATA, IIPT, SATH, and the African Diaspora Heritage Trail, as well academic institutions and non profit organization Want to JOIN ATA? Click here for above guide write ATA Head Office. 166 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor,, New York, NY 10016, Tel. 1-212-447-1357, E-mail: Info@africatravelassociation.org