Congress Edition Venues (pdf)

Promoting Africa in Seattle
Promoting Africa in Vancouver
Promoting Africa in Texas
Photos from above event
Promoting Africa in Montréal
Promoting Africa in Toronto
Promoting Africa in Ottawa
Olympic Torch in Canada

ATA Congresses

ATA's 34th Annual Congress will be held in Cairo, Egypt from May 17-22, 2009. Details and registration information to follow.

Past Congresses
2008: Arusha, Tanzania
2007: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2006: Accra, Ghana
2005: Nairobi, Kenya
2004: Douala, Cameroon
2003: Lusaka and Livingstone, Zambia
2002: Conakry, Guinea
2001: Cape Town, South Africa
2000: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1999: Accra, Ghana
1998: Arusha, Tanzania
1997: Cotonou, Benin
1996: Windhoek, Namibia
1995: Nairobi, Kenya
1994: Accra, Ghana
1993: Lusaka, Zambia
1992: Ivory Coast
1991: Cairo, Egypt
1990: Casablanca, Morocco
1989: New York, New York, USA
1988: Harare, Zimbabwe
1987: Douala, Cameroon
1986: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1985: Nairobi, Kenya
1984: Banjul, The Gambia
1983: Cairo, Egypt
1982: Lome, Togo
1981: Lusaka, Zambia
1980: Libreville, Gabon
1979: Tangier, Morocco
1978: Sousse/Monastir, Tunisia
1977: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1976: Nairobi, Kenya

ATA Syposia

The next Symposium will be held in Lomé, Togo in November 2009. Details and registration information to follow.

Past Symposiums
2007: Djibouti City, Djibouti
2006: Calabar, Nigeria
2005: Luanda, Angola
2004: Kampala, Uganda
2003: Zanzibar, Tanzania
2002: Fez, Morocco
2001: Yaounde, Cameroon
2000: Abuja, Nigeria
1996: Marrakech, Morocco
1994: Cape Town, South Africa
1992: Saly/Dakar, Senegal

New York Times Travel Show

Selling vacations to Africa….or would like to? Join us on February 6th, 2009 at Focus on Africa and hear from the experts. Co-Sponsored by APTA, ASTA and STAA, and held at The New York Times Travel Show, Focus On Africa is the largest gathering of TRADE ONLY professionals specializing in tourism to Africa.

Conference sessions include: "Selling Africa - Why Africa should be a destination of choice; Addressing the Current Economic Downturn; Overcoming perceived problems"; "The Airlines Vision of the future of travel to Africa"; and "Selling scheduled, customized and escorted trips". Check out the full conference program at www.nytimes.com/travelshow. Don't miss out on your chance to meet and network with tour operators, hotels & resorts, airlines and tourism board executives. Find out why this market is growing and how you can share in its growth.

Current List of Focus On Africa participants include:

African Portfolio

African Wildlife Foundation

Albatross Travel

ARP Safaris

Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa (APTA)

American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)

andBEYOND

Big Five Tours & Expeditions

Bush & Beyond

Chrismar Hotels

EgyptAir Airlines

EZ Africa

Fazendin Portfolio

Gamewatchers Safaris/Porini Camps

HonourWay

Isramworld

Journeys in Style

Joy Tours & Safaris

Kartagener & Associates

Kenya Airways

Mango Safaris

Martinair

Micato Safaris

Palace Travel

Protea Hotels

Seasons in Africa

Somak Safaris

South African Airways

South Africa Tourism

Specialty Travel Agents Association

Tanzania Odyssey

Tanzania Tourism

Virgin Atlantic Airways

Zambia Tourist Board

Space is limited and already over 50% of the seats have been reserved. Reserve your seat in advance - $20 (including lunch) or $30 at the door, subject to space availability.Guarantee your seat at this year's largest gathering to focus on tourism to Africa.