ATA MEMBER ALERT
See who's joined or renewed their membership with ATA.
Name: Garuka Safaris Limited
Membership status: Joined February 20, 2013
Location: Edmonton, Canada
About: Supplier. They are a tour company based in Canada with offices in Uganda and Rwanda. They arrange adventure safaris into Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya.
Website: www.garukasafaris.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/safarisgaruka?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GarukaSafaris
Sebastian Teunissen of Bronx, NY joined the ATA membership on February 18, 2013 as an Associate Member.
Mathew Andrea of Washington, D.C. renewed his ATA associate membership on February 14, 2013.
Barbara Keating of Frederick, MD joined the ATA membership on February 7, 2013 as an Associate Member.
Name: Priceless Ethiopia Tours Plc
Membership status: Joined February 7, 2013.
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
About: Supplier. They offer hiking, trekking, cultural adventures, festival tours, historical tours, volcano and desert tours, biking tours, and birding tours.
Website: http://www.pricelessethiopia.net.et/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Priceless-Ethiopia-Tours/117914364922150
Name: Ngorongoro Expedition & Tours.
Membership status: Joined February 3, 2013.
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
About: Supplier. They offer Africa Adventures and safaris in Tanzania, Mt. Kilimanjaro climbing, and the Great Serengeti Wildebeest Migration.
Website: www.ngorongoroexpedition.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ngorongoroexpedition?fref=ts
Name: Garden Group of Hotels
Membership status: Renewed supplier membership in January 2013 for another year.
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
About: Supplier. They provide hotel accommodations, conferencing, leisure and catering services.
Website: http://www.gardengroupzambia.com/
Name: Safari Ventures
Membership status: Renewed supplier membership in January 2013 for another year.
Location: Tampa Florida
Website: http://www.safariventures.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/safari.ventures.9?fref=ts
Twitter: http://twitter.com/safariventures
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SAFARIVENTURES
Name: VSL Travel
Membership status: Renewed supplier membership in January 2013 for another year.
Location: Sierra Leone
Website: www.vsltravel.com
Name: Arik Air
Membership status: Renewed corporate membership in January 2013 for another year.
Location: Nigeria/New York
About: Arik Air is West-Africa’s leading airline operating a domestic, regional and international flight network. It operates mainly from two hubs at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Arik Air's head office is the Arik Air Aviation Center on the grounds of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State
Website: http://www.arikair.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FlyArikAir
Twitter: https://twitter.com/arikairuk
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/flyarikair
Gregg Gross of San Diego, CA renewed his ATA associate membership in January 2013.
Name: Sita World Tours, Inc.
Membership status: Renewed corporate membership in January 2013 for another year.
Location: Encino, California
About: One of North America’s most reputable Tour Operators. Recognized for its highly experienced staff and customized programs, SITA was named by National Geographic Traveler as a top 5 Tour Operator in the publication’s 20th Anniversary edition (October 2004).
Website: http://www.sitatours.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SITAWorldTours?ref=ts&fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SITATours
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SITAWorldTours
Name: Rwanda Safari Guides Association
Membership status: Joined January 31, 2013
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
About: Allied members. They provide guiding and leading services in Rwanda. They prepare and administer a Certified Tour Guide test. Having successfully completed the three-part test, a newly Certified Tour Guide (CTG) would have a way to demonstrate achievement in the field of Rwanda tourism. The founders also believed that potential employers would better value the high level of commitment and proficiency of the CTG designation.
Website: http://rwsaga.org/
Sara Kearns of Warwick, New York, joined the ATA membership on January 28, 2013 as an Associate Member.
Name: Aurelie Sivadier, Executive Director of World Wide Travel Group LLC
Membership status: Joined January 26, 2013
Location: Newark, Delaware, USA
About: Supplier. World Wide Travel Group, LLC organizes and operates trips throughout East Africa. Tour Operator specialized in creating trips in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda) & Madagascar.
Website: http://www.etripafrica.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ETripAfrica?ref=ts&fref=ts
Name: Serena Hotels
Membership status: Joined January 25, 2013.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
About: The Serena selection spans some of the most evocative, exotic and enchanting destinations in the world. The Serena Group comprises a collection of 32 safari lodges, Camps, hotels and Resorts located in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Uganda and Mozambique) and Southern Asia. The Serena service profile guarantees unprecedented luxury, extensive amenities and unrivalled warmth of personal attention.
Website: http://www.serenahotels.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SerenaHotels
Twitter: https://twitter.com/serenahotels
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/serenahotels
Name: Yearn to Learn Tours
Membership status: Joined January 14, 2013
Location: Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA
About: Owned and operated travel and tour company that offers national and international travel. Educational and historical tours for small as well as large groups. International tour packages to South and West Africa are also offered.We provide a true turnkey solution for all your travel needs. Our travel coordinator has been planning and guiding trips for over 20 years
We manage the needs of small or large groups. We are intimately familiar with the complexities of putting professionally-run trips and tours together. Let our skilled tour coordinator handle your tour itinerary--because you've got more important things to worry about. You don't have to worry about any bumps in the road.Complete travel and tour management solutions.Reliable customer service.
Website: www.yearntolearntours.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yearn-to-Learn-Tours-Upper-Marlboro-Maryland/151043528284740?fref=ts
Joyce Hughes of Woodland Hills, California, joined the ATA Membership on January 11, 2013 as an Associate Member
Bettye Ray of New York joined the ATA Membership on January 8, 2013 as an Associate Member.
Name: Southern Sun Tanzania
Membership status: Renewed supplier membership on December 31, 2012 for one more year.
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
About: The Hotel is in the commercial centre of the city, and it borders the Botanical Gardens and diplomatic offices. The central location of the hotel makes it a perfect choice for international business travellers, NGO’s and diplomats. The hotel ambience and décor would meet the approval of the founder of Dar es Salaam, the Sultan of Zanzibar, who established the city in 1882. Following in this tradition, all guests to Southern Sun Dar es Salaam are welcomed and treated like royalty.
Website: www.southernsuntz.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Sun-Hotel-Dar-Es-Salaam-Tanzania/166929053359037?fref=ts and http://www.facebook.com/TsogoSun
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/tsogosun
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/TsogoSunGroup
Eleanor Chatman of Chicago, Illinois joined the ATA membership on December 27, 2012 as an Associate Member.
Name: Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP)
Membership status: Joined November 30, 2012
Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
About: Established in 1996, the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP), aims to stimulate interest on the part of young people in participating in the industry on all levels. The GTTP works with government education and tourism ministries to provide school students academic study coupled with practical work experience in the Travel and Tourism industry. The GTTP is a program of Global Initiatives, Inc., a not-for-profit organization based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
Website: http://www.gttp.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-Travel-and-Tourism-Partnership-GTTP/191746884449?fref=ts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlobalTourismEd
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/GlobalTourismEd
Name: SOFITOUL S.A.
Membership status: Joined in October 2012.
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon
About: Founded in 2006, the Finance Corporation for Tourism and Leisure (SOFITOUL) is the leading tour operator in the tourism industry in Cameroon and the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). SOFITOUL undertakes to practice sustainable tourism in order to minimize the adverse effects of tourism and promote more responsible tourism, for the sake of the preservation of cultural heritage in Cameroon and the enhancement of its environment.
Website: http://www.vsltravel.com/ http://sofitoul.com/
Name: South African Golfing and Safari Tours
Membership status: Joined in September 2012.
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
About: South-African-Hotels.com provides travellers with an easy, quick and reliable online travel guide to assist with the successful planning of travel arrangements to South Africa and Southern Africa. The comprehensive listings of hotel and game lodge accommodation throughout Southern Africa includes countries such as South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique and Madagascar.
Facebook: Ryan Mackie
Website: http://www.golfing-safaris.co.za/
Name: Marriott International, Inc.
Membership status: Joined in August 2012.
About: Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA with more than 3,700 properties in 73 countries and territories and reported revenues of over $12 billion in fiscal year 2011. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 17 brands, including Marriott Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Bulgari, EDITION, Renaissance, Autograph Collection, AC Hotels by Marriott, Courtyard, Fairfield Inn & Suites, SpringHill Suites, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites, Marriott Executive Apartments, Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, and The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club.
Website: www.marriottnewscenter.com.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marriottinternational
Twitter: http://news.marriott.com/twitter-links.html
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/marriott
Name: Helinas Safaris Ltd.
Membership status: Joined in June 2012.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
About: Helinas Safaris’ travel packages are designed to fully acquaint the traveler with East Africa at its finest, to redefine the East African safari experience and stand out as the market leader in tourism by providing clients with the best safari experience possible.
Website: www.helinassafaris.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/HelinaSafaris
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helinas.safaris
Name: Applause Africa Magazine (ATA Media Partner)
Membership status: Joined in June 2012.
Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
About: Applause Africa is a multiple award winning international magazine for Africans and Africans in Diaspora whose vision is to celebrate, connect and empower the people of the African Diaspora. For over a decade, Applause Africa has published high profile interviews and in-depth articles of people and issues relevant to the diasporan community.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ApplauseAfrica
Website: http://applauseafrica.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/applauseafrica
Name: Park Hill Entertainment (ATA Media Partner)
Membership status: Joined in June 2012.
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
About: Park Hill Entertainment is a video production and global brand marketing firm founded by producer/writer/presenter Shirley Neal, who remains the driving force behind the company. Park Hill Entertainment produces full length documentary and lifestyle television programming, as well as commercials and other short form videos and interstitials for broadcast, online, and mobile TV. The company also films and produces live events including awards ceremonies, red carpets, and cultural activities.
Website: www.parkhillonline.com
Name: Cameroon Tourism & Travel Agency
Membership status: Joined in May 2012.
Location: Douala, Cameroon
About: CTTA offers a wide variety of travel, services, and packages that meet both business travelers and vacationers. Come experience Cameroon and its people, traditions and festivals, medieval castles, rainforests and much more.
Website: www.camtour-travelagency.com
Name: Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Center
Membership status: Joined in May 2012.
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
About: Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre was established in 1998 Spanning over 46 acres of land, Birchwood is South Africa’s largest independent hotel & conference centre capable of hosting over 5 000 delegates at once, located 10 minutes from OR Tambo International Airport .
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/birchwoodhotel
Website: http://www.birchwoodhotel.co.za/
Twitter: http://www.birchwoodhotel.co.za/
Name: Chinhoyi University of Technology, School of Hospitality & Tourism
Membership status: Joined in May 2012.
Location: Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
About: Chinhoyi University of Technology is located in the town of Chinhoyi in Zimbabwe. Founded in 1991, the university provides undergraduate courses in the fields of agriculture, engineering, and business sciences and has a School of Hospitality and Tourism.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chinhoyi.university
Website: http://cut.ac.zw/index.php
Twitter: http://twitter.com/chinhoyivarsity/
Name: Recherché Journeys
Membership status: Joined in April 2012.
Location: Redwood City, California, USA
About: : Recherché Journeys is a luxury tour operating company dedicated to 'The Fine Art of Travel' for the sophisticated traveler crafting fabulous journeys to experience the worlds of art and architecture, history and culture and pure wilderness and being hosted by the very best expert guides and historians in the destinations of Africa, Central America, Ecuador & Galapagos,
Indian Subcontinent, North Africa & Middle East, North Asia & Russia, South America, Southeast Asia.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Rjourneys
Website: http://www.recherchejourneys.com/
Name: Advanced Tours and Travel Ltd.
Membership status: Joined in April 2012.
Location: Jinga, Uganda
About: Advanced Tours & Travel Limited is a locally operated travel agency specializing in incoming tourism to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. The company has its main offices in Jinja town the second largest city after the capital, Kampala.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/patience.advancedtours
Website: www.advancedtours.ug
Name: Hasheq Travel & Tours Ltd.
Membership status: Joined in April 2012.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
About: Hasheq Travel and Tours Limited provide a wide range of expertise demanding even higher standards of travel services.
Hasheq Travel and Tours Limited has developed and honed skills assisting clients most demanding travel.
Website: info@hasheq.com
Name: Khanondo Safaris and Tours
Membership status: Joined in April 2012.
Location: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
About: Khanondo Safaris is a quality oriented safari operator based in Victoria Falls, renowned experts in the safari industry offering a wide range of products and services including hunting.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Khanondo-Safaris-and-Tours/176920879029704
Website: www.khanondotravel.com
Name: Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project
Membership status: Joined in March 2012.
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
About: The Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) is registered as a Tanzanian NGO (non-governmental organization) since January 2003. KPAP is an initiative of the International Mountain Explorers Connection, a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization based out of Boulder, Colorado in the United States. KPAP advocates for proper working standards of the mountain crew on Mount Kilimanjaro - Monitors climbing company practices related to treatment of crew on Kilimanjaro - provides clothing lending program at no cost to crew on Mount Kilimanjaro - supports educational classes for mountain crew on Porter Rights, First Aid, English, HIV/AIDS Awareness and Money Management
Website: http://www.kiliporters.org/
Name: Global Travel & Tourism Partnership
Membership status: Joined in March 2012.
Location: Westchester, New York
About: Manages the Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (GTTP) an educational non-profit to introduce secondary school students to careers in Travel & Tourism. Global Travel is in 11 countries, including South Africa and Kenya, and has close to half a million current students involved in its programs.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-Travel-and-Tourism-Partnership-GTTP/191746884449
Website: http://www.gttp.org/
Name: Global Bush Travel and Tourism Agency
Membership status: Joined in March 2012.
Location: Douala, Cameroon
About:Global Bush Travel and Tourism Agency is a full Cameroon tour operator, ready and able to arrange all aspects of trips to Cameroon, providing tour packages which suits the budget of a traveler as well as the most luxurious holiday seeker. Global Bush Travel and Tourism Agency has been providing service for travelers to Cameroon since 2000.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Global.Bush.Tours
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/globalbushtours
Website: www.globalbushtratour.com
Name: Ethiopian Quadrants PLC
Membership status: Joined in March 2012.
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
About: Ethiopian Quadrants runs tours for those travelers who want that little bit more – not simply good service but also insights into the culture and customs of the countries they visit.
Website: http://ethiopianquadrants.com/
Name: Karibu Trade Fair Ltd.
Membership status: Joined in March 2012.
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
About: Karibu is the leading travel trade event in East Africa. Originally created to promote Tanzania, it’s now a regional event that also features many products and delegates from Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. Karibu’s major function is one of a relationship broker who targets, attracts and matches the needs of buyers and suppliers.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karibufair
Website: http://karibufair.com/
Name: Trip Advisor
Membership status: Joined in March 2012.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TripAdvisor
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/tripadvisor
Website: http://www.tripadvisor.com/
Name: Atta - The African Travel and Tourism Association trading as Advancing Tourism to Africa
Membership status: Joined in February 2012.
Location: England
About: ATTA creates the platform for buyers across Europe to meet suppliers of African tourism products at networking events, trade shows and through its links with the media. ATTA distributes news on tourism matters throughout Africa to its wide membership and acts as an information hub between the news media and the tourist industry in times of crisis.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/attatourism?sk=app_162569763809939
Twitter: http://twitter.com/atta_tourism
Website: http://www.atta.travel/
Name: Cosmos Travel & Tours Agent Ltd.
Membership status: Joined in February 2012.
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
About: Cosmos Travel & Tours Agent Ltd. provides air ticketing, car hire, hotel reservations, tour and visa services
Contact: cosmostravel188@yahoo.com
Name: Safari Company
Membership status: Joined in January 2012.
Location: Tanzania and Zanzibar
About: Safari Company Tourism is a company that specializes in planning customized trips to Tanzania and Zanzibar. The Safari Company staff has a rich understanding of the place and its people.
Website: www.safaricompany.co.il
Name: G Adventures of Toronto, Canada
Membership status: Joined in January 2012.
Location: Toronto, Canada
About: A global adventure tour operator offering product on all 7 continents, both land-based and ship-based trips.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gadventures
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/gAdventures
Website: www.gadventures.com
Name: AKWA IBOM Newspaper Corporation
Membership status: Joined in January 2012.
Location: Nigeria
About: Local newspaper
Website: www.pioneeraks.com
