Tanzania Tourist Board - Ata Conference May2008

The Africa Travel Association (ATA) 33rd Annual Congress, Arusha, May 19-23, 2008

- Introduction
- Payments for Conference and Exhibitions
- Accomodation
- Registration Form

The Africa Travel Association (ATA) is an international travel-industry association, promoting tourism to the African continent and infra-Africa travel partnership. It is a non-profit association, established in 1975 and has its headquarters in New York City, USA. This Association has significant ties with Tanzania tourism industry: In May 1998, the association held its 23rd Congress in Arusha and in December, 2003, Zanzibar hosted the ATA 7th Ecotourism Symposium. From 2001 through 2005, Tanzania was the President of the ATA Board of Directors.

At the 32nd Annual Congress held in May 2007 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tanzania was chosen to host the 33rd ATA's Annual Congress. This 33rd Congress will be held in Arusha, from 19th to 23rd of May 2008. About 500 delegates are expected to attend the forthcoming Congress, including tour operators, dignitaries, Ministers and Executives from Africa, Europe and North America. His Excellency Jakaya-Mrisho Kikwete, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, will officially open the Congress, which will be held at the Arusha International Conference Centre.

The Congress will provide a forum for African tourism stakeholders to meet and deliberate on issues concerning tourism development, establish and strengthen existing contacts, plans and programmes that will boost tourism within member states and raise public awareness around the world on Africa's rich and diverse tourism opportunities and products.

Tanzania, as the host country, will benefit from the high visibility of the Congress, new visitors, trade in tourism products and services, foreign income generation and access to experts in public and private sectors in the tourism industry. The industry operators, mostly from the United States, will have another opportunity to link up with their Tanzanian counterparts. Tanzania will also showcase its various handicrafts and travel products, whereby an exhibition will be held at the Congress venue. The Congress delegates will be provided with the opportunity to experience the Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most spectacular game sanctuaries in Tanzania and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A team of ATA inspectors comprised of Tanzania tourism Experts, 33rd ATA's Preparatory Committee Members, and ATA Executives from the Headquarters in New York - USA will conclude the ATA site inspection in Arusha on 15th January, 2008. On Wednesday 16th January 2008 a press conference will be held at the Movenpick Hotel - Dar es Salaam from 11h00, where the ATA Executive Director will give a statement to announce officially the 33rd Africa Travel Association's Annual Congress scheduled to take place in Arusha City at Arusha International Conference Centre from 19th to 23rd May 2008.
The Government calls upon operators of tourism and related businesses to prepare for this important Congress. We welcome potential exhibitors of tourism and related goods and services to contact the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism for more details.

Payments for local participants

(fee per participants)	Tanzanian Students and Disabled	Adults
ATA Congress Participation Fee	15,000 Tshs	200,000 Tshs or USD $200
Participation for Exhibition in ATA 33th Annual Congress
ATA Congress Exhibition charges (9 sq. m booth) Deadline 20th-4-2008 for registration	360,000 Tshs per booth
All payments should be made to TTB, cheque payable to: TTB, NBC Samora Avenue Branch A/C No. 0121030007000

ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES

The following accommodation facilities were visited and discussions were held with the management about various services and capacity of the facility. The table below gives details of the recommended accommodation facilities visited.

Table 1: Recommended accommodation facilities for 33rd ATA Annual Congress

Details of the recommended accommodation facilities for ATA Congress.
Hotel Name and Address	No. of Rooms	Number of Beds	Distance from Congress Venue	Rates in USD
Hotel Name and Address	No. of Rooms	Number of Beds	Distance from Congress Venue	Room type	Room-BB	Half Board	Full Board
New Safari Hotel PO Box 303 Arusha Boma Rd- Arusha Tel: +255 27 250 3261/2 Fax: +255 27 2548318 newsafarihotel@habari.co.tz www.newsafarihotel.com	46 Rooms Twin 25 Rooms Dbl 19 Rooms Triple 2 Rooms	96	0.2km	Single - sgl Double - dbl Triple Suite (Single) Suite (Double)	60 85 100 170 180	75 115 145 185 195	90 145 190 200 255
Hotel Aquiline P.O. Box 15889 Arusha Tel. +255- 732 0972 196 Fax: +255 -732 972 330 Cellular: +255 784 278206 info@hotelaquiline.com www.hotelaquiline.com	48 Rooms Sgl 20 Rooms Dbl 28 Rooms Suite 1 Triple 3			Single - sgl Double - dbl	40 55
Arusha Crown Hotel P. O. Box 854 Arusha Makongoro /Mosque Road Tel: +255 27 250 4161 +255 250 8523/24 Fax: +255 27 254 4162 Cellular: +255 754 250 777 info@arushacrownhotel.com www.arushahotel.com	38 Rooms Single 24 Double 4 Deluxe Double 4	42		Single Double Deluxe Double	60 74 78
The Impala Hotel P. O. Box 7302 Arusha Kijenge Area – Arusha District Tel: + 255 -27-2508448/49/50/51 + 255 - 27-2507394/7197 Cellular: +255 754 264377 Fax: + 255 27 250 8220 impala@cybernet.co.tz, impala@habari.co.tz www.impalahotel.com	160 Rooms	320	1.5 Kms	Single Double Triple Executive Suite	80 100 141 140 210
Ilboru Safari Lodge P. O. Box 8017 Arumeru District Arusha Cellular +255 754 300 796 + 255 784 270 357 reservations@ilborus farilodge.com www.ilborusafarilodge.com	30	55	0.18 Km	Single Double Triple Executive Suite	64 83 126 151 190	78 111 168	92 139 210
East African All-Suite Hotel & Conference Centre, Old Moshi Rd. PO Box 2291, Arusha, Tanzania. Tel: +255 27 205 0075 Fax: +255 27 205 0074 reservations@ eastafricanhotel.com www.eastafricahotel.com	40 Rooms	53			Rates range from USD 125 to 160
The Arusha Hotel PO Box 88, Arusha, Tanzania Tel: +255 27 250 7777/8870 Fax: +250 8889 info@thearushahotel.com www.thearushahotel.com	86 Rooms	113
City Link Pentagon Hotel, Moshi – Arusha Highway, PO Box 448, Arusha Tanzania, Tel: +255 27 2544444, Fax: +255 2542000 reservations@hotelcityink.com www.hotelcitylink.com	53 Rooms		0.2km		Rates range from USD 25 to 60
Note: Rates include 20% VAT and 5% Service Charge

*NML means Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge

1. You can either register online below or download the form and send it to us

2. Online REGISTER FOR ATA for the 33rd Annual Congress (locals and foreigners)