APTA Chapters


  • Our Chapters

    Our Chapters



    As the travel industry moves steadily towards specialization in destination, lifestyle, niche markets and other segments, Africa is emerging as a strong favorite with agents looking for a lucrative and rewarding destination to focus on or add to their offering. The continent answers particularly well to the growing demands for experiential travel, voluntourism, sustainable tourism, family/multi-generational travel, exotic honeymoons and of course, the bucket-list of places people want to see before they die. Deciding to sell Africa may not be difficult, but reaching the right people in the business to deal with, and finding the best companies to build relationships with, can be a daunting undertaking. Enter APTA, the Association for Promotion of Tourism to Africa. APTA is a non-profit, volunteer, B-2-B association of travel professionals on a mission to promote Africa and her islands as tourist destinations to the retail travel agents and tour operators in the United States.

    • Our executive and chapter board officials are travel professionals, already actively involved in various other capacities throughout the industry. They share their time and resources voluntarily out of a common passion for the African continent and Indian Ocean islands, their potential as travel destinations, and for the benefits of tourism to their environments and peoples.
    • Our individual members are travel agents and tour operators in the USA who already sell Africa, or are interested in selling Africa as a tourist destination.
      Our corporate members are the tourist boards of African countries, airlines that operate flights in and into Africa, hotels, lodges, operators and other service providers in the Africa and the USA.
    • We strive to create networking and marketing opportunities for all our members, and to be the primary point of contact for buyers and sellers in the African travel and hospitality industry.
    • Our online directory of active members is a comprehensive register of African travel suppliers, products, representatives and services.

  • Virtual Chapter

    Virtual Chapter


    Welcome to APTA’s Virtual Chapter! By joining the Virtual Chapter, you will have access to everything that APTA has to offer. You’ll be able to stay engaged with other chapter and corporate members virtually by participating in webinars, receiving monthly newsletters and dispatches, through social media and more. You also have the opportunity to meet all members of the APTA organization at our yearly Forum. We’ve designed this chapter to grow and share our community’s passion for the love of Africa.
    Who is the Virtual Chapter for?
    APTA’s Virtual Chapter is for individual members seeking to involve themselves in the APTA community, but do not reside near an existing active chapter.

  • Midwest Chapter

    Midwest Chapter


  • Northeast Chapter

    Northeast Chapter


    David Kartagener

    President

    Wazha Dube

    Vice President

    Katie Rees

    Secretary

  • Sacramento Chapter

    Sacramento Chapter


    Carol Nilsen

    President

    Carol Buchman

    Vice President

    Paula Schroeder

    Treasurer

    Nicoll Larson

    Secretary

  • Orange County Chapter

    Orange County Chapter


    Jean Wellington

    Vice President

    Brenda Shine

    Treasurer

    Janelle Crookson

    Membership

    Ed Postal

    Communications

  • Rocky Mountain Chapter

    Rocky Mountain Chapter


    Karen Cockburn

    President

    Sari Gartner

    Vice President

    Olga Hellweg

    Treasurer

  • Florida Chapter

    Florida Chapter


    Jill Polsky

    President

    Arlene Feen

    Vice President

    Marion Valderrama

    Treasurer

    John Kanyuk

    Programs Chair

    Lynn Burton

    Membership Chair

    Meredith E. McCleary

    Board Member

    Craig Pieters

    Board Member

  • San Diego Chapter

    San Diego Chapter


    Michie Venje

    President

    Debbi Sturch

    Vice President & Programs Chair

    Janine Joseph

    Treasurer/Membership Chair

    Susan Luebban Maddox, ECC, CTA, LCS

    Secretary

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