{"id":54322,"date":"2024-05-03T09:59:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T07:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zulu.org.za\/travel\/?p=54322"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:59:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T07:59:17","slug":"africas-travel-indaba-cements-its-pan-african-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitkzn-sa.com\/travel\/africas-travel-indaba-cements-its-pan-african-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s Travel Indaba cements its Pan-African status"},"content":{"rendered":"With a fully sold-out floor space, Africa\u2019s Travel Indaba has reached a ground-breaking achievement as\r\nit will see an unprecedented participation of 26 African countries exhibiting this year. This is testament\r\nto the pivotal role the trade show plays in advancing the continent\u2019s growth.<br><br>\r\nThis year&#8217;s Africa&#8217;s Travel Indaba will take place from the 14th to the 16th of May 2024 and will be\r\npreceded by Business Opportunity Networking Day (BONday) on the 13th of May. This is an important\r\ngathering of the global tourism sector and other related industry stakeholders.<br><br>\r\n The 26 countries exhibiting this year include Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Democratic\r\nRepublic of Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi,\r\nMauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo,\r\nUganda, Zanzibar, and Zimbabwe. These countries represent a total of 344 products that will be\r\nshowcased, an increase of 14 % compared to last year\u2019s 301 products.<br><br>\r\nBurkina Faso, Eritrea, and Guinea are the three new entrants.<br><br>\r\n Overall, a total of 55 countries are participating in this year\u2019s event including all newcomers.<br><br>\r\nIn total, this year\u2019s event will see more than 1 030 exhibitors showcasing their products and tourism\r\nofferings and more than 890 buyers attending the event from all over the world.<br><br>\r\nThe buyers include inbound tour operators, foreign travel agents, destination marketing companies,\r\nonline booking agents and airlines.<br><br>\r\nAs usual, the Department of Tourism will be funding the participation of 120 South African small to\r\nmedium enterprises to exhibit their tourism offerings at this year\u2019s Africa Travel indaba and gain\r\nexposure to wide ranging network of tourism trade industry players from all over Africa and the world.<br><br>\r\n\u201cAfrica\u2019s Travel Indaba\u2019s ongoing mission and commitment to driving the continent\u2019s economic\r\ndevelopment and fostering collaboration and growth is clear. I am particularly pleased to welcome the\r\nnew countries that are joining us exhibiting at the trade show for the first time. We look forward to a long\r\nand mutually beneficial partnership,\u201d says South Africa\u2019s Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille.<br><br>\r\nThe increase in the number of countries can be attributed to several key factors including the fact that\r\nin the past few years, tourism has also emerged as a cornerstone of sustainable development strategies\r\nacross the continent.<br><br>\r\n\u201cAfrica\u2019s Travel Indaba provides a platform for African tourism product owners to meet with global\r\nbuyers. With a record number of participating countries this year, buyers will have a wide variety of\r\nproducts and experiences to engage with. I am confident that Africa&#8217;s Travel Indaba will continue to be\r\na fertile environment for closing business deals that nurture partnership and drive growth,\u201d adds Minister\r\nde Lille.<br><br>\r\nThe number of countries opting to exhibit at Africa&#8217;s Travel Indaba also reflects a collective commitment\r\nto showcasing the diverse and unique tourism offerings that each country has to offer. By coming\r\ntogether on a unified platform, these African nations amplify their voices and strengthen their position in\r\nthe global tourism market, thereby driving demand for African tourism products and experiences.<br><br>\r\nThe rest of the African continent remains a key source market for South Africa. According to the latest\r\nstatistics, in the first two months of 2024, South Africa welcomed 1.3 million tourists from the rest of the\r\nAfrican continent, marking a significant 76.0% of all arrivals.<br><br>\r\n Minister de Lille continues to be pleased with the impressive numbers from the African continent once\r\nagain highlighting that South Africa welcomed 6.4 million visitors from the rest of the African continent\r\nbetween January and December 2023, marking a significant 75.6% of all arrivals.<br><br>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a fully sold-out floor space, Africa\u2019s Travel Indaba has reached a ground-breaking achievement as<br \/>\nit will see an unprecedented participation of 26 African countries exhibiting this year. 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