In 2018, 67 million international tourists visited Africa, a growth of 7% - more than the global average of 6% - and 8.5% of Africa's GDP, supporting 24 million jobs, and/ or 6.7% of all jobs on the continent...
Danette Breitenbach 6 May 2019
Technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to transform the hospitality and travel sectors...
2 May 2019
In the fourth quarter of 2018, the approval rate rose by 5.1% bringing MENA's rate just 3% behind the rest of the world. Due to the high transaction value in the travel industry, card approval rates have seen a slower growth rate than other industries...
Fundisiwe Maseko 25 Apr 2019
"Forbes Travel Guide has been verifying luxury for more than 60 years, and we look forward to sharing the finest properties in the region with consumers."
24 Apr 2019
Vox Africa has launched a new travel show hosted by UK comedian Eddie Kadi...
26 Mar 2019
Countries such as South Africa and Kenya receive two to five million visitors to protected areas each year, generating receipts of up to $90m. But as it becomes more popular worldwide, it's worth remembering that we often don't know how tourism affects the animals we observe...
Isabelle Szott and Nicola F. Koyama 25 Mar 2019
Earlier this month, the African Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AAVEA) celebrated its inception with a digital media launch, with the aim to unify and elevate the attractions sector...
15 Mar 2019
Voting for the WTA Africa and Indian Ocean regions is open and concludes on 21 April 2019...
14 Mar 2019
Deeper collaboration is needed to drive the development and delivery of cutting-edge technology across the continent' travel and tourism industry.
13 Mar 2019
The new website, African City Guide has launched connecting travellers to African cities and what they have to offer...
12 Mar 2019
Cape Town, South Africa, was selected as one of 15 top global destinations for a case study by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and the World Tourism Cities Federation...
Enver Duminy 12 Mar 2019
Taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 27 April-1 May 2019, the event will comprise ATM 2019 and ILTM Arabia as well as CONNECT Middle East, India and Africa 2019...
11 Mar 2019
The new online service has been designed based on customer feedback and replaces the Visa4UK website...
27 Feb 2019
SA Tourism has announced that the 2019 Africa's Travel Indaba will be rescheduled, after the president confirmed 8 May as the date of the country's general election...
8 Feb 2019
