Africa Travel Week Virtual registrations are open | The Planner

Africa Travel Week (ATW) is less than a month away, taking place from 7 to 9 April. This fully-virtual event encompasses the World Travel Market Africa (WTMA) and International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTMA) shows, as well as a number of exciting add-ons throughout the year such as educational webinars from May to August, ATWโ€™s Connect in the City Live from 1-3 September, and a series of virtual masterclasses from September to November.

Megan Oberholzer, Portfolio Director: Travel, Tourism & Creative Industries Portfolio for Reed Exhibitions Africa

Megan Oberholzer, Portfolio Director: Travel, Tourism & Creative Industries Portfolio for Reed Exhibitions Africa

The media and trade are invited to register, giving them access to the Exhibitor Platform in order to see who will be there and to start setting up one-on-one appointments through ConnectMe.

“Delegates will also benefit from additional value-adds such as a Product Showcase, speed networking sessions, with short five-minute meeting bursts, robust roundtable discussions, and forums from industry experts on a range of topics.”

The VIP Buyer registration has been open for several weeks now, and the response of hosted buyers from around the world has been enthusiastic.

Megan Oberholzer, Portfolio Director: Travel, Tourism & Creative Industries Portfolio for Reed Exhibitions Africa, says, โ€œWe have worked hard to provide a pivotal platform for the continentโ€™s travel and tourism industry, inspiring, educating and rebuilding the travel and tourism, whether youโ€™re connecting with new buyers and exhibitors virtually, or attending the exciting panel discussions and presentations run by industry experts.โ€

She continues, โ€œDelegates will also benefit from additional value-adds such as a Product Showcase, speed networking sessions, with short five-minute meeting bursts, robust roundtable discussions, and forums from industry experts on a range of topics from the Gen Z traveller and the changing landscape of the outbound market, to rethinking tourism planning to deal with uncertainty, and leveraging domestic tourism, among many other captivating industry-relevant topics.โ€

To register, click here. Trade Visitors can register here and the media can register at here.