Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Oct 14, 2024
In a significant boost to its status as Africa’s tourism hub, Nairobi has been chosen to host the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge (AYTIS) for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027. This prestigious Pan-African summit is set to...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Oct 4, 2024
Meetings magazine caught up with Lisa Roos while in Kenya during her attendance at the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) 2024, Lisa Roos, a representative of Mnarani Beach Club, shared her experiences of this enchanting resort nestled along the...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Oct 2, 2024
The Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit & Exhibition is set to take place from 19 to 21 November 2024 at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre in Maputo. Organised by dmg events in partnership with ENH (Empresa Nacional de...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Sep 22, 2024
After three consecutive years in Botswana, the 7th Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) & Awards (www.tourismleadershipforum.africa) held at The Grand Palm Hotel Casino Convention Resort in Gaborone, Botswana, from 3 to 6 September 2024...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 5, 2024
After overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa’s young people are now voicing their discontent with the direction in which their governments are leading them. They are united in their conviction that corruption is the single...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 18, 2024
Africa stands as home to one of the globe’s most rapidly expanding consumer markets, set to encompass 1.7 billion individuals by 2030. With an anticipated near 50% increase in ‘ultra-high net worth’ residents boasting assets over...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 14, 2024
At the end of 2023, INATUR invited Meetings on a press tour to Maputo to discover what makes it an enticing destination for MICE events, as well as the latest developments in establishing a new Mozambique Convention Bureau. Here’s what we learned....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 17, 2024
The Department of Tourism invites eligible tourism enterprises to apply for support under the Domestic Market Access Support Programme (DMASP) to participate on the Hidden Gems Pavilion at Africa’s Travel Indaba 2024. The event will take place at...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 10, 2024
Meetings magazine reached out to several business events professionals to find out what MICE trends they foresee will have the biggest impact on the local MICE events industry in 2024 and beyond. Eight trends were unpacked in the full article –...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 8, 2024
A nexus for travel professionals across South Africa, the continent and the globe, Africa Travel Week plays hosts to various shows, conferences and award ceremonies focusing on leisure tourism, luxury travel, LGBTQ+ travel, MICE/business travel,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 23, 2023
Registrations are now open for the 10th edition of Africa Travel Week (ATW), which will run from 07 to 12 April in the City of Cape Town. This year’s events will celebrate of a decade of bringing together the continent’s leading B2B travel...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 16, 2023
The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) emphasises support for entrepreneurs this Entrepreneur Month Small and medium-sized enterprises constitute 95% of all officially registered businesses and make a significant 50% contribution...