
Call for Nominations Opens for the 8th Annual Africa Tourism Leadership Awards 2026
Nominations for the 8th Africa Tourism Leadership Awards are now officially open. As the premier pan-African industry honours, these awards recognize and celebrate the change-makers and innovations pioneered by Africans,

Preferred Hotels & Resorts expands African Portfolio to 37 Independent Properties
Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand representing more than 625 luxury hotels, resorts, and residences across 80 countries, is strengthening its presence across Africa with continued

LZ Travel Launches “The Green Journey Collection” Redefining Sustainable Luxury Mobility in African Tourism
LZ Travel has officially unveiled ‘The Green Journey Collection”, a forward-thinking evolution of its luxury transfer offering, placing sustainability at the center of how high-end travel is experienced across South

The Science of Tourism, MICE Education and STEM Integration define Day 3 deliberations Tourism Education Summit
The Travel, Hospitality and Tourism Education Summit continued in Lusaka, Zambia, from 14th to 16th April, with Day 3 shifting the focus from industry exposure and scholarship delivery to the structural systems

Seychelles Cruise Tourism Strategy 2026–2033 Receives Validation
Following the stakeholder validation exercise on the Seychelles Cruise Tourism Strategy (2026–2033) with government leadership, the Department of Tourism and representatives from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Africa Showcase Nordics set to strengthen Africa–Nordic tourism ties in three-city roadshow
The Africa Showcase Nordics is set to return from April 21–23, with a high-impact roadshow across Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm, bringing African tourism suppliers face-to-face with key buyers from one of Europe’s

Africa Travel Week Announces 2026 Media Awards Winners
Africa Travel Week (ATW) has announced the winners of its 2026 Media Awards, honouring the journalists, photographers and content creators bringing Africa’s travel and tourism stories to global audiences. Now

ILTM Africa 2026 delivers record-breaking results, affirming luxury travel’s resilience
ILTM Africa, the continent’s only dedicated luxury travel trade event, has concluded its 2026 edition with record-breaking results, breaking attendance and appointment figures and sending a signal to the global travel industry:

Learning by Doing: The Apprenticeship and Internship Factor – A Blueprint from the Travel, Hospitality and Tourism Education Summit
The long-standing disconnect between academic certification and workplace competence remains one of the tourism sector’s most persistent challenges. Yet, deliberations at the Travel, Hospitality and Tourism Education Summit in Lusaka delivered a