Seychelles wins double honours at World Travel Awards 2026
Seychelles has once again secured top honours at the World Travel Awards (WTA), winning two prestigious titles at the 2026 ceremony held on Sunday 27 September in the Maldives: ■ Indian Ocean’s
Kenya marks World Tourism Day with Digital and AI push to redesign tourism
The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is packaging and digitising Kenya’s tourism products to make them more accessible to travellers increasingly using digital platforms to discover, plan and book their
Sierra Leone launches Wakabot AI travel planner to transform destination discovery and trip planning
Sierra Leone has launched Wakabot, an AI-powered travel planning tool designed to help visitors discover the destination, build personalised itineraries and access practical travel information through the country’s official tourism
SA Tourism Investment Summit 2026 to drive investment in tourism infrastructure
South Africa’s Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille will host South Africa’s Tourism Infrastructure Investment Summit (SATIS) in Johannesburg on October 1, bringing together global leaders, policy makers, investors and
African Tourism Businesses urged to scrutinise environmental claims ahead of new EU Rules
African tourism businesses marketing or selling to European consumers are being urged to review how they communicate their environmental credentials as new EU rules on environmental claims come into effect
Klein Constantia: Where 340 years of winemaking meet South African hospitality
Nestled against the eastern slopes of the Constantiaberg mountains in Cape Town’s celebrated Constantia Valley, Klein Constantia is far more than a wine estate. It is a living chapter of
Business Events are rethinking what success looks like
Business events are usually judged by the number of delegates they attract, the meetings they generate and the business done in the room. For a tourism trade forum, the host
Registration opens for 3rd UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa
Registration has opened for the 3rd UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa,which will take place from 2–4 December 2026 in Lungi, Sierra Leone. The forum is being
FHS Africa 2027 launches in Uganda as Kampala prepares for hospitality Investment forum
Uganda has officially begun the countdown to the 2027 edition of Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa, with more than 100 hospitality investors, hotel operators, tourism leaders, government representatives, professional associations