From Aspirations to Action: Moving Africa’s MICE share beyond 2%
Imagine taking a flight to a destination, not for a vacation, but for a business event. Upon arrival, you meet people from different destinations, industries and cultures. In one room,
Mona Boyd calls for bold investment to transform Ghana from niche to mainstream destination
At the 2026 edition of WTM Africa in Cape Town, Mona Boyd, Executive Chair of Landtours Ghana, delivered a candid assessment of Ghana’s tourism industry, praising the country’s growing appeal
Angola opens new convention centre as it targets greater share of Africa’s MICE market
Angola has opened a major new chapter in its ambition to compete for Africa’s business events market, with President João Lourenço inaugurating the Palácio de Convenções de Luanda as the country seeks
Seychelles Launches Landmark Blue and Green Economy Project to Drive Nature-Positive Development
The Government of Seychelles and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) officially launched the project “Enabling the Transition to a Blue and Green Economy in the Seychelles” during an inception workshop held
Africa’s Golf Tourism vision becomes action as inaugural AGTC closes in Ekurhuleni
The maiden Africa Golf Tourism Convention has brought destinations, buyers, investors, tourism authorities and young people together around a shared ambition: to turn Africa’s golf assets into a connected engine
Sierra Leone steps up preparations to host 3rd UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy
Sierra Leone has intensified preparations to host the 3rd UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa, with the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and its agencies conducting
Minister de Lille welcomes inclusion of tourism in South Africa’s Economic Growth Plan
South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille has welcomed the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of Phase Three of the Government-Business Partnership, which will expand its focus to tourism
Africa has spent a decade training tourism operators for a market they still can’t reach
Digital skilling programmes across the continent, Uganda’s own included, have trained tens of thousands of small operators. Very little of that investment shows up in bookings, revenue or reach because training
Seychelles and Kenya Airways step up twin-centre promotion in North America
Seychelles and Kenya Airways are joining forces to promote twin-centre holidays in North America, using the airline’s non-stop New York-Nairobi service and onward connections to combine Kenya’s renowned safaris with