When Zanzibar’s fishermen asked for more marine protection
At Essence of Africa 2026, Chumbe Island Coral Park shared how a small ecolodge has helped fund marine conservation for more than 30 years, with benefits that local fishing communities […]
Why Africa? What draws European travellers to the continent
Buyers from Poland, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands explain what their customers expect, what influences bookings and where African tourism suppliers could win more business. European travellers still have a […]
New opportunities for African tourism as Asia-Pacific travel habits shift
Essence of Africa’s Market Buzz session finds Chinese travellers favouring longer stays, Indian buyers seeking greater flexibility and Australians showing growing interest in responsible safari experiences. Chinese travellers are moving […]
US luxury travellers still spending, but harder to convert
Essence of Africa’s Market Buzz session finds that US travellers are taking longer to book, while buyers from Latin America want more support in selling African travel. Affluent US travellers […]
African tourism must stop treating local travellers as second priority
Essence of Africa panellists say tourism businesses need to rethink how they price, package and sell holidays to African travellers. African tourism businesses risk losing business from their own continent […]
Essence of Africa 2026 opens in Zanzibar
The 2026 edition of Essence of Africa opened on Monday evening, 19 October 2026, at Diamonds Bijoux on Zanzibar’s Indian Ocean coast. A full audience of tourism leaders, exhibitors, international […]
Essence of Africa 2026 announces programme exploring new tourism opportunities
Essence of Africa, Africa’s international buyer forum, has announced its content programme for the 2026 edition, taking place in Zanzibar from 20–22 October. The programme brings together African tourism businesses and international travel […]
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 […]
Mohammed Hersi: Zanzibar Has Time to Get Tourism Growth Right
Zanzibar is closing in on a tourism milestone. The island welcomed 917,167 international visitors in 2025, up 24.5% on the previous year. Often sold in the trade as “what Bali […]