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Exhibitions & Events Rss Feed From Africa Business Pages Botswana Tourism Targets Middle East Markets at Expo 2020 Dubai https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/botswana-tourism-dubai-expo-2020 https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/botswana-tourism-dubai-expo-2020

Dubai Expo Botswana tourism

Amidst optimism and hope in reviving the tourism sector, Botswana Tourism organised a press briefing to announce the Botswana Tourism Month at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Set to be on display until the 8th  of February 2022, the one-of-a-kind showcase promises to highlight the Southern African country as a globally competitive force in tourism with a rich natural resource base and investment potential. The event will showcase Botswana’s diverse culture, its food, song, dance and the long-standing principles of sustainability.

Participating delegates included Botswana’s Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Philda Kereng; her Permanent Secretary Dr Oduetse Oldman Koboto alongside Botswana Tourism Organisation’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Tshoganetso Carl-Ponoesele. Also present on the occasion were officials from Botswana’s government entities and Botswana’s finest tourist operators hoping to share the travel packages on offer and potential investment projects with investors and travellers seeking to learn more about the country’s opportunities first-hand.

Botswana tourism dubai

Speaking at the engagement, the Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Philda Kereng said: "Botswana is known for its exclusive experiences, dramatic wildlife encounters, picturesque landscapes and off-grid vacations. The country boasts two UNESCO World Heritage sites - Tsodilo Hills with the rock art filled spiritual sites, and the Okavango Delta which is the desert’s unexpected wetland wonder.’’

It is not by coincidence that Botswana hosts the world’s largest elephant population. The country’s high-value and low-volume tourism escapades are focused on minimising the negative environmental impacts. Botswana has also seen substantial growth in business and investment opportunities due to its stable political environment.

Furthermore, with the advent of COVID-19, the Government of Botswana together with tourism industry stakeholders has developed Tourism Industry Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all tourist enterprises. Through the use of these SoPs, the tourism industry has committed to protect their health and that of travellers to ensure their readiness to host domestic and international tourists.

Botswana is a promising destination for both business and leisure, and today boasts some of the world’s most pristine safari experiences, hotels, entertainment facilities and malls. Throughout the month, Botswana Tourism has lined-up a variety of executive and cultural activities to showcase the country’s vast offerings.

The Botswana Tourism Conference held at the Address Hotel Dubai Mall, was a platform for dialogue between Botswana and its international trade partners and potential investors, especially those in the UAE and neighbouring GCC counties. The conference gathered key stakeholders from across the Middle East and focused on travel and tourism as well as investment opportunities in Botswana. The conference officially launched ‘Destination Botswana’ campaign attracting over seventy delegates amongst them being the Middle East investors and visitors. 

Botswana Tourism Sundowner networking at end of the tourism conference showcased the culture, food, song and dance of Botswana to experience the feel of the loved country and its welcoming people.

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East African Community Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE) https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/east-african-community-regional-tourism-expo-earte https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/east-african-community-regional-tourism-expo-earte

East Africa Tourism Expo Arusha

The first East African Regional tourism expo (EARTE) 2021 will be hosted in Tanzania in October 2021. EARTE is the first of its kind to be held in the region and will focus is promoting tourism attractions in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Southern Sudan.

Being held in the northern tourist circuit of Arusha from October 9 to October 16, the expo will be conducted on a rotational basis among the EAC member states, with the first three days devoted to the exhibition and four days to conducting familiarization trips and tours to major attraction sites Mainland and Zanzibar.

“The expo is expected to go a long way in reviving the EAC tourism following the unprecedented decline caused by Covid-19. It will bolster intra-regional tourism in addition to international tourism through the promotion of the tourism product offerings for the EAC Citizens,” said Christophe Bazivamo, Deputy Secretary-General in charge of productive and social sectors.

He added: “This will build upon previous efforts such as the decision by the council of ministers that partner states offer preferential rates for EAC citizens visiting public tourist attractions within the region, whereby they are charged rates that apply to the nationals.”

In July, this year, EAC ministers for wildlife and tourism approved the EAC marketing strategy for the 2021-2025 period.

A strategy aiming at the establishment of the tourism exhibition as a forum bringing state and non-state tourism actors to showcase their rich and diverse tourism attractions and investment opportunities in the region.

East Africa Tourism Expo

Promoting Tourism in East Africa

The choice of Arusha for the venue of the expo has been illuminated by the fact that the city is a tourism hub for Tanzania and it would be easily accessible by participants from all partner states.

The theme of the expo is “Promotion of Resilient Tourism for Inclusive Socio-economic Development.”, it is informed by the need to develop the tourism sector in a sustainable manner following the devastating impact on the sector by the pandemic.

Seminars

EARTE 2021 brings the world to you, and promotes the whole of the East African Region to the world, allowing you to explore a world full of opportunities, all under one Expo.

Every business that will be showcased in the forthcoming EARTE 2021 will be joining our unrivalled regional and worldwide network of quality tourism EXHIBITORS, INVESTORS and BUYERS who drive business opportunities from every corner of the world.

The EARTE 2021 programme includes five seminars addressing topics centered around tourism and wildlife managmenr in the EAC region. Seminars consist of a 45-minute presentation and time for questions and answers.

The travel and tourism sector, globally, was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic more than any other economic sector. Tanzania offered to hold the tourism expo in Arusha after Burundi stated that it was not ready to host the regional tourism expo for 2021.

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report, the crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic could cause a loss of more than $4 trillion to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021.

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Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo Aims to Promoting Intra-Africa Travel https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/pearl-of-africa-tourism-expo-aims-to-promoting-intraafrica-travel https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/pearl-of-africa-tourism-expo-aims-to-promoting-intraafrica-travel

Uganda tourism africa

The 5th Annual Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2020 was held in Kampala kicking off three days of business-to-business and business-to-customer engagements among key Ugandan and regional tourism players with selected tourism wholesalers from Africa and other overseas tourism markets.

POATE was hosted by Speke Resort in Munyonyo on the shores of Lake Victoria and attracted over 57 international hosted buyers and 140 domestic and regional tourism operators, as well as international and domestic media.

The expo ran under the theme, “Promoting Intra-Africa Travel” in a bid to raise awareness about the untapped potential presented by emerging African travel markets.

The event was officially opened by Rt. Hon. Gen (Rtd.) Moses Ali, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of Government Business in Parliament, on behalf of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

In a speech read for him by Rt. Hon. Moses Ali, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni thanked the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) for organizing the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo, saying that it would go a long way in “expanding business opportunities in the tourism sector in Uganda and the entire East African region.”

President Museveni told delegates to the expo that Uganda had significantly invested in creating “peace and stability, good road networks, enough electricity supply, better telecommunications networks and internet” and these investments would enable Uganda’s tourism sector to be competitive.

“Without investment in this critical infrastructure, tourism cannot flourish,” he said, adding, “The government has restored Uganda Airlines to attract tourists to Uganda, because [with] the many planned direct routes to Uganda, tourists and business people alike will have faster and more affordable travel to Uganda, making us a competitive destination.”

President Museveni also commended UTB for the intra-African outlook saying that since the Ugandan government had “achieved commendable progress in addressing some of the strategic bottlenecks” which hindered Uganda’s prosperity, it was time to focus on intra-African business.
 
“Africa has a big market of 1.2 billion people which we must exploit to our advantage by increasing intra-trade and intra-travel among us,” he said. He named endless opportunities – a rich attractions portfolio, value for money, and high return on investment.

Uganda tourism boardSpeaking at the opening ceremony, Lilly Ajarova, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Tourism Board, told the delegates of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo that Uganda was full of abundant tourism opportunities characterized by the richest tourism attractions portfolio and best value for money for investors and tourists alike, and, therefore, healthy returns on investment.

“We have the richest and most diverse range of human, natural, cultural, religious, and historical attractions complemented by a warm tropical climate, warm people, great accommodations, and great food,” she said.

Ajarova told the over 200 tourism business leaders from over 20 countries and four continents that because Uganda has the “highest concentration of attractions over a smaller geographical area” where “tourists get to see more for less, and there is something for everyone,” as a destination, “Uganda offers the best value for money.”
 
She also said that the healthy growth in visitor arrivals coupled with a vast array of tourism assets presented big returns on tourism investment and that the recent government investments in transport infrastructure had made the country more accessible both from the outside and inland.

“It is now easier to get into Uganda by air from virtually anywhere around the world [with] 32,735 flights in and out of Uganda in financial year 2019. With Uganda Airlines, there will be faster and more convenient direct routes especially from Africa. Today, it is also easier to get around by air, road, and water,” she said.

Explaining the theme of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo and the special focus on Africa, Ajarova said that Africa’s economic prospects were on the rise and that the continent was emerging  as one of the fastest-growing tourism markets after Asia and the Pacific with outbound traffic reaching 42 million in 2018.

“The theme mirrors our strategy to rebalance and segment our tourism portfolio into 4 key segments, namely: existing overseas markets, emerging overseas markets, regional/African market, and the domestic Ugandan market,” she said.

Addressing the hosted buyers on why they should prioritize selling Destination Uganda, Ajarova said: “Do not settle for a bouquet of attractions when Uganda can give you and your clients a garden of attractions and endless opportunities for your businesses!”

Col. (Rtd.) Tom Butime, the new Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, also invited the delegates to explore the immense potential presented by Destination Uganda. “Numbers don’t lie,” he said. He told the tourism operators, “We do offer probably the best value for money per dollar spent, and there is something for everyone regardless of age, gender, budget, and preferences.”

Butime said that on top of healthy visitor numbers and the richest attractions portfolio on the continent, Uganda offered one of most abundant investment incentive regimes in the tourism sector.

Hon. Kiwanda Godfrey Ssuubi, the Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities; Rev. Fr. Simon Lokodo, the Minister for Ethics & Integrity; and Uganda Tourism Board members, as well as several members of parliament, ambassadors, and private sector players attended the launch ceremony.

Speaking on behalf of the private sector Pearl Hoareau Kakooza, the President of the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) thanked UTB’s new management for organizing POATE 2020 and called upon government to invest more in industry capacity building, new product development, capital investments, and facilitating access to affordable financing.

“Interest rates ranging from 18-25% from commercial banks are prohibitive for direct investment in the private sector. UTA members would wish to have access to affordable financing for this sector,” she said, adding that access to more affordable financing for the sector “would translate into a broader tax base and by extension, more tax revenue.”

UTA is an umbrella organization that brings together all tourism trade associations in Uganda that represent 7,000 tourism professionals, comprised of tour operators, travel agents, accommodation facilities, tour guides, community-based organizations, and arts and crafts groups.

Alain St. Ange, the President of the African Tourism Board, lauded Uganda for creating peace and stability and also challenged the African continent to rise up and tell its own positive story.

“Uganda has something that few countries in Africa can talk about – stability, safety,” he said, emphasizing that such positive stories as this need to be told about Africa. “Africa must work together to rewrite its own narrative. It cannot continue to let the world ride on the back of Africa, writing what they want, and often, looking at all the mishaps, all the mistakes, and for everything else that is not good about Africa. Our successes are not written about. This is something that Africa must do for Africa,” he said.

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8th International Tourism Mart opens at Imphal, Manipur from 23-25 November 2019 https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/8th-international-tourism-mart-opens-imphal-manipur https://tourism.africa-business.com/post/8th-international-tourism-mart-opens-imphal-manipur

8th International Tourism Mart, Imphal, Manipur

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in association with the North Eastern States is organising the “International Tourism Mart” (ITM) in Imphal, Manipur from 23 November to 25 November, 2019. The event will be held in Hotel Imphal, and will be inaugurated on 23th November 2019 by His Excellency, Shri N. Biren Singh Chief Minister of Manipur in the presence of Shri Prahlad Singh Patel Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Union Secretary Shri Yogendra Tripathi and other dignitaries from Central Ministries and North Eastern States.

This is the 8th International Tourism Mart and an annual event organised in the North Eastern region with the objective of highlighting the tourism potential of the region in the domestic and international markets. It brings together the tourism business fraternity and entrepreneurs from the eight North Eastern States. The event has been planned and scheduled to facilitate interaction between buyers, sellers, media, Government agencies and other stakeholders. The North East Region of India comprising the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, is endowed with diverse tourist attractions and products. The varied topography of the region, its flora and fauna, the ethnic communities with their rich heritage of ancient traditions and lifestyles, its festivals, arts and crafts, make it a holiday destination waiting to be explored.

The 8th International Tourism Mart, will put the spotlight on “Sustainable Tourism an engine for Economic Growth and Employment”. Besides deliberations on promotion of tourism in the North East Region in general, the Mart will also give a platform for promoting cultural ties, providing enhanced connectivity to the States of North Eastern Region with other countries in our neighbourhood.  

Buyer and Media delegates from around the world and from different regions of the country are participating in the Mart and will engage in one-to-one meetings with sellers from the North East Region. This will enable the tourism product suppliers from the region to reach out to international and domestic buyers, with the objective of promoting tourism to the region, a total of 36 foreign Buyer delegates from over 19 countries namely Australia, Canada, Cambodia, Czech, Dubai, Italy, Japan, Oman, Korea, Myanmar, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, USA, UK, Vietnam.

Besides the foreign delegates, 49 domestic stakeholders in Tourism sector from other parts of the country and 109 sellers from the North Eastern States are participating in the Mart. Representatives of State Tourism Departments of these North East States will also be present to showcase their tourism destinations and to interact with the delegates.

International and Domestic Buyers will be engaging in business-to-business meetings with sellers from the North Eastern Region. In addition to these the three-day event also includes presentations by state governments on their tourism potential, cultural evenings, sightseeing visits to local attractions in and around Imphal.

An exhibition by State Tourism Departments from the North Eastern States including display of beautiful handicrafts and handlooms is also being organised to show case the tourism products of respective participating States. The State Govt. of Madhya Pradesh has also been invited to participate and give a presentation as it is a paired state with Manipur under the “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” initiative.

Overwhelming response has been received for taking post-mart familiarisation tours to the North Eastern states by foreign buyer delegates. This will create awareness about the rich and varied tourism products of the North Eastern region and to give them a first-hand experience of the destination.
The International Tourism Marts are organised in the North Eastern States on rotation basis. Manipur is hosting this mart for the second time. The earlier editions of this mart have been held in Guwahati, Tawang, Shillong, Gangtok, Agartala. 

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