Botswana is ready to host African tourism thought leaders at the fifth annual Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) and Awards convened by Africa Tourism Partners, UNWTO and BDO, South Africa.
Those who can’t attend in person can register to attend virtually by clicking HERE.
Held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre, Grand Palm, from October 24 to 26, it will be attended by over 350 delegates from more than 30 countries, including government ministers, policy-makers and captains of industry.
The Forum – themed ‘Igniting Intra-Africa tourism through inclusive intra-Africa trade, partnerships and Investments’ – will pay particular attention to facilitating conversations and partnerships, with the main objective of encouraging intra-Africa travel through intra-Africa trade, partnerships and investments.
Among the ATLF 2022 speakers are Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General, UNWTO; Ministers of Tourism; Elcia Grandcourt, Director, Africa Department, UNWTO; Emily Mburu-Ndoria, Director Directorate of Trade in Services, Investment, IPR and Digital Trade, AfCFTA, Ghana; Dr Geoffrey Manyara, Economic Affairs Officer for Tourism, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Rwanda; Didier Scaillet, Chief Executive Officer, Meeting Profile Consulting, Belgium; and Senthil Gopinath – CEO, International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Netherlands.
ATLF 2022 will host Africa's tourism private-sector apex bodies for a roundtable discussion. This will be attended by leaders and experts from various national tourism organisations and key stakeholders in the travel, tourism and related industries.
When driving African travel and tourism it is important that the aviation industry sits at the table. The Africa's Travel, Tourism and Aviation CEOs and Executives’ Forum taking place on the margins of ATLF will provide professional insights on the role of digitalisation and technological innovation in driving domestic and regional tourist arrivals and revenues in Africa.
Additionally, ministerial talks will focus on ensuring affordable regional air connectivity by advocating for African countries to unblock dialogue.
