Africa’s Travel Indaba focuses more future of travel and tourism industry of Africa
Travel and Tour World | May 13, 2019
African Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom’s optimistic trade floor opening speech set the tone for what turned out to be, in his words, the best Africa’s Travel Indaba hosted yet.This year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba brought together over 6,500 delegates which included 1,033 exhibitors and 1,502 buyers at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (Durban ICC).Hanekom’s speech focused on the future of Africa’s tourism industry, saying that by 2030, the continent would be welcoming some 126-million international tourists. “Are we up to it? Yes, we most definitely are.”