To better sell KZN as a tourist destination, TKZN hosts tour operators

Tourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN) are hosting 40 tour operators and travel agents from across South Africa and the continent who have customers around the world arrived in Durban yesterday.The agents, mostly from SADC countries, are taking part in the annual “KZN Travel Academy” hosted by Tourism KZN.In a statement issued, TKZN said the agents will meet local hospitality product owners from around the region and will later explore various tourism hotspots in KZN.“These agents having been armed with up-to-date information and personal experiences, will be selling the destination and its many attractions to their customers back home,” said TKZN.The influential agents include big-name operators like Springbok Atlas, whose key markets are the UK, the Americas and Germany.