Africa Travel Week

New year, new destinations: The new go-to’s for 2024

Forget clichéd safaris and the same old sunsets you’ve seen (copy-)pasted across Instagram. We’re taking a closer look at Africa’s new go-to destinations, ripe for the picking in 2024. From islands...

Fairest Cape Meander Tours

Fairest Cape Meander Tours is a tour operator with wheels, offering tours and transfers in and around the Western Cape. Owner, Cathy Oosterwyk gives us insight into her business...

2402 Travels & Events Limited – Tailormade Adventures

Olubukola Iyanda’s company, 2402 Travels and Events Limited, was officially certified and open for business in 2020. Olubukola has been in the industry for over six years and is proud to now run a business...

Upside Travel and Tours

Inspired by the desire to travel at a time when the world was hit hard by the pandemic, Keitumetse opened Upside Travel and Tours. The tour business offers clients an opportunity to explore Botswana and...

Tsalanang Tours

Tsalanang means friendship and that is what Thabang Molefe, owner of Tsalanang Tours, had in mind when he founded his business. Offering quality, reliable and...

Victoria West Tours – Tour Operator and Guide

Ricardo Akhona Pieterse, the owner of Victoria West Tours, started his business in 2019. This touring business offers a variety of tours in Victoria West including town tours, township...

Emerging Africa

Calling all local SMMEs within the travel and tourism sector! Africa Travel Week is looking to shine a spotlight on inspirational local businesses through this new content series.

While a number of local tourism businesses will be featured by ATW over the course of the next few months, only one will walk away with the grand prize – a 6sqm stand at the WTM Africa Travel and Tourism Expo, to the value of R31 635. The winner of the grand prize will be announced following a random draw on 1 February 2022, with the sought-after expo set to take place from 11 – 13 April 2022 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

To enter simply complete this survey via Survey Monkey before submissions close on 31 January 2022. You will need to supply details on a particular experience or product offered by your business, along with key details regarding your ‘idea’ customer, the establishment in general, and what makes the brand/product/experience stand out as an authentic African gem within the tourism industry.

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