Africa Travel Week
Invite: Africa Press Briefing and Focus Africa launch

Invite: Africa Press Briefing and Focus Africa launch

Dear Media Colleagues,

You are invited to a media briefing on aviation in Africa and the virtual launch of the IATA Focus Africa initiative with;

•                 Willie Walsh; IATA Director General

•                 Yvone Makolo; IATA Chairperson-designate and RwandAir CEO

•                 Kamil Al Awadhi; IATA Regional VP for Africa & Middle East

Focus Africa is a new initiative to address challenges hindering the advancement of aviation across Africa.

The briefing will provide an outlook on African Aviation, the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry as well details of the IATA Focus Africa initiative. The briefing will be interactive with a Q&A session.

Date:    Monday, 03 April 2023
Time:   14:30 – 15:30 CEST / CAT
Please access the briefing via your computer using this Microsoft Live link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjlhMzRlNWQtZTVkMS00NmQ3LTk4NTktZjQyNTdjNzRjMTNj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%22ad221784-72a8-4263-ac86-0ccc6b152cd8%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%22e543d3f0-fcb2-4856-bc84-3f37080875e0%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a> for both video and audio.

Africa Travel Week

Africa Travel Week (ATW) focuses on inbound and outbound markets for general leisure tourism, luxury travel, LGBTQ+ travel and the MICE/business travel sector as well as travel technology. Shows include: ILTM Africa, WTM Africa, EQUAL Africa, ibtm AFRICA, Travel Forward, Sports & Events Tourism Exchange and African Tourism Investment Summit.