Africa Travel Week

Third Annual Africa Travel Week Media AwardsNow Open for Submissions

Entries for the 2026 ATW Media Awards are now open, with submissions sought from travel writers, bloggers, videographers, and photographers who produce outstanding content related to the African continent...

Last call for ATIC 2026 – Africa’s premier tourism investment conference

Tourism and investment leaders from across the continent are urged to attend the Africa Tourism Investment Conference (ATIC), taking place on 14 April 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre...

WTM Africa to Host Key Africa Tourism Investment Conference (ATIC)

The Africa Tourism Investment Conference (ATIC), one of the continent’s leading gatherings for tourism investment, returns to Cape Town on 14 April 2026 as an integral part of World Travel Market (WTM) Africa...

The first direct booking app for hotels launches in ChatGPT, powered by Lighthouse

Lighthouse, the AI commercial operating system for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced the launch of The Hotels Network app, the first direct booking app for hotels available inside ChatGPT...

Africa Travel Week Announces 2026 Media Awards Winners

Africa Travel Week (ATW) has announced the winners of its 2026 Media Awards, honouring the journalists, photographers and content creators bringing Africa’s travel and tourism stories to global audiences...

We are all connected

John Tanzella is the President/CEO of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) a global non-profit tourism association. Founded in 1983 with 25 members, IGLTA has grown into the leading global organisation...

Be curious, always

Director of the Promotions Division of Big Ambitions, travel sales and marketing consultancy created with the purpose of assisting travel and tourism companies in South Africa to become travel marketing experts. She is...

Just be in the moment

Passionate about Africa’s development and having a heart for travel, Miriro Matema spends her time discovering the nooks of crannies of Africa’s least explored destinations, meeting the beautiful people that call Africa...