Botswana: Forty five businesses currently operating in the Tourism sector of the country are gearing up to participate in Africa’s Travel Indaba. These business representatives have travelled to South Africa for the three day event which will be starting on Tuesday.
The event is scheduled to start on may 14 and run for three days, concluding on May 16. The business representatives will be present at the Botswana Tourism Organisation Stand.
Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC Durban) will serve as the venue for the event. The tourism centred event is an annual initiative aimed at bringing the tourism stakeholders of the country to a single stage.
This tourism fair plays a significant role in the growth of the tourism sector showcasing the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products. At the same time, the event also attracts travel buyers and media from all over the world
Botswana Tourism has facilitated and will host a total of 45 local tours companies under its banner for the event. During the event, these companies will promote and sell their products and packages to the global travel market.
The Botswana tourism local suppliers range from small to large scale tour operators offering different products and services including accommodation providers, mobile safari operators, and travel agents, amongst others, all specialising in inbound travel to Botswana.
This is the first time that this high a number of Botswana operators participating at Indaba. The development is a demonstration of how Botswana is taking its place in global tourism seriously.
They are further employing all strategies to stimulate travel which has started going up on a strong recovery.
During the event, BTO will hold high-level stakeholder engagements to discuss matters that affect travel to Botswana. They will also meet regional tourism authorities as we continue to collaborate in driving regional travel as well as collaborate within the tourism space.
Additionally, BTO, alongside the local tour operators, will hold pre-scheduled meetings at Travel Indaba 2024 with various global tourism partners and clients.
The interested persons can visit the Botswana stand at Hall DEC2, stand number B11 for more information and meetings with the industry.