The Africa Tourism Awards 2026 is all set to take place. The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at the Hilton London Canary Wharf, in the United Kingdom. The ceremony will start from 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM according to London local time.
The awards ceremony is organised by the Balearica Awards, an international organization which recognised achievements across various industries. It features 33 awards categories in various industries including, destinations, hospitality, travel and transport, media and industry recognition.
Moreover, the Africa Tourism Awards organization shared the reason behind the venue of the 2026 ceremony. They mentioned that London is a global hub of travel, investment, and media. They further explained that by hosting the ceremony at London give a platform to the Africa finest industries to connect with international investors, travel industry leaders. The organization also said that it will showcase the efforts of Africa towards expanding the tourism sector on a global stage.
The winners of the categories will be decided on the evaluation of tourism judges, a separate group of judges from the Balearica Awards College and public voting. The evaluation is divided into three parts: 40 percent from the judges panel, 40 percent from the Balearica Awards College and 20 percent from public voting.
The voting for the awards ceremony officially commenced from Wednesday, October 21, 2026 and will be closed on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The interested individuals can visit the official website of the Africa Tourism Awards and vote.
Some names of the categories nominees are:
1 Tourism Attraction of the Year
- Grand Egyptian Museum, Egypt
- Jardin Majorelle, Morocco
- Lion & Safari PArk, South Africa
- Nike Art Gallery, Nigeria
- Robben Island Museum. South Africa
- Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, South Africa
- Great Wildebeest Migration, Tanzania
- V&A Waterfront, South Africa
- Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Nigeria
2 Hotel Group of the Year
- Accor, France
- Hilton,United States
- CityBlue Hotels, Kenya
- IHG Hotels & Resorts, United Kingdom
- JAZ Hotel Group, Egypt
- Marriott International, United States
- ONOMO Hotels, South Africa
- Radisson Hotel Group, Belgium
- Serena Hotels, Kenya
- Southern Sun, South Africa
3 Regional Airline of the Year
- Air Côte d’Ivoire, Côte d’Ivoire
- Air Peace, Nigeria
- Airlink, South Africa
- ASKY Airlines, Togo
- Fastjet Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
- LAM, Mozambique
- FlySafair, South Africa
- Precision Air, Tanzania
- RwandAir, Rwanda
- Uganda Airlines, Uganda
Notably, South Africa has the highest number of nominations across the Africa Tourism Awards 2026 categories.