Trade / Durban
Africa's leisure offer met the buyer room in Durban
Notes from Africa's Travel Indaba on access, regional product and the work behind a destination promise.
Reports / Briefs / Field notes
The dispatch desk
Reporting from the rooms where destinations meet the market, and from the places where tourism decisions become real.
Preview / Nairobi
What we will be watching at MKTE 2026
A field guide to the 16th Magical Kenya Travel Expo and the questions that matter beyond the show floor.
Policy / Africa
Africa's visa map is changing. Tourism will feel it.
Visa-free access is expanding across the continent, but reciprocity rules and digital approvals still shape who travels, when and at what cost.
Archive / Nairobi
What the 2025 expo put on the table
A retrospective on the meetings, destination stories and market access behind the stands.
Preview / London
African destinations prepare their next global pitch
WTM London runs 3-5 November at ExCeL. We map the destination stories, aviation conversations and market signals worth following.
Preview / Madrid
FITUR 2027 puts cultural identity on the agenda
The fair returns to IFEMA Madrid from 20-24 January, with Puerto Rico as partner and FITURNext focused on tourism and cultural identity.
Preview / Berlin
What Africa needs from the world's largest travel floor
ITB Berlin is scheduled for 16-18 March 2027. Our watchlist starts with buyer access, responsible tourism and travel technology.
Watchlist / Cape Town
WTM Africa sets its 2027 return to Cape Town
The 7-9 April show will bring the trade back together after an edition reporting 781 exhibitors and buyers from 66 countries.
Watchlist / Durban
Indaba 2027 keeps market access at the centre
South African Tourism has confirmed the Durban return and its four-part format: BONDay followed by a three-day African leisure trade show. Dates remain pending.
Trade / Cape Town
Connections, not footfall, defined WTM Africa
A notebook on product discovery, market access and the business conversations behind Africa Travel Week.