Tourism thought leaders in Africa gather in Botswana to look into intra-Africa travel
Intra-Africa travel through intra-Africa trade is expected to top the agenda when the tourism industry’s thought leaders on the continent engage in roundtable discussions in Gaborone in Botswana. This as the fifth Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF) kicks off at the Gaborone International Convention Centre of the Grand Palm Hotel on Monday until Wednesday.
According to the data released by GlobalData in June, Morocco was named the most popular destination in Africa and was expected to welcome 8.7 million international arrivals in 2022, followed by Egypt with an expectation of 7.9 million visitors, South Africa with 6.8 million visitors and Tunisia and Zimbabwe with 6.1 million visitors and 1.6 million visitors respectively.
GlobalData’s traveller demands and flows database also showed that France, Spain and Germany were forecast to be the largest source markets for Morocco, while Germany, Saudi Arabia and Israel would be the largest source markets for South Africa in 2022.
Source: SABC News