AfCFTA PARTNERS WITH AFRICA TOURISM PARTNERS TO LAUNCH THE FORUM ON TOURISM, CREATIVES AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES

Botswana is geared host the inaugural AfCFTA Forum on Tourism, Creatives, and Cultural Industries. The launch will take place during the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum & Awards scheduled for 04 to 06 October 2023 at the Gaborone International Conference Centre. The emergence of creative tourism reflects the growing integration between tourism and different placemaking strategies, including promotion of the creative industries.

It is against this background that the AfCFTA Secretariat has partnered with Africa Tourism Partners (ATP) to host the inaugural Forum on Tourism, Creatives, and Cultural industries during Africa Tourism Leadership Forum 2023. This  seeks to involve key Pan-African and intra-Africa travel and tourism stakeholders and related sector harness the value of the continent’s creative and cultural assets stimulate demand for intra-Africa travel. The forum will highlight and harness emerging trade opportunities with regards to intra-Africa travel and tourism investments sectors, and  use to launch the newly established Africa Tourism Private Sector Alliance (ATPSA), an apex body for Africa travel and tourism private sector. The objective is to use this body to leverage the opportunities under the AfCFTA.

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REGISTER NOW TO ATTEND THE 6th AFRICA TOURISM LEADERSHIP FORUM & AWARDS 2023

DATE: 4-6 October 2023

VENUE: Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC)-The Grand Palm Resort. 

This year’s ATLF will feature high-level B2B sessions, a Tourism Entrepreneurship Masterclass, and an Intra-Africa Travel & Tourism Road Show & Exhibition starting on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023. The ATLF & Awards 2023 will also include Destination Showcase & Presentations from all participating Africa Member States in order to promote destinations to a wide spectrum of global participants.

• Programme schedule:
  • 3rd Oct – Travel & Tourism Exhibition, Business-to-Business and training in tourism entrepreneurship & MICE
  • 4th Oct – AfCFTA Forum on Tourism, Creatives, and Cultural Industries
  • 5th & 6th Oct – Africa Tourism Leadership Forum & Welcome cocktail
  • 6th Oct – Africa Tourism Leadership Awards & Gala Dinner

Please note that exhibitors will pay commitment fees of USD200 (International exhibitors) and 1000 Pula  (Botswana SMEs) to reserve a space.

THE AFRICA TOURISM LEADERSHIP AWARDS NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

The ATLF Award nominees will be notified and announced on September 8, 2023. The winner, first and second runners-up will be announced on October 6, 2023, in Gaborone, Botswana.

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