#WTMAfrica2021 – Driven by Innovation

07 – 09 April 2021, Cape Town, South Africa

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CATCH-UP: COVID-19 crisis sparks innovation across travel

Industry experts shared technological innovations and their learnings from the COVID-19 crisis at the first Travel Forward ONLINE Conference, the leading travel technology event, co-located with Word Travel Market. Catch up on the sessions tackling airlines, hotels, virtual cards and more with global industry leaders.

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Calling on all women in tourism

With our goal of #makingtravelhappenagain, Africa Travel Week has joined forces with the South Africa is Travel Ready movement. Together, we are calling on all women in tourism to stand together as we lobby for the phased re-opening of our borders.

The mission: Submit one image of yourself (and/or staff) showing the message of #IAMTOURISM

Make a change

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CASE STUDY: Voucher campaigns

We knew that people needed something to look forward to and dream about during lockdown, even though they had little money to spare on luxuries. We also understood that our clients needed to generate an income during a time when they couldn’t take bookings. The answer was simple; we needed to launch a voucher campaign accessible to Mount High’s audience while also profitable to the brand.

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The pandemic and tourism in Africa

The pandemic has hit Africa’s tourism too hard. A crisis which is depriving holidaymakers of their holidays is depriving hosts of their livelihoods. The risks and challenges of permitting travel and tourism to reopen are large; governments have to balance the public health and unemployment risks. Harold Goodwin explores what we can do.

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What will travel look like?

Travelling in a post-coronavirus world will have people shift gears a little bit. Jean Lim shares five travel preferences that will emerge in a post-Coronavirus world.

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Spend money on experiences

Verushka Ramasami is one of those people who has let her love and passion for travelling pave her career path. Despite feet now firmly rooted in sunny Durban, Verushka has travelled to over 25 countries but believes in not keeping count but rather creating memories and experiences to last a lifetime.

Travel with Verushka

South Sudan records yet another air accident

Dr. Alain St.Ange heads to Kazakhstan on a tourism working mission

African Leaders Welcome Launch of African Development Bank’s Technical Assistance Facility to Unlock Climate Finance for Vulnerable Regions

Four Stars for Ethiopian Airlines

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has over 48 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations.

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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