#WTMAfrica2022 – a prime event for African Tourism

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Unlock Africa: Making Travel Happen Again through aviation

We have Azwifaneli Mphaphuli, Assistant General Manager Client and Passenger Service at Airports Company South Africa sharing the importance of aviation as an engine of global connectivity and how green shoots are starting to reappear.

Listen in on our Unlock Africa podcast series to hear all about the aviation world.

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Take a girls’ weekend

WOMEN do it all. They juggle demanding careers, take care of households and provide a support system to their near and dear. And, sometimes a much-needed break is necessary, away from the partner, kids or family. A girls’ weekend offers that and more – with wine and girl talk the order of the day. Shaun Lamont, managing director of First Group Hotels and Resorts, shares the benefits of taking a girls’ trip.

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The Art of Penguin Conservation

Reignite Africa Finalist: Afrioceans/Shark Warrior Adventures, a sustainable tourism operation run as a project of the long-standing marine conservation NGO Afrioceans, director Jon Monsoon, took the opportunity to create a unique survival plan. Listen in on our Unlock Africa podcast as we discuss The Art of Penguin with Jon Monsoon, aka Shark Warrior. Hear all about how this highly entertaining and educational campaign placed a positive spotlight on Africa during the height of the pandemic.

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Cape Town voted as the best city in Africa

ape Town has been voted as the best city in Africa and the Middle East in the latest edition of Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards. As South Africa’s embattled tourism industry looks ahead to the reopening of international travel – with pressure on source markets to drop pandemic-related restrictions – Cape Town stands ready to benefit from its recently won global acclaim.

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Roving Ambassador

A dynamic leader with industry experience, knowledge and vision – Andrew Shapland is the Roving Ambassador. He is the driving force of Tourism Corporation Africa (TCA) and spearheaded its establishment in 1993. He is a subject matter expert and leading specialist of strategic sales and marketing within the hospitality industry.

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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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