Africa Tourism News

Africa’s tour operators are not waiting for kick-off to start selling the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. In Lagos this September, the continent’s largest travel gathering will spend three days …

A seven-day mission that touched down in Accra this week asks a blunt question: Will Nigerians book a Ghanaian eco-resort as readily as they book Dubai? The NANTA Ghana tourism …

Tanzania’s tourism revenue for 2025 closed at $4.41 billion, and that figure matters less than how the country earned it. This proved that a destination can grow earnings by nearly …

Independence sites across the continent have long existed mainly as ceremonial backdrops: a flagpole, a plaque, an annual wreath-laying. That is changing. Kenya, Ghana and South Africa have each converted …

Ghana just won the 2027 UN Tourism Commission for Africa, and it won something worth more than a hosting slot. UN Tourism’s member states voted, at the close of the …

In 2017, Rwanda’s tourism board did something most hospitality economists would have advised against: it doubled the price of watching a gorilla chew bamboo for an hour. A trekking permit …

Bagamoyo tourism investment is entering a phase that Tanzania’s mainland coast has mostly watched from the sidelines. For two decades, hotel investors chasing Indian Ocean beachfront in this country flowed …

A brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8 cleared a verification flight in Ireland and now heads toward formal delivery to ASKY Airlines, the Lomé-based pan-African carrier, as the airline prepares to …

Rail infrastructure, eight new aircraft, and commercial oil flowing through East Africa’s newest pipeline: Uganda’s 2026/27 national budget lays the groundwork for a structural shift in the region’s travel and …

The Global Tourism Forum Investment Summit ran from 17 to 19 June in Luanda, organised by the World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI) in partnership with the Government of Angola and …