Africa Tourism NewsFinTech & InnovationTravel Tech News Kenya’s Cashless Tourism Payments Go Mainstream as TouristTap Rewrites the Rules by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 weeks ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 weeks ago 173 views Kenya has drawn a clear line. The government formally approved TouristTap, a mobile payments platform built to replace cash-dependent transactions with seamless digital interactions at every stage of the visitor … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism NewsFeaturesFinTech & InnovationNews and InsightsTravel Tech News How AI is Ushering in a New Era for African Hospitality and Tourism by Familugba Victor 2 weeks ago by Familugba Victor 2 weeks ago 137 views African hotel operators have stopped testing AI and started deploying it. Across the continent, the shift from fragmented, siloed systems to integrated, AI-driven platforms is accelerating, and rising travel demand … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism NewsAirline NewsFeaturesTravel Tech News Nigeria Records 10.5 Million Domestic Passengers, Ranks Second in Africa for 2025 by Familugba Victor 3 weeks ago by Familugba Victor 3 weeks ago 124 views Nigeria has arrived on Africa’s aviation map. As the ACI Africa Regional Conference & Exhibition drew to a close in Luanda, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Managing Director and … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism NewsAirline NewsFinTech & InnovationTravel Tech News South African Airways Becomes First African Airline to Accept Bitcoin by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 weeks ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 weeks ago 190 views South African Airways (SAA) made history in early 2026 by becoming the first major African airline to integrate Bitcoin payments directly into its core reservation system. This milestone shifts the … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
FinTech & InnovationNews and InsightsTravel Tech News Capegemini Hosts AI Hackathon in Egypt in Big Boost to African Tourism by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 2 months ago 256 views Capgemini has launched an innovative hackathon titled “Hack the Future of Tourism in Egypt” at the AI Everything Middle East & Africa 2026 Summit in Cairo. Travel and Tour World … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
FinTech & InnovationNews and InsightsTravel Tech News Guide Outdoor Unveils ApexVision to Elevate Nature Explorations by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago 293 views Guide Outdoor is transforming how adventurers and nature enthusiasts experience the wild, catering to everyone from avid hunters to eco-tourism explorers. During SHOT Show 2026, Guide Outdoor unveiled ApexVision, an … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
FinTech & InnovationNews and InsightsTravel Tech News How 2025 Became the Year African Cyber Breaches Went Public by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 months ago 712 views In 2025, the era of the “quiet compromise” effectively came to an end across Africa. For years, African corporations treated cybersecurity failures as skeletons to be locked in the IT … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
FinTech & InnovationNews and InsightsTravel Tech News South Africa Targets North American Tourists with Africa’s First AI Travel Genius Siyanda by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 months ago 687 views Globetrotters and travellers exploring South Africa now have access to “Siyanda,” an advanced AI-powered travel assistant that delivers instant expert responses to any travel- and tourism-related questions. Built on Matador … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
FinTech & InnovationNews and InsightsTravel Tech News Völz Secures $5M to Transform Travel-Tech and Empower African Globetrotters by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 4 months ago 877 views Algerian travel-tech startup Völz has raised $5 million in a fresh funding round, a major milestone that highlights the company’s rapid growth and the strengthening of Algeria’s tech ecosystem. The … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
FinTech & InnovationNews and InsightsTourism NewsTravel Tech News Google Unveils Agentic AI Tools to Launch Shift in Global Travel by Oluwafemi Kehinde 5 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 5 months ago 875 views Google has unveiled plans to introduce advanced “agentic” AI tools capable of securing hotel and flight reservations directly within its search interface, a big win for online travel booking and … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail