Africa Tourism News

Turkish Airlines and Air Peace have signed a Bilateral Special Prorate Agreement (SPA), the landmark Turkish Airlines Air Peace interline agreement, announced simultaneously in Istanbul and Lagos on 16 April …

Africa is no longer content to be called a frontier. At a major tourism summit in Lagos this May, leaders from across the continent will gather to turn that frustration …

Tanzania is making a deliberate play for Chinese tourists, and its tourism leadership says the country is ready. At the World Travel Market Africa 2026, held in Cape Town, senior …

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 …

WTM Africa 2026 has moved past its opening fanfare. The Cape Town International Convention Centre hosted three days of deal-making this week, but the deeper story had little to do …

Africa’s tourism sector stands at a genuine crossroads. Analysts project it could generate up to $322 billion by 2035, underscoring massive untapped potential. The continent already offers what most global …

The West African archipelago of Cabo Verde recently reinforced its cultural authority on the global stage. According to Travel News Africa, from April 9 to 11, 2026, the capital city …

Travel News Africa reports that Côte d’Ivoire ratified bilateral air service agreements with Angola, Brazil, and Oman on April 9, 2026, advancing its Abidjan aviation hub strategy in a single …

Ghana’s end-of-year celebrations pull tens of thousands of visitors from across the world every December. The energy is real, the economic impact is measurable, and the cultural draw keeps growing. …

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 …