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Nigeria's organised tour operating sector used the 2026 edition of World Tourism Day to do something more useful than cut a ribbon. Across three regions of the country, the Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) rolled out a programme that mixed hard skills training, technology adoption, destination inspection and domesti… read more
A significant shift in how African tourism businesses talk about sustainability has arrived. As of 27 September 2026, the European Union's Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive — commonly shortened to ECGT or EmpCo — is in force, and its consequences stretch far beyond Europe's borders. Any Afr… read more
Buyer registration is now open for WTM Africa 2027, which runs from 7 to 9 April 2027 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Applications are open more than six months before the doors open, which gives anyone planning a trip enough time to budget, arrange leave and line up appointments. Buyers who wa… read more
The most difficult part of Washington's new travel sanctions on South Africans is not the measure itself. It is the silence around it. The United States has not published the names of the people affected, and diplomatic sources indicate that no list will be released. In practice, a sanctioned traveller will discover the problem … read more
The most important piece of news for travel companies in East Africa is not a stadium. It is a visa. President Yoweri Museveni said on 22 September 2026 that he will speak to his counterparts in Kenya and Tanzania about a single entry visa for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, so that fans, teams,… read more
Madagascar's aviation sector remains under intense scrutiny as the country's Anticorruption Pole (PAC) has postponed a highly anticipated correctional hearing linked to the disputed transfer of five Boeing 777-200 aircraft to Iran. The proceedings, which had been expected to shed light on one of the Indian Ocean… read more
Sustainability credentials are becoming a sales argument in African safari tourism, and a Tanzanian operator has just raised the bar. Serengeti Balloon Safaris is now the world's first hot-air balloon company to hold Certified B Corporation status. The certification was awarded in August 2026 af… read more
Outbound demand in East Africa now has a number attached to it. Rwandan residents spent an estimated $197.8 million, about Rwf289 billion, on travel outside the country between January and June 2026, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). Quarterly spending was stead… read more
West African product is heading back to Nairobi. The Lagos-based Akwaaba African Travel Market, the biggest international travel and tourism fair in West Africa, will exhibit again at the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE), which runs from 6 to 8 October 2026 at the Uhuru Gardens National … read more
A significant governance decision has reshaped the conversation around aviation accountability in South Africa. A Special Tribunal has set aside South African Airways' (SAA) decision to extend a dry-lease arrangement with Flyfofa Airways for a Boeing 737-300 freighter, ruling that the state carrier bypassed the procurement rules… read more
Nigeria's Operators Turn to AI Tools as NATOP Links Skills Training With Destination Discovery
New EU Green Rules Now Live: What African Operators Must Prove Before Selling to Europe
WTM Africa Opens 2027 Buyer Applications as Algeria, Benin and Angola Widen Show Floor
US Visa Bans on Unnamed South Africans Leave Travel Trade Guessing Who Is Affected
Uganda Backs Three-Country Single Visa as AFCON 2027 Deadlines Tighten in East Africa
Madagascar Court Delays Hearing on Controversial Boeing 777 Transfer to Iran
Rwandans Spent $197.8 Million Abroad in Six Months, With Business Trips Leading
Lagos Fair Akwaaba Returns to Magical Kenya Travel Expo as West-East Africa Links Grow
SAA Freighter Deal Struck Down: What the Flyfofa Ruling Means for African Cargo
