Durban, South Africa – South Africa’s tourism sector is experiencing robust and sustained growth, with international visitor numbers climbing for two consecutive months. In March 2026 alone, the country welcomed 911,962 international visitors, marking a 12.5% increase compared to the same period in 2025. This latest surge builds on a record-breaking year, following 10.5 million arrivals in 2025. The first quarter…
Celebrating 20 Years of Connecting Africa to the World Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg: South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, took to the stage at the Sandton Convention Centre this morning to officially open the 20th edition of Meetings Africa — Africa’s premier business events trade show. With buyers from 53 countries, 375 hosted delegates, 325 exhibiting…
Africa’s Travel Indaba (ATI) 2026 is gearing up to welcome global tourism stakeholders to Durban this May, and registrations are officially open from February 10, 2026. Whether you’re an exhibitor, buyer, media representative, or industry visitor, now’s the time to secure your spot at the continent’s leading travel and tourism trade show. Event Details When: 11-14 May…
A landmark codeshare partnership has been announced by South African Airways (SAA) and CemAir. According to report, the codeshare partnership will redefine domestic air travel in South Africa. This collaboration strengthens connectivity between major cities and niche destinations not previously served by SAA’s network. Unlike SAA’s other codeshare agreements, focused on regional or international routes,…
13 February 2018 2019 Africa’s Travel Indaba Date Brought Forward The 2019 Africa’s Travel Indaba will take place from 02-04 May 2019 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban. This means that Indaba has been brought forward by four days. Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa, announced in his state of the nation…
The dates for Africa’s Travel Indaba have been brought forward to May 2 to 4, 2019 remaining at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban. This is due to the SA President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing at his State Of The Nation Address (SONA) that the national elections would take place on May 8 – falling…
07 February 2018 Update on Africa’s Travel Indaba South Africa Tourism will reschedule this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba. This follows this evening’s State of the Nation address by President Cyril Rampahosa, who confirmed that 08 May 2019 will be the date for the national elections. Indaba was scheduled to take place from 06-09 May at…
