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The renown of African tourism and its economy was again established at the conclusion of the Africa Indaba 2019 trip, which was held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Center in Durban, KwaZulu Natal Province, Africa. South, May 2 to 4, 2019. Africa & # 39; s Travel Indaba is considered one of the most important events of the African tourist calendar, bringing together more than 7,000 exhibitors; including local and international buyers; tourism and commercial media; industry stakeholders; members of tourism badociations and captains of industries from more than 80 countries.
This year we adopted the theme of Indaba 2019: "The stories of Africa, your success"This again underscores the importance of telling our own stories and highlighting our successes to help boost tourism in Africa, and also to change Africa's global narrative as a continent to be saved.
The Minister of Tourism in South Africa, Derek Hanekomopened Africa's Travel Indaba 2019 with great optimism about the future of tourism in Africa, he began by asking the public if in 2030 the continent would be ready to welcome 21 million international tourists. His own answer to the question was a resounding & # 39; Yes & # 39;. The minister said that "Too often, the true stories of Africa are neither told nor heard" In his statement, a convincing collaboration between African countries, the minister added that "We must work together to replace the sometimes negative discourse of Africa with the real story of so many moving countries, of people who innovate and evolve with confidence.".
President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosaduring his speech to Africa Travel Indaba 2019, suggested that "We are citizens of the world physically separated by borders. We are, however, united by our affinity and our love for this great continent that constitutes Africa, cradle of humanity ". He then explained that "We need to reduce the cumbersome and often unnecessary bureaucratic red tape faced by tourists wishing to visit our country. This requires us to streamline our tourist visa regime. We are radically reorganizing the visa waiver for the rest of the world and putting in place a world-clbad electronic visa system. " The statement revealed that the continent is currently working to reform visa systems for travelers wishing to travel to various key locations of African tourism.
South African Tourism West Africa hosted trade and media representatives as well as stakeholders from Nigeria and Ghana during a pre-tour in the provinces of Gauteng and Limpopo, South Africa. The organization aimed to strengthen existing partnerships and collaboration on the continent, as delegates had a thrilling experience discovering the beautiful city of Pretoria as they exploded their adrenaline at the party. Adventure area in Cullinan for a day of fun activities such as Ziplining, cycling and archery. Entabeni Game Reserve in Limpopo where they had the chance to see some of the "Big 5" and to be in touch with nature. And Durban as they were going shopping at the famous Victoria Street Market nicknamed the oldest market in Durban.
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