Howto unlock Africa’s tourism potential? In order to answer this question and help bridge the gap and offer business and policy leaders with Africa’s biggest opportunities and perspectives in the sector, the Brookings’s Africa Growth Initiative has just released a report entitled “Africa’s tourism potential: Trends, drivers, opportunities, and strategies.”

The impact of Kenya’s recent terrorist attack will be felt greatly by its tourism industry. Terrorism, and insecurity generally, is largelyresponsible for the sector’s poor performance over the last decade.

South Africa’s climate is perfect for tempting tourists. Sunny skies are common. The average temperature is just right for long days on the beach and early morning game drives.

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Successful implementation of the land reform programme has the potential to accelerate the growth of the tourism sector by deflating simmering fears of wanton land grabs and encouraging nervous investors to plough much-needed capital into tourism-related projects, so says, Peter Setou, Chief Executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund, a non-profit organisation that helps beneficiaries of the land reform programme to develop their land in an effective and sustainable way.

Wildlife tourism is a major source of income and livelihood for many rural communities across southern Africa. But it also presents a potential threat to water resources.

In March 26, as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was closing the country’s borders and shutting down tourism to help curb the spread of COVID-19, Kayla Wilkens thought of only one thing: How was she going to feed the elephants?

The impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the R270bn tourism sector has been devastating throughout the industry's value chain, however, there is an opportunity to speed up the recovery of the sector if government can speed up its very slow approval processes and put in place measures to ensure that land reform beneficiaries, especially in the tourism sector, have the much-needed technical and financial support.

 South Africa is pinning its hopes on tourism for an economic recovery.

South Africa is part of a subtropical zone located on the southernmost point of the African continent and can be divided into nine provinces.

The tourism industry is lobbying for its front-line workers to be prioritised in the second phase of the vaccination rollout to reassure travellers of their safety.

One of the fundamental arguments for wildlife tourism in sub-Saharan Africa is that it theoretically offers the ideal sustainable development plan: simultaneously stimulating poor rural economies, offering local value and preserving natural ecosystems.

Latest tourist accommodation statistics show revenue in the sector is still 60% lower than normal.

When nations closed their borders and instituted travel bans and other restrictions on movement, the tourism industry received the world’s attention.

WWF South Africa is delighted to announce that five more wine farms have been welcomed into its prestigious Conservation Champion programme, bringing to 55 the total number of WWF Conservation Champions in the Cape Winelands, which overlaps two major global biodiversity hotspots – the Cape Floral Kingdom and the Succulent Karoo.

The government has ignored a plea for assistance from South Africa’s leading inbound tourism organisation, for urgent intervention to unblock a “bureaucratic debacle” that is strangling the industry.

In a constant effort to increase revenue streams and diversify their operations, farmers are constantly looking at new opportunities.

"There is little that I could add to the brilliant outlook that my colleague Elmarie Rabe, chairperson of the South African Wine Routes Forum (SAWRF) and head of Stellenbosch Wine Routes, shared on wine tourism and wine trends in 2024," says Marisah Nieuwoudt, wine tourism manager at South Africa Wine.

For several years now, Robin Shaw has taken groups on an immersion tour of South African wineries, showing them everything from tasting rooms to architectural wonders.

South Africa, a nation rich in natural beauty, cultural diversity, and economic potential, has long grappled with systemic challenges that hinder its growth.