Africa Tourism Investment Conference
9 Apr - 10 Apr SAST (+02:00)
Global Stage, Cape Town International Convention Centre
Details
The Africa Tourism Investment Conference, in partnership with JLL, at WTM Africa 2025 will feature a wealth of engaging content, including an overview of economic and tourism trends across the continent, as well as insights from successful investors, development finance institutions (DFIs), local funders, banks, and operators.
Destinations will share best practices for attracting investment, while investors will discuss the challenges and constraints they encounter, along with their successes when support is effective. We will also examine the real estate sector, focusing on hotels, resorts, villas, game lodges, and other accommodations that serve as the foundation for tourism investment, as well as ancillary facilities like golf courses and conference centres.
A key topic will be the ongoing imperative to ensure that tourism operations are sustainable from environmental and resource perspectives, as well as in terms of community involvement and benefits. We will explore how these factors influence investment strategies.
Information
The travel and tourism industry stands as a significant economic driver for numerous African countries, presenting diverse opportunities to foster economic prosperity across the continent. It uniquely positions itself to develop, attract, and enhance economic growth, facilitate cross-border collaboration across the value chain.
Aligned with these objectives, the Africa Tourism Investment Conference endeavours to advance tourism investment and opportunities between African nations and the global community. Our aim is to facilitate discussions among key investors, decision-makers, and African tourism entities, thereby supporting economic development and growth.
Attendees of the Africa Tourism Investment Conference include local and international private sector business leaders, government ministers, senior government officials, development finance institutions, financial institutions, private investors, investment promotion agencies, destination management organisations and members of the diplomatic corps.
09:00 Official Opening of WTM Africa & Registration
10:30 - 12:00 Ministerial Round Table
10:00 - 17:30
Full day Africa Tourism Investment Conference
Organiser
Information
The travel and tourism industry stands as a significant economic driver for numerous African countries, presenting diverse opportunities to foster economic prosperity across the continent. It uniquely positions itself to develop, attract, and enhance economic growth, facilitate cross-border collaboration across the value chain.
Aligned with these objectives, the Africa Tourism Investment Conference endeavours to advance tourism investment and opportunities between African nations and the global community. Our aim is to facilitate discussions among key investors, decision-makers, and African tourism entities, thereby supporting economic development and growth.
Attendees of the Africa Tourism Investment Conference include local and international private sector business leaders, government ministers, senior government officials, development finance institutions, financial institutions, private investors, investment promotion agencies, destination management organisations and members of the diplomatic corps.
09:00 Official Opening of WTM Africa & Registration
10:30 - 12:00 Ministerial Round Table
10:00 - 17:30
Full day Africa Tourism Investment Conference
Organiser
Info
The Africa Tourism Investment Conference, in partnership with JLL, at WTM Africa 2025 will feature a wealth of engaging content, including an overview of economic and tourism trends across the continent, as well as insights from successful investors, development finance institutions (DFIs), local funders, banks, and operators.
Destinations will share best practices for attracting investment, while investors will discuss the challenges and constraints they encounter, along with their successes when support is effective. We will also examine the real estate sector, focusing on hotels, resorts, villas, game lodges, and other accommodations that serve as the foundation for tourism investment, as well as ancillary facilities like golf courses and conference centres.
A key topic will be the ongoing imperative to ensure that tourism operations are sustainable from environmental and resource perspectives, as well as in terms of community involvement and benefits. We will explore how these factors influence investment strategies.