Who is Africa’s most inspiring tourism storyteller?
Entries open for the African Travel & Tourism Awards presented by WTM Africa
Cape Town, 20 July 2022 — Africa Travel Week is on the lookout for the most inspiring and compelling storytellers in the African tourism industry for the African Travel & Tourism Awards presented by WTM Africa. The 2023 Awards will be themed ‘Rooted in Africa and will celebrate those storytellers who are inspiring people to experience Africa.
“The African Travel & Tourism Awards presented by WTM Africa aim to shine a spotlight on expectational individuals and businesses who are shaping and transforming the industry through the tourism stories they tell,” says Megan De Jager (née Oberholzer), RX Africa Portfolio Director: Travel, Tourism & Marketing.
“These annual awards serve as a platform for worthy initiatives to receive well-deserved international recognition, but also to showcase the African continent as a varied destination brimming with soul-stirring experiences.”
Free to enter, the 2023 Awards consists of the following nine categories:
- Most Compelling Tourism Story
- Most Compelling Technology Story
- Most Compelling Agency Story
- Most Compelling Digital Campaign Story
- Most Compelling Responsible Tourism Story
- Most Compelling Adventure Story
- Most Compelling Foodie Story
- Most Compelling Inclusive Story
- Most Compelling Luxury Story
Entries close on 31 January 2023. After that, an independent panel of nine experts will judge entries based on various criteria such as tone, visibility, messaging, and brand or campaign perception.
All nominees will be advised on 28 February 2023, earning a rightful seat at the prestigious Awards dinner. Category winners will be going forward to compete in the International Travel & Tourism Awards presented by World Travel Market London.
“We have seen the world of tourism and events reopen and reignite. Through these awards, we aim to recognise the industry campaigns and initiatives that have played an integral part in the revival and recovery of our beautiful industry. It’s time to celebrate those industry leaders and pioneers who continue to pave the way for others to succeed,” concludes Carol Weaving, MD South Africa for RX Africa.
Interested participants can register their interest via the WTM Africa website here.
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Issued by: Big Ambitions
Contact: Dorine Reinstein
Tel: +27 83 278 8994
Email: dorine@bigambitions.co.za
World Travel Market (WTM) Portfolio comprises leading travel events, online portals and virtual platforms across four continents. The events are:
WTM London, the leading global event for the travel industry, is the must-attend three-day exhibition for the worldwide travel and tourism industry. The show facilitates business connections for the global (leisure) travel community. Senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and international media visit ExCeL London every November, generating travel industry contracts.
Next live event: Monday 7 to 9 November 2022 at ExCel London
Arabian Travel Market (ATM), now on its 29th year, is the leading, international travel and tourism event in the Middle East for inbound and outbound tourism professionals. ATM 2021 showcased over 1,300 exhibiting companies from 62 countries across nine halls at Dubai World Trade Centre, with visitors from more than 140 countries over the four days. Arabian Travel Market is part of Arabian Travel Week. #IdeasArriveHere
Next in-person event: Sunday 8 to Wednesday 11 May 2022, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai
Next virtual event: Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 19th May 2022
https://www.wtm.com/atm/en-gb.html
Arabian Travel Week is a festival of events taking place within and alongside Arabian Travel Market 2022. Providing a renewed focus for the Middle East’s travel and tourism sector, it includes ATM Virtual, ILTM Arabia, Arival Dubai, Influencers’ events and activations, as well as Travel Forward. It also features the ATM Buyer Forums, ATM Speed Networking Events as well as a series of country summits.
https://www.wtm.com/arabian-travel-week/en-gb.html
WTM Latin America takes place annually in the city of São Paulo and attracts around 20,000 tourism professionals during the three-day event. The event offers qualified content together with networking and business opportunities. In this its ninth edition – there have been eight face-to-face events along with a 100% virtual one, which was held in 2021 – WTM Latin America continued to focus on effective business generation, and achieved the advance booking of six thousand meetings that were held between buyers, travel agents and exhibitors in 2022.
Next event: Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 April 2023 – Expo Center Norte, SP, Brazil
WTM Africa launched in 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2022, WTM Africa facilitated more than 7 thousand unique pre-scheduled appointments, an increase of more than 7% compared to 2019 and welcomed more than 6 thousand visitors (unaudited), the same number as in 2019.
Next event: Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 April 2023 – Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
About ATW Connect: Africa Travel Week’s digital arm, is a virtual hub packed to the seams with interesting content, industry news and insights, and the opportunity to hear from experts on a variety of topics in our new monthly webinar series. All with the aim to keep all of us in the travel and tourism industry connected. ATW Connect focuses on inbound and outbound markets for general leisure tourism, luxury travel, LGBTQ+ travel and the MICE/business travel sector as well as travel technology. https://atwconnect.com/
WTM Global Hub, is the new WTM Portfolio online portal created to connect and support travel industry professionals around the world. The resource hub offers the latest guidance and knowledge to help exhibitors, buyers and others in the travel industry face the challenges of the global coronavirus pandemic. WTM Portfolio is tapping into its global network of experts to create content for the hub.
About RX (Reed Exhibitions)
RX is in the business of building businesses for individuals, communities and organisations. We elevate the power of face to face events by combining data and digital products to help customers learn about markets, source products and complete transactions at over 400 events in 22 countries across 43 industry sectors. RX is passionate about making a positive impact on society and is fully committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our people. RX is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. www.rxglobal.com
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