Village and township tourism makes its mark at travel indaba

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KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film CEO Sbusiso Gumbi says he is satisfied and proud that this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba was successful. Gumbi was updating members of the media on the final day of the expo. It’s the largest tourism expo in Africa. This year it had 1 300 exhibitors, interacting with 1 200 buyers from 55 countries worldwide. Gumbi says the event’s contribution to the city’s economy has increased by almost 6% compared to last year’s…

Village and township tourism makes its mark at travel indaba

By Simon Nare The SA Township and Village Tourism Association is going up a notch at the Africa’s Travel Indaba underway in Durban, by creating a platform for its members to interact directly with international buyers and businesses at the exhibition. SATOVITO executive director Lusanda Fibi told Inside Travel that the organisation invited businesses from villages and townships who normally do not exhibit, to attend the indaba and share their st…