Articles tagged “africa”

The high-end, experiential travel show Pure Life Experience, meant to take place in Marrakesh from 10 to 13 September, has been canceled.

While China's borders are open, group tours are limited. And with reduced flights and visa-processing constraints, global travel will continue to miss the spend and impact of the Chinese traveler.

Ugandan authorities believe that the upgraded airfields will contribute to a major tourism boom at its national parks. But they still need to make more infrastructure improvements to see the visitor surge they envision.

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Airbnb’s Experiences pause, Delta Air Lines’ optimism, and funding roadblocks for African travel entrepreneurs.

Black founders appear to be raising more money with each round, but it’s not nearly enough when it comes to travel tech startups looking to diversify the tourism offering across the African continent.

As direct flights between Mauritius and China haven't resumed yet, Mauritius needs to find ways quickly to convince Chinese tourists to endure enormously long flights to the island if it's to reach its tourism targets for 2023.

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Google’s Instagram inspiration, Club Med’s upscaling, and Malaga’s sustainable tourism support.

Creating tourism models for African countries hinged on sustainable cities sounds like a winning bid to host Expo 2027 — especially if it leads to the event being hosted in Africa eventually. It's the only continent yet to host one.

Reconsidering luxury in the context of experiences across African destinations is about so much more than just a wildlife safari.

Retaining its focus on short-term rentals would probably be the largest contributor to any competitive moat that Airbnb has. Neither of its two largest rivals has that luxury.