Largest tourism show hits Durban
Durban braces for thousands of visitors as the Indaba weekend nears.
FROM Saturday, Durban will play host to Africa’s biggest gathering of tourism exhibitors, buyers and industry stakeholders for the annual Indaba travel and trade show.
The annual event is billed as Africa’s largest tradeshow, which brings exhibiting tourism product owners from the continent to meet and do business in the city. Indaba 2016 takes place from 7 to 9 May at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre.
“We have always promoted Indaba as a business-facilitating platform for tourism product owners who want to capitalise on tourism’s growth. This platform allows exhibitors to put Africa’s incomparable tourism offerings on the continental and global centre stage by facilitating business meetings with reputable buyers enthusiastically looking for the next best destination or African tourism product offering to include in their portfolios,” said Sthembiso Dlamini, acting chief executive officer of South African Tourism.
More than 700 exhibitors have registered for Indaba and 13 000-plus people are expected to attend. This year marks 36 years that the event has been held.
