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Tourism Emerges as Major Investment and Job Creation Opportunity for South AfricaThe Tourism Growth Partnership Plan (TGPP) sits at the centre of South Africa’s current tourism strategy. Covering the 2025–2030 period, the five-year plan was developed jointly by De Lille’s ministry and private-sector partners, led on the industry side by the South African Tourism Business Council, and formally endorsed by Cabinet.

Tourism Emerges as Major Investment and Job Creation Opportunity for South Africa

Published October 1, 2026 by Staff Writer

At the 2026 South African Tourism Investment Summit in Sandton, Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille positioned tourism as a major engine of investment and job creation, as the country looks…

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£4.3 Billion in a Bank Holiday Weekend: Inside Britain’s Domestic Tourism Boom — and the Strategy Behind ItTourism contributes £147 billion annually to the UK economy, equivalent to approximately 5 per cent of national GDP when direct and supply-chain impacts are included, and supports 2.4 million jobs.

£4.3 Billion in a Bank Holiday Weekend: Inside Britain’s Domestic Tourism Boom — and the Strategy Behind It

Published August 30, 2026 by Staff Writer

As 10.6 million Britons prepare to take overnight trips across the UK this August bank holiday, the Tourism Minister is in Blackpool — signalling a government strategy for domestic tourism…

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The $4.4 Billion Staying Home: How Canada Is Turning Domestic Travel Into a Tourism Growth EngineData from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Tourism Data Collective shows that domestic tourism spending reached $23.5 billion in early 2026, up five per cent year on year and standing at 152 per cent of 2019 levels.

The $4.4 Billion Staying Home: How Canada Is Turning Domestic Travel Into a Tourism Growth Engine

Published August 12, 2026 by Staff Writer

As Canadians rethink cross-border holidays and redirect more of their travel spending towards destinations at home, a powerful shift is taking shape in the national visitor economy — one that…

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Beyond Two Events: AITEC World’s Cotonou Declaration and the Case for Africa’s Tourism FutureThe 2nd Africa Tourism Dialogue (ATD 2026) will be held from 12–14 November 2026 at the headquarters of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as the official tourism programme of Africa Celebrates 2026.

Beyond Two Events: AITEC World’s Cotonou Declaration and the Case for Africa’s Tourism Future

Published July 28, 2026 by Staff Writer

From Cotonou to London and Addis Ababa, AITEC World has unveiled two initiatives that are less about events than about repositioning Africa’s place in the global tourism economy. Africa (Tourism…

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Tanzania’s $4.41 Billion Tourism Economy: Why the Numbers Tell a Bigger Story Than the HeadlinesThe Bank of Tanzania, in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics, has published the 2025 International Visitors' Exit Survey Report, offering the clearest picture yet of how international tourism is reshaping the country's economy.

Tanzania’s $4.41 Billion Tourism Economy: Why the Numbers Tell a Bigger Story Than the Headlines

Published July 17, 2026 by Staff Writer

The Bank of Tanzania’s 2025 International Visitors’ Exit Survey reveals a destination that is no longer simply attracting more visitors—it is steadily increasing visitor value, strengthening tourism receipts, and offering…

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What Gets Measured Gets Done: Why the UN’s 2026 SDG Report Is the Most Important Tourism Document You Haven’t ReadThe United Nations' 2026 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Report reveals why tourism has become central to measuring sustainable development—and why every destination, government, tourism business, and industry leader should be paying close attention.

What Gets Measured Gets Done: Why the UN’s 2026 SDG Report Is the Most Important Tourism Document You Haven’t Read

Published July 10, 2026 by Staff Writer

The United Nations’ 2026 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Report reveals why tourism has become central to measuring sustainable development—and why every destination, government, tourism business, and industry leader should be…

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