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Top Tips for exhibitors to take note of for exhibiting at INDABA18 December 2015Whether you’re a first time exhibitor or returning for the numerous times, exhibiting always triggers a thrill of sort. To help you keep to the business of making business, follow these eight tips:
INDABA Wins EXSA Platinum Award18 December 2015South African Tourism is excited to announce that this year’s INDABA has won the Exhibition and Event Association of Southern Africa’s (EXSA) Platinum Award in the Trade Show (10 000 square metre) category.
INDABA 2016: Africa’s Top Travel Show extends INDABA Early Bird Registration4 November 2015Early bird registration extended and various discount structures on offer to qualifying exhibitors.
South African Tourism openly welcomes recommended Immigration Regulations27 October 2015We welcome the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Immigration Regulations which was led by the Deputy President, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa. We believe that the recommendations will go a long way in easing tourism into South Africa as well as ensuring that the security of our nation is not compromised.
INDABA 2016: Africa’s Top Travel Show is open for buyer registrations29 September 2015South African Tourism CEO, Mr. Thulani Nzima has announced that Buyer registrations for Tourism INDABA 2016 will open on October 1, 2015.
Africa’s Top Travel Show is open for registrations13 July 2015South African Tourism is pleased to announce that applications for registrations for INDABA 2016 will open today, July 13, 2015 at midnight.
Africa’s Top Travel Show, INDABA 2015 concluded on a high note19 May 2015INDABA 2015 concluded on May 11, 2015. Africa’s Top Travel Show enjoyed great participation from 20 countries from around the African continent.
South African Tourism is gearing up to welcome over 1000 exhibiting companies and more than 2 000 buyers at INDABA 20158 May 2015On the eve of INDABA 2015, delegate numbers for the show are looking excellent.
South African Tourism, FTT and TEP empower small businesses for INDABA 20158 May 2015A strategic partnership between South African Tourism, Fair Trade Tourism Enterprise (FTT) and Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP) empowers small businesses with skills needed to engage buyers at INDABA 2015
INDABA 2015 Bid Parties welcome the world to Tourism INDABA7 May 2015The Tourism INDABA hosts, South African Tourism, and the show’s Bid Parties (KwaZulu-Natal Province, Tourism Kwa Zulu- Natal, City of Durban and the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre) welcome media and trade delegates to Durban for what is set to be an exceptionally productive Tourism INDABA, in celebration of the thriving Pan - African travel and tourism industry.
Emirates and South African Tourism sign Agreement to Explore Joint Marketing Activities4 May 2015DUBAI, U.A.E., 4 MAY 2015 - Emirates, a global connector of people and places, and South African Tourism, the marketing agency for South Africa, today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that will open the way for the development of joint marketing initiatives aimed at growing the number of visitors from the Middle East to South Africa.
Speed Marketing Session at INDABA gives local buisinesses access to quality hosted buyers30 April 2015Two days of robust and engaging speed marketing sessions are on offer at this year’s INDABA trade show.
Get the great travel and tourism stories at INDABA 201529 April 2015With less than a month to go to the 2015 travel and tourism INDABA, more than 517 journalists from around the world were confirmed to come to Africa’s biggest travel tradeshow
Less than twenty days to go to INDABA 201528 April 2015The African travel and tourism sector is looking forward to INDABA 2015
INDABA 2015 has responded to the great demand for the Business Buyers Lounge22 April 2015A bespoke, optimised business environment for INDABA exhibitors to do business with eight quality hosted buyers a day.
Statement between South African Tourism and South African Airways on the recent xenophobic attacks in parts of South Africa20 April 2015South African Tourism and South African Airways condemn the appalling xenophobic attacks taking place in Durban and various locations in our country.
Statement by Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism20 April 2015As Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism, I want to state that I categorically condemn the appalling xenophobic attacks taking place in the various locations in our country.
INDABA 2015: The Online Diary and Matchmaking System fuels growth by 30%, and adds to INDABA 2015 success16 April 2015INDABA 2015 is less than 30 days away, and to date, over 5000 meetings have been scheduled via the Online Diary and Matchmaking System. This is 950 more meetings scheduled this year, compared to last year at this time. This user–friendly service is already giving buyers and exhibitors a platform to plan their INDABA meetings and extract optimal business value from the tradeshow.
South African Tourism announces Chester Williams as Welcome! Ambassador at INDABA 201514 April 2015Chester Williams, the former Springbok rugby great, star winger of the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning squad, coach of the 2002 World Sevens Series runner up team AND all round great guy, has been secured by South African Tourism as their ambassador for the “Make someone’s day” campaign for INDABA 2015.
INDABA 2015: Africa's top travel show reaches the 90% mark10 April 2015INDABA exhibitor numbers are 30 percent up, hosted buyers 100 percent up
Start planning your INDABA 2015 today with the Online Diary and Matchmaking System23 March 2015More than 900 meetings already scheduled for INDABA 2015 using the INDABA Business Matchmaking Programme: start planning your INDABA 2015 today with the Online Diary and Matchmaking System.
INDABA provides the opportunity for exhibitors to get maximum exposure5 March 2015Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism, which has been exhibiting at INDABA for over 20 years, is gearing up to take advantage of Africa’s biggest travel trade platform again in 2015.
INDABA 2015 African Exhibitor Profile: Shearwater Victoria Falls24 February 2015INDABA exhibitor Shearwater looks forward to INDABA 2015
INDABA 2015: Here’s why you can’t miss it18 February 2015INDABA 2015, the biggest travel and tourism trade show on the African continent, is around the corner and tourism businesses are preparing to showcase their products and services to global buyers
INDABA 2015 promises better matchmaking – and a great time17 February 2015INDABA offers exhibitors a matchmaking system where they are able to set up meetings with hosted buyers.
INDABA exhibitors called to put the best of their product offerings forward for the Pre and Post Tours13 February 2015SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM invites all South African travel and tourism exhibitors who are registered for this year’s Tourism INDABA 2015 to design pre and post INDABA tours for media, trade and buyer delegates attending the show this year.
Be inspired by the TECHZone at INDABA201511 February 2015The INDABA 2015 TECHZone promises to show you ways in which technology can enhance your business and work in the travel industry.
INDABA 2015 exhibitors already on board09 February 2015More than 400 exhibitors have applied for INDABA 2015
INDABA 2015, a platform to optimise African tourism business growth23 January 2015South African Tourism CEO, Mr Thulani Nzima: "Every single INDABA element must give exhibitors an unrivalled and effective platform to showcase their products and services, and to do business. INDABA belongs to them"
Tourism Minister announces INDABA 201527 Noveber 2014Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom has announced that Africa’s Top Travel Tradeshow, INDABA 2015, will take place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban from 9 to 11 May next year.