Mzanzitravel Magazine - Issue 9

News & Information
Africa’s largest tourism trade fair now
open for registration
The continent’s largest tourism trade fair, Africa’s Travel Indaba, is now open for
registration. The annual event, previously known as Indaba, will run from May
8-10 under the banner “Africa’s Stories, Your Success” at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli
Convention Centre in Durban. Owned and managed by South African Tourism,
Africa’s Travel Indaba has over the past 37 years established itself as the continent’s
premier tourism trade show.
Zambian Embassy successfully conducts
U.S first quarter tourism shows
Global
UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative on
Wildlife and Tourism launches Media
Award
The UNWTO/Chimelong Media Award seeks to recognize the most
committed and original purveyors of news and stories related to wildlife
conservation and tourism. “To engage the media and to recognize the work
of journalists in the coverage of wildlife and sustainable tourism.” This is
the ultimate goal of the Media Award announced by the World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO) on the occasion of Wildlife Day celebrated on
3 March. The UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative aims to promote the value
of tourism for wildlife conservation and also includes training to tourism
administrations and to media on the theme.
The UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative is being implemented between 2017 and
2019 and aims at engaging key stakeholders like the media and tourism
administrations in fostering sustainable tourism as a means to protect
wildlife. Seven African countries (Republic of Guinee, Niger, Republic of
Congo, Botswana, Benin, Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo) hosted
in 2017 activities of the UNWTO/Chimelong Initiative. Over 100 tourism
officers and 50 media professionals have enhanced their capacities and
understanding on wildlife through these activities.
Source: Travel Daily News
The Embassy of Zambia in Washington D.C has successfully participated in three
largest annual travel and adventure tourism shows in the United States of America.
Zambia’s Ambassador to the U.S His Excellency Dr. Ngosa Simbyakula, S.C. says
the Mission’s active participation in the shows has raised Zambia’s tourism profile
to over 100,000 U.S. travel agents, tour operators and potential tourists who visited
the country’s stand at the Travel and Adventure shows that have been held in
Washington, Chicago and Los Angeles. Dr. Simbyakula said Zambia has hit record
high in promoting its tourism industry to the U.S market. He reiterated the need for
the Embassy to continue participating in these largest tourism shows as one of the
strategies to attract more tourists from the U.S. into Zambia.
Source: CNBC Africa / APO
Transpay expands global payouts to
Australia, NZ and South Africa
Transpay, the cross-border payments platform, has announced the expansion of its
service offering to include direct-to-bank deposits in Australia, New Zealand, and
South Africa. Transpay clients are now able to send local currency payouts directly into
bank accounts in these countries. According to 2017 data from the World Bank and the
International Labor Organization, self-employment rates in Australia, New Zealand,
and South Africa range between 14.4 and 17.6 percent. As professional services
continue to globalize with the rise of online marketplaces, the ability to receive mass
payments from overseas partners without excessive or unexpected transaction fees
presents an economic benefit to individuals, businesses, and their national economies
alike.
Source: Finextra
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