Africa Tourism Partners has announced the top five finalists of the Africa Tourism Leadership Awards (ATLA 2023), the organisers revealed.
According to the organisers of the epoch-making tourism event, over 200 nominations for the nine categories were received from across the African continent for awards that ran from 23 June to 15 August 2023. “That was followed by a rigorous adjudication process by an international panel of judges to select the top five finalists.”
The Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards categories are as follows.
• Leading in Progressive Policies’ Award
• Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award
• Outstanding Africa Tourism Media & Marketing Award
• Championing Sustainability Award
• Most Innovative Business Tourism Destination Award
• Outstanding Accommodation Facility / Group Award
• Outstanding Tourism Transportation Award
• Destination Africa – Lifetime Award
Announcement of the winner, first and second runner-up is scheduled for 06 October 2023 at an Awards Gala Dinner in Gaborone Botswana. The programme preceding the Awards Gala Dinner will include among others, a high-level trading day and training (B2B sessions, desktop exhibition, destination showcase, tourism entrepreneurship Masterclasses), networking cocktails, AfCFTA Forum on Tourism, Creative Arts and Cultural Industries and the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum sessions. These will take place from 03 to 06 October 2023.
Over 500 physical participants from across the world including thought leaders, media, travel trade, industry practitioners, hoteliers, policy-makers, renowned experts and are expected to attend the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum & Awards (ATLF) 2023 in Gaborone, Botswana.
The organisers in a release made available to REPORTERS AT LARGE on Thursday, revealed that space is available to register for physical attendance, one-on-one B2B sessions, desk-top exhibitions and destination showcases. Interested participants can register at the organisation’s website.
About Africa Tourism Partners
African Tourism Partners (ATP) – is a UNWTO-affiliated award-winning Pan-African tourism development and strategic destination marketing advisory firm. The firm specializes in tourism and MICE strategy formulation, investment facilitation and promotion, research, master planning and destination market development and capacity building across Africa’s travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation and golf sub-industries.
