World Travel Market (WTM) Africa 2019 opened today on a high note with thousands of travel professionals visiting from across the globe to attend the leading event for the travel industry in Africa.

WTM delivers the leading global events for the travel industry. One of six shows in the WTM portfolio, the Africa show was launched in 2014 to bring the benefits and opportunities of the global industry expertise to travel professionals in this region.

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Taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, nearly 5,880 travel industry professionals are attending Africa’s leading and only business to business (B2B) exhibition for inbound and outbound Africa travel and tourism markets.

Mirrored on WTM flagship events WTM London and Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, WTM Africa delivers a proven mix of hosted buyers, media, pre-scheduled appointments, on-site networking, evening functions and invited travel trade visitors.

Beyond the event, WTM continues to help professionals in the African travel industry to drive commercial success with all-year-round access to make connections, industry news and developments, trends and technologies from around the world.

Through industry networks, global reach, and regional focus, WTM Africa creates personal and business opportunities providing customers with quality contacts, content, and communities.