Africa > East Africa’s leading tourism fair kicks off

Africa: East Africa’s leading tourism fair kicks off

2017/05/29

East Africa’s leading tourism exhibition, the Karibu Travel and Tourism equitable (KTTF) kicked off today in Tanzania’s sprawling northern tourist city of Arusha.

The KTTF 2017 is the premier East African regional tourism show and one of the top two “must visit” events of its kind in Africa with a superb, fasten, and additional convenient venue in a natural setting with an ideally-designed layout – the biggest and only outdoor tourism equitable in Africa.

Standing as the majority competitive and dedicated travel market that brings the Eastern and Central African region and the world under one roof, providing overseas tour agents with an ideal platform to maximizing their networking opportunities, KTTF is taking off this Friday and will close on Sunday.

Organizers said the event has attracted exhibitors who area regional in-bound tour operators and tourist boards, inclunding camping and safari companies.

Others are service providers for wildlife lodges and hotels, local and regional airlines, inclunding supporting travel trade services providers, manufacturers, and suppliers of tourist equipment.

KTTF represents a major business platform and contracting opportunity for long-established businesses in Tanzania and across East Africa, reflecting the ongoing increase in the tourism industry and in the world and domestic sphere.

According to organizers, delegates and international buyers will enjoy the benefit of exclusive access on the “Trade Only Day,” which as well includes a private, corporate cocktail on the initial day of the event.

KTTF has become “the place to meet,” for the African travel industry partners with others from around the world.

Organizers of the equitable, the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO), said 2017 would as well be directed to tap the rich and strong American and European safari markets, and as well the upcoming Chinese and Southeast Asian outlets.

The United States of America is Tanzania’s number one source market for quality and high-spending tourists.

Track record shows that Karibu equitable has been pulling in additional participants each year. Last year, the equitable attracted an attendance of over 5,000 trade visitors with 250 exhibitors.

Traditional exhibitors are from the United Kingdom, South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. A number of travel and tourism agents come from Germany, Australia, Holland, Canada, South Africa, Britain, and the United States.

The equitable is as well aimed at creating opportunities for international visitors and overseas tour agents to meet and network with members of the East African tourism industry; bring new destinations, facilities, and products to the attention of overseas tour agents; and facilitate opportunities for overseas tour agents to visit the national parks and properties.

For the completed years, Karibu equitable has generated direct spending in the local economy, created direct and indirect employment by assisting development of small and medium enterprises, built alliances with neighboring East African member nations, and brought together key tourism stakeholders through combined efforts to promote regional tourism.

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