Tour Operators Set for Accra Weizo Travel Expo

Organisers of Accra Weizo travel Exhibition have announced that over 70 tour operators and travel professionals will be attending the 3rd Edition taking place on May 26 and 27.

The tour operators will be hosted to a familiarization trip by Ghana Tourism Authority from May 23 to 25. They will visit the famous Cape Coast of Ghana where GTA has lined up activities to entertain them. Some of the tour operators will also be hosted at Ridge Royal at Cape Coast.

A welcome dinner will be hosted by GTA in Accra after a city tour, while La Palm and Kempinski Hotels will host foreign delegates to cocktails and dinner.

Accra Weizo is targeted at the growing travel business in West Africa and is a sister event of the annual Akwaaba African Travel Market held in Lagos.

Despite being the most populous region in Africa with over 350 million people, West Africa receives the least number of tourists while also generating the highest number of outbound travellers In Africa.

One of the goals of Accra Weizo travel fair is to encourage West Africans to travel within the region and help generate tourism revenue.

Themed “Seamless Travel in West Africa”, this year’s edition will be held over two days. The first day will be a seminar on Aviation while the second day will be dedicated to digital training on the use of social media to grow travel business with portals such as Trip Advisor, Google, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

One hundred leading tourism personalities in West Africa will be honored at Accra Weizo. The list of leading players in the industry includes representation from Senegal, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria.

The event is supported by Jedidah Promotions, Africa World Airlines, South Africa Tourism, Medview Airlines, Ridge Royal Hotel Cape Coast, Air Peace, La Palm Royal, Kempinski Hotel, Staple Tours, TOUGHA and atqnews.com.