The Annual Africa Tourism Evening
By Invitation Only

The Annual
Africa Tourism Evening

By the trade · For the trade

No stands. No appointments.The Annual Africa Tourism Evening is a relaxed, professional evening where Africa's leading experiences spend real time with the UK travel trade.

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Save the Date
Friday
19
June 2026
The Annexe
at The Champagne Bar
116 Pall Mall · London SW1Y 5ED
Co-Hosted by

3Sixty · Africa In Your Hands · African Bush Camps · An African Anthology · Asilia · Bespoke Earth · Elewana · Ethos Marketing · Fothergill · Gobble · Hemingways · Kusa Connect · Radisson · Rovos Rail · Talking Stick · The Perfections Group

Sixteen brands. Hosting as equal partners.
Who's in the Room

Sixteen co-hosts. A room of fifty.

The Co-Hosts

Africa's tourism brands

Sixteen co-hosts, hosting as equal partners — the lodges, camps, hotels, DMCs, rail, and sales & marketing partners that the UK trade actually books their clients with.

  • Safari lodges and tented camps
  • Hotels and luxury rail
  • Destination management companies
  • Sales & marketing partners
  • Specialist hospitality brands
  • African travel marketing agencies
The Guests

The UK travel trade

The tour operators, safari specialists, luxury travel designers and product managers who place UK clients on African experiences every week of the year.

  • UK outbound tour operators
  • Specialist Africa travel agencies
  • Luxury travel designers
  • Homeworking specialists
  • Product managers
  • Travel trade press
The Platform

Know the room before you walk in.

Every co-host and guest gets access to the AATE directory — see who else is in the room, build your profile, and arrive with a few people you already want to meet.

  • 1
    The directoryFull profiles for every co-host and guest. Filterable by country, region, and what they sell or buy.
  • 2
    Your profileBuild your profile with what you sell or buy, the regions you focus on, and what you're hoping to take away from the evening.
  • 3
    Import from RepBudAlready on RepBud? One click and your profile imports — no re-typing what you've already filled in there.
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    On the nightMobile app for iOS and Android. Browse the room, mark who you've met, exchange details with a tap.
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Request an invitation.

The Annual Africa Tourism Evening is by invitation only. If you're a UK trade buyer interested in attending, or an Africa-based brand interested in co-hosting a future evening, drop us a line and we'll be in touch.

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