African Travel & Tourism Sector to Recover by Nearly a Third, WTTC Says

WTTC | November 23, 2021

London, UK – November 23, 2021 – Latest research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the African Travel & Tourism sector is set to experience a year or year growth of just 27.7% this year, below the global average. WTTC says travel restrictions imposed by key source markets such as the UK, which saw countries such as South Africa, Tunisia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Egypt and Kenya on its damaging ‘red list’ for travel, have prevented people from travelling, hindering the sector’s recovery across Africa. Research by WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, shows that in 2019...