Dates: 10 – 12 October 2011
Venue: Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), Harare
Background
Sanganai/Hlanganani – World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair is an annual Tourism Trade Fair organized by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority and this year it will be held at Exhibition Park, Harare. It showcases the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world. The Fair is the successor of Shanyai/Vakatshani, the Zimbabwe International Travel Expo (ZITE) that was held annually at the Harare International Conference Centre.
ZITE started as a small expo in 1982 and grew over the years to become one of Africa’s leading tourism showcases by 2007. The first, second and third editions of Sanganai were a resounding success and exhibitors including the leading African destinations and major world tourism markets such as South Africa, Botswana, Malaysia, China, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Indonesia, Italy and many others. The editions have seen the whole world converging in Zimbabwe in the form of high calibre international buyers as well as exhibitors, hence achieving its main purpose of bringing the world to Africa, “Where the world meets Africa”. The fourth edition will be held in the Capital city, Harare and is expected to ride on the successes gained by the previous editions and is therefore an opportunity not to be missed.
The Fair will target among other exhibitors the following:
- National Tourism Boards
- International Airlines
- Tourism destinations
- Leading Tour Wholesalers, Tour Operators and Travel Agents
- Leading Hotel Chains of the world
- Car Hire and Transport Operators
- Suppliers of goods and services to the tourism industry
- Investors
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING SANGANAI/HLANGANANI
Participants at Sanganai/Hlanganani – World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair stand to derive the following benefits:
- Meet and network (Sanganai) with exhibitors, visiting buyers, investors and suppliers of services to the tourism sector from all over the world.
- The exhibitors will appreciate the wealth and opportunity of their countries’ products & services when they are confronted by others who endure them.
- Establish strategic business partnerships with world tourism players
- Showcase your destination, products and services
- Acquire knowledge about different source markets
- Derive value from well structured, themed and informative International tourism conferences and workshops
- Interact with Travel Media from all corners of the world
THE HOST COUNTRY
ZIMBABWE - A World of Wonders
Zimbabwe is a wonderful, friendly and welcoming destination, situated on a high plateau in Southern Africa and lies between the Zambezi and the Limpopo rivers. It is a unique and fascinating tourist destination, endowed with a lot of wonders, such as its warm and friendly people and unique culture, the mighty Victoria Falls, the Great Zimbabwe national monument, its rich history and heritage, pristine wildlife and the Lake Kariba, Matobo and the Eastern Highlands which are counted among the leading tourist attractions found in Africa. These wonders contribute immensely to the high degree of attractiveness that position the destination as a prime tourist destination in the world. It is a landlocked country, bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana. The climate is generally warm, with a daily sunshine average of seven hours all year round.
Zimbabwe is a plural society where people of different races live in harmony. Zimbabweans living in urban areas have a westernized lifestyle, while in the country areas many African traditions have been preserved.