Travel Information


 

 Self DrivingCamping

 
 

Embarking on a camping trip in Botswana requires a good deal of planning and preparation. You will be going to remote areas, accessible only by four-wheel drive, where water, petrol or food may not be available.


 

 Time To Visit

 
 

Botswana is an all-year round destination. The two distinctive seasons give varied all round terrific experiences.


 

 Going Green

 
 

Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) promotes best practice management systems across all tourism industry sectors to facilitate environmentally sustainable tourism development.

Why attend?

 

Explore highly relevant plenary sessions led by the Honourable Minister of Environment and Tourism, Botswana Government bodies as well as the industry’s top experts and thought leaders representing a wide range of disciplines within the tourism and financial services industries.

Unrivalled networking opportunities:
     
  • Multilateral investors/tourism developers meetings.
  • Build business relationships within the Global Tourism Private Sector
Have access to:
     
  • Development finance for Multilateral and development bank project pipeline owners.
  • Government officials responsible for the implementation of priority projects.

Who will attend?



The Summit will be attended by:

 
  • Heads of State
  • Tourism Ministers
  • Government Bodies and Policymakers
  • Destination Management Companies/li>
  • Hoteliers & Airline Companies
  • Tourism & Hotel Project Developersv
  • International Tourism Brands
  • Finance Institutions & Investment Banks
  • Fintech and Technology service providers
  • Private Equity Firms and Institutional Investors
  • International Tourism Groups and other targeted stakeholder

Delegates will have the chance to attend, visit and participate in:

 
  • Networking sessions to seize projects and expressions of interest & to develop LOIs and MOUs.
  • Access to development finance for project pipeline owners.
  • Access to government officials responsible for the implementation of priority projects.
  • Parallel sessions presenting national project insights.
  • Investors speed networking for those looking into advanced talks on opportunities.
  • Build business relationships with tourism developers and international partners.

Vibrant Tourism Outlook

 

The travel and tourism industry of Botswana contributed 12.5% of the country’s GDP before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. It has since recovered rapidly, bouncing back to 8% and 7.7% of Botswana’s total jobs in 2021. The sector is a major source of foreign currencies with 515 million US dollars flowing in last year (26% of total exports). The future looks bright as the country is diversifying its inbound tourism markets from its traditional Southern African base to European countries.

Steering Committee

Hon. Phildah Kereng
Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Botswana more…
Dr. Taleb Rifai Chairman ITIC & Former Secretary General United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) more…

Meet our Steering Committee Members
Gerald Lawless
WTTC Ambassador,
Former Chairman of WTTC, Former President & Group CEO of Jumeirah Group more…
Paul Hoskins
Managing Director
Fulcrum Travel Marketing+PR more…

Ibrahim Ayoub
ITIC Organiser &
CEO Daiichi Display more…
ITIC Speaker
Cuthbert Ncube
Executive Chairman
Africa Tourism Board
more…
ITIC Speaker
Christopher Rodrigues, CBE
Chairman
Port of London Authority more…
ITIC Speaker
Ian Goldin
Professor of Globalisation and Development
University of Oxford & Former Vice-President, World Bank more…

and other selected leaders of the Travel and Tourism & Financial Services sectors to join the Steering Committee