Hosted Buyer Program and Application

Why attend?

• Its Africa’s top travel and tourism exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere
• Keep abreast of global trends and new developments within the in African tourism and travel industry
• Meet industry stakeholders and decision makers face to face
• Conduct business with new and existing clients
• Gain competitive advantage with a view to becoming market leaders
• Meet with over 1800 exhibitors from a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors
• Opportunity to network with key decision makers and stakeholders on an exciting and informative platform

Not only can you meet and network with the industry's key role players and decision-makers, but also consider all the continents leisure tourism options and negotiate the best deals on these products, all in one place.

Program Includes

• Economy class flights from selected destinations (restrictions apply)
• 3 night stay in a 4 star hotel
• Transfers airport - hotel - exhibition
• Access hosted buyer lounge (complimentary refreshments and WIFI)
• Invitation to different networking functions (restrictions apply)
• Easy to use Online Diary and other digital platform/service
• Outstanding educational opportunities (restrictions apply)

Request to Hosted Buyers

We ask all hosted buyers to schedule and attend a minimum of 8 appointments per day, these being:

• individual appointments with exhibitors of their choice
• pre-scheduled conveyor belt appointments
• pre-scheduled group appointments (where applicable)
• pre-scheduled presentations

The aforementioned appointments can be scheduled via the online diary system. The Online Diary also has a search functionality to filter by exhibitor, category, country and region making it easy for buyers to book all their appointments in advance.

• Hosted Buyers also agree to making themselves available for any meetings and marketing events as SA Tourism deems appropriate and relevant.

Program Excludes

• Meals and any personal extras including telephone, mini-bar, WIFI etc. (these should be settled directly with the hotel upon your departure)
• Hotel upgrades / flight upgrades
• Taxi fares if arriving / departing outside Hosted Buyer Program dates
• Visa application fees
• Travel Insurance

Application and Registration Form

Please note that that your registration is not an invitation but an opportunity to consider your application as a hosted buyer. Successful applicants will be notified within 7 days of receiving your application.