Some exhibitors at the just concluded 2023 Africa\u2019s Travel Indaba (ATI) on Thursday commended the South Africa Tourism (SAT) for a well organised expo.<\/P>
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The exhibitors who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews expressed excitement over sales recorded and business deals sealed at the expo.<\/P>
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NAN reports that the three-day expo witnessed business meetings, conferences, exhibitions, diverse cultural displays, virtual tourism education, nightlife experience and more.<\/P>
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The expo attracted no fewer than 8,000 delegates from across the globe with over 1,000 exhibitors.<\/P>
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Tabitha Muchogu, Sales and Marketing Administration Manager, Heritage Hotels,Kenya, who had been attending the expo for the past 15 years, said significant improvement was observed.<\/P>
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Muchogu said the organisation of the fair was well coordinated and appropriate imformation were consistently and promptly circulated.<\/P>
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She noted that the quality of buyers had also improved tremendously as travel agents known as the buyers had the potential to sell their products.<\/P>
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\u201cNow I can see that we have fewer jokers coming into the exhibition, who one can confidently transact businesses with. I don\u2019t know how this was done but there are great improvements compared to the past editions.<\/P>
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\u201cGoing forward, I would want the South Africa Tourism to consider serving local dishes because what we had was lots of finger foods,\u201d she said.<\/P>
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Also, Julia De Beer, Marketing and Reservations Manager, Siviti Timbavati Plains, said \u201cIt is a great experience here, the exhibition has been a prosperous one, we have made sales.<\/P>
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\u201cI have also been able to learn a lot, for instance, I learnt the real estate business from some other exhibitors around.\u201d<\/P>
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Similarly, Cassilda Ntsane, Group Sales Manager, Premier Hotel in Pretoria, who commended SAT for a well organised expo, advised them to ensure that the number of buyers exceeded that of the exhibitors, going forward.<\/P>
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\u201cThis will ensure that market demand meets supply,\u201d he said.<\/P>
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Frank Udeme from Nigeria, said the expo was beneficial to him because he learnt diverse aspects of African culture.<\/P>
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He urged Africans to keep being friendly with one another and explore more of African boarders during leisure, instead of visiting the western world for tourism.<\/P>
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Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/P>
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