The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) estimates that the African travel and tourism sector could add $168-billion to the continent’s economy and create more than 18-million new jobs, if it implements the right policies to unlock yearly growth of 6.5% in the sector.
The WTTC, together with government technology services provider VFS Global, finds in a report on the continent’s travel and tourism sector that it welcomed 84-million international travellers in 2019, which contributed $186-billion to the continent’s economy.
The WTTC and VFS have partnered to uncover the extensive opportunities that travel and tourism offers in Africa, including by publishing a report on their findings.
Currently, the African travel and tourism sector provides employment for 25-million people, which comprises 5.6% of all jobs in the region.
The sector has already more than doubled since 2000, with more potential that can be unlocked with the right policies.