Top-producing buyers, specialised in selling Africa or showing potential to sell Africa, will be considered for the hosting programme.
Please complete the application and answer all questions as completely as you can. The organising team may need to contact you for further details to support your application.
Hosted Buyer approvals are done in batches, in consultation with a selection committee.
Flight Reimbursement:
Contribution towards your travel expenses, provided all hosting criteria is met (up to an agreed maximum amount per region based on approximately 50% of flight costs)
Hotel:
Hotel accommodation for 4 nights, bed & breakfast basis
Official Transfers:
Transfers between the airports, hotels, event venue and official events
Show access:
Admission to Essence of Africa on all 3 event days
Meeting Schedule:
Access to the online diary system for 40 pre-scheduled appointments
Access to Networking Events:
Daily lunch and networking catering (coffee breaks and sundowners).
Please note dinners are excluded from the hosting programme and are for the individual buyers’ accounts.
Destination fams:
Educational experiences offered by our exhibitors
Essence of Africa is a significant investment of time and opportunity for our travel community.
Once your application is accepted, you’ll be invited to confirm your place by paying a EUR150 refundable commitment fee.
This will be refunded in full per the following schedule:
Hosted Buyers – Within 7 days of all travel documents being provided
Partially Hosted & Non Hosted Buyers – Within 7 days of the event concluding, for buyers who attend all pre-scheduled meetings and key networking functions.
For any questions, please contact our Buyer Team on buyer@eoa.travel
Explore a curated selection of Africa’s premier tourism offerings when you attend Essence of Africa as one of our pre-qualified buyers.
Over three days, buyers from key source markets worldwide will engage in up to 36 pre-scheduled appointments with exhibitors from across Africa to foster cooperation and explore business opportunities. You will be able to select and assess the suitability of these meetings before the event.
Evening networking events promise to facilitate relationship building, while a dynamic seminar programme featuring renowned industry leaders will unpack critical issues and trends shaping tourism in Africa.
For any questions, please contact our Buyer Team on buyer@eoa.travel
One of the highlights of Essence of Africa is always the opportunity to experience the destination first-hand. We are delighted to confirm that our hosting partners are currently finalising a selection of exclusive pre-event FAM Trips designed especially for our hosted buyers.
These 2-night / 3-day educational experiences will allow you to discover the island charm, culture and activities of Zanzibar before the Essence of Africa programme begins.
• FAM Trips depart: Saturday, 17 October (morning)
• Duration: 2 nights / 3 days
• Destination: Selected experiences across Zanzibar Island
• Arrive at Essence of Africa: Afternoon of Monday, 19 October
• Drop-off location: Diamonds Bijoux – our Essence of Africa event venue
Your FAM Trip will include two nights of hosted accommodation as part of the programme.
As flights into Zanzibar arrive at different times, buyers joining the FAM Trips may wish to arrive on Friday, 16 October. Please note – accommodation on the night of 16 October will be for your own account. We will share a list of recommended hotel options to make planning easy.
Following the Fam Trips, our hosted buyer programme includes four nights of accommodation at the official group hotel.
• Check-in: 19 October
• Departure: 23 October
