Thembela Venue, Richards Bay,
South Africa
and infrastructure in Africa.
About Conference
The Tourism Investment Forum Africa
The Tourism Investment Forum Africa (TIFA) provides the ultimate platform for destinations to accelerate their economic growth ambitions by promoting and profiling investment opportunities
Global Vision, Local Action
Built on the principle of “a global platform for local action,” TIFA seeks to shine a spotlight on secondary and tertiary cities and regions, showcasing them as premier investment and tourism hubs. By positioning these regions for sustainable growth, TIFA helps drive their economic ambitions while providing access to critical capital, networks, and strategic insights on investment in trade-in-services sectors
such as tourism.
Fuelling Broader Economic Impact
Beyond tourism, TIFA fosters investment across other sectors that contribute directly and indirectly to the business travel and tourism economy. From nurturing start-ups to supporting established businesses, TIFA seeks to catalyse regional economic development and expand business opportunities in host destination and participating destinations.
Programme Themes
- Collaborative Business Exchange
- Trade Finance Exchange
- Enabling Tourism Through Infrastructure Investment
- Africa’s Tourism Demand and Investment Landscape
- Innovating Project Financing
- Tourism & Hospitality Ventures
- Tourism and Real Estate
- Partnerships for Sustainable Sub-Sovereign Investment Growth
- Tourism, Film, Culture and Place Branding
- Investing in People, Plane and Prosperity
- Technology and Innovation in the Age of AI
Event Format
Day 1
- Project Site Visits
- Start Up Pavilion
- SME Business
- Exchanges
- SME Exhibition
Day 2
- Conference
- Investment Opportunity Presentations
- SME Exhibition
Day 3
- Conference
- SME Exhibition
Tourism and Infrastructure Investment:
Driving Economic Transformation and Enhancing
Community Well-Being
WHAT WE SEEK TO ACHIEVE
Built on the principle of “a global platform for local action,” TIFA seeks to profile and promote secondary and tertiary cities and regions, showcasing them as premier investment, tourism and business events hubs. By positioning these regions for sustainable growth, TIFA helps drive their economic ambitions while providing access to critical capital, networks, and strategic insights on investment in trade-in-services sectors such as tourism.
ATTENDEES
- Project owners and sponsors
- Policy makers
- Departments of Tourism
- Tourism Promotion Agencies/Entities
- Trade and investment Promotion Agencies
- International and Local speakers
- Invited local and international investors
- Development Finance Institutions
- Financial institutions
- Private Equity Companies
- Venture Capital Companies
- Policy Makers/Government
- Small Enterprise Development Agencies
- Businesses in the tourism, hospitality & travel sectors
- Local municipality and district project
promoters - Universities
- Research institutes
- Business chambers
- Foreign missions representatives
- Business leaders
- Investors
- Financial institutions
- Construction firms
- Equipment manufacturers
- Tour operators
- Consulting firms
- Media.
