Background SANGANAI/Hlanganani —World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair is an annual Tourism trade fair organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA). It showcases the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world.
The fair is the successor of Shanyai/Vakatshani, the Zimbabwe International Travel Expo (Zite) that was held annually at the Harare International Conference Centre.
Zite started as a small expo in 1982 and grew over the years to become one of Africa’s leading tourism showcases by 2007. The past four editions of Sanganai/ Hlanganani were a resounding success and attracted the leading African destinations and major world tourism markets such as South Africa, Botswana, Malaysia, China, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Indonesia, Italy and many others.
The editions have seen the whole world converging in Zimbabwe in the form of high calibre international buyers as well as exhibitors, hence achieving its main purpose of bringing the world to Africa, “where the world meets Africa”. The 2012 edition will be held in the Capital city, Harare, under the the theme, Celebrating Africa’s Tourism Diversity and is expected to ride on the successes gained by the previous editions and is therefore an opportunity not to be missed.
The fair will target among other exhibitors the following:
- National Tourism Boards
- Embassies
- International airlines
- Tourism destinations
- Leading tour wholesalers, tour operators and travel agents
- Leading hotel chains of the world
- Car hire and transport operators
- Suppliers of goods and services to the tourism industry
- Investors
- Government ministries
- Parastatals
Dates and times: Sanganai/Hlanganani — World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair will run for four days starting on October 18 and ending on October 21 2012. October 18 and 19 are trade days October 20 and 21 are trade and public days Opening times are: 9am – 5pm The fair will be filled with a lot of business and networking opportunities during exhibition hours and a lively social and cultural programme parallel to the exhibition and after hours, providing more opportunities to network. The host country Zimbabwe — a world of wonders. Zimbabwe is a plural society where people of different races live in harmony. Zimbabweans living in urban areas have a westernised lifestyle, while in the country areas many African traditions have been preserved. The host city Harare — The Sunshine and Jacaranda City. The Sunshine and Jacaranda City is the country’s capital, commercial and industrial centre. It is a modern but not so sophisticated city, characterised by flowering trees, colourful parks and contemporary architecture. Harare has direct air access from major regional airports.
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It is only an hour and a half flight from Johannesburg and an hour from the majestic Victoria Falls. There are a number of airlines flying into Zimbabwe.
Harare as a tourist destination possesses so many wonderful tourist places, wonderful and friendly people leaving a warm welcoming effect on all those travelling to this city. Major highlights are the National Heroes Acre, Mbare Msika, The Balancing Rocks, Lake Chivero and the National Art Gallery. The venue Harare International Conference Centre. The Rainbow Towers Harare’s Luxury Hotel and Harare International Conference Centre is a complex that was built 25 years ago and it was formerly known as the Sheraton Harare Hotel and International Conference Centre. The complex hotel is now owned by one of Zimbabwe’s leading hotel groups, the Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG). Pride of the RTG
Tourism Group, this immaculate five star unit is situated in park like gardens on the edge of Harare’s CBD. Rainbow Towers offers excellent facilities including private check-in and express checkout. The hotel comprise of 305 rooms of which 160 are standard rooms. The Conference Centre is the largest and most sophisticated facility in Southern Africa. The Conference Centre is located 17 km from Harare International Airport and one kilometre from the CBD. The HICC has been the home to the predecessor of Sanganai/Hlanganani — World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair, the Zimbabwe International Travel Expo.
Benefits of attending Sanganai/Hlanganani Participants at Sanganai/Hlanganani — World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair stand to derive the following benefits:
- Meet and network (Sanganai) with exhibitors, visiting buyers, investors and suppliers of services to the tourism sector from all over the world.
- Establish strategic business partnerships with world tourism players
- Showcase your destination, products and services
- Acquire knowledge about different source markets
- Derive value from well structured, themed and informative international tourism conferences and workshops
- Interact with travel media from all corners of the world
- Establish strategic partnerships with other destinations/cities,
- Network across ministerial divides
Sanganai/Hlanganani contacts:
For more information on Sanganai/Hlanganani – World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair please contact
HEAD OFFICE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Tourism House, 55 Samora Machel Avenue, Harare TEL: 263 4 780651/4 752570/774709/774760/780365 FAX: 263 4 758826 EMAIL: [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] Website: http://www.sanganaiworldtravel.com
VICTORIA FALLS Zimbabwe Tourism Authority National Parks Town Office Livingstone Way P O Box 103 Victoria Falls Tel: +263 13 44376 Fax: +263 13 44380 Email [email protected]
BULAWAYO Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Coal House 95 RG Mugabe Way P O Box 150 Bulawayo Tel: +263 9 72358/ 72354 Fax: +263 9 72333 Email: [email protected]
BEITBRIDGE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Stand No. 302 Petroport Complex PO Box 63 Beitbridge Tel: +263 86 23640/ 23642 Fax: +263 86 23641 Email: [email protected]
Masvingo Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Hughs Street Second Floor, Zimre Centre Masvingo Tel + 263 39 266241-3 Email: [email protected]
Kariba Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Stand no 487 Observation Building Mahombekombe Kariba Tel: 061 – 2656 Email: [email protected]
GERMANY Zimbabwe Tourist Office Hochstrasse 17-60313 Frankfurt Germany Tel: +49-69-920 7730 Fax:+49 -69 -920 77315 Email: [email protected]
CHINA Zimbabwe Tourist Office Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe 7 Dong San Jie San Li Tun Tel: +861 6532665/ 65325381 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
SOUTH AFRICA Zimbabwe Tourist Office Zimbabwe Tourist office 41 Fl Office Tower Bradford Road, Bedfordview P O Box 751546, Gardenview, 2047 Tel: + 27 11 616 9534/5 Fax: +27 11 616 8692 Email: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM Zimbabwe Tourist Office Zimbabwe High Commission 429 Strand London WC2 Tel: + 44 207 240 6169 Fax: 44 207 240 5465 Email: [email protected]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Zimbabwe Tourist Office 128 East 56 Street New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 486 3444 Fax: +1 212 486 3888 Mobile:+1 212 486 3444 Email: [email protected]
MALAYSIA Zimbabwe Tourist Office Zimbabwe High Commission 124 Jalah Sambilan Taman Amapang Selandcr Darul Ehsan Malaysia Tel: +603 4252 6779/6782/7346 Fax: +603 4251 7252
BRAZIL Trade and Tourism Office Averida Paulista 2073 Ed-horsa 1 Conguto 1919 19th Floor Office No. 19 Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: +55 118 4551 785 Email: [email protected]
Sanganai/Hlanganani 2012 Programmes
October 18: Tourism Business Exchange Forum at Rainbow Towers
Sanganai/Hlanganani Official Opening (afternoon) at Rainbow Towers
Buyers and Media Cocktail (evening) at Cresta Lodge
October19 : Sanganai Awards Cocktail (evening) at Rainbow Towers
October 20: Town Tourism Launch and Street Procession (afternoon) in Highfileds
Tourism Night (evening) at Gwanzura Stadium
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