Malawi would host second International Tourism Expo this year in April in order to market its tourism sector globally.
Henry Mussa, Malawi Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, said this to journalists in Lilongwe when he toured some establishments under his Ministry.
The International Tourism Expo 2018 known as “Takulandirani” is expected to run from April 26 to 28, 2018 and attract local and international exhibitors.
Last year, Malawi hosted the first ever International Tourism Expo where it received a lot of support from various tourism operators locally, regionally and internationally.
“We were impressed with how the 2017 Tourism Expo was conducted and managed and we need to move forward to involve more players in the sector globally as one way of putting the country on the world tourism map,” Mussa explained.
He pointed out that the Expo provides the country an opportunity to see how it could develop the industry by sharing experiences and challenges with other countries within the region and oversees.
“We are planning to have a very attractive Expo and we are encouraging local and international exhibitors to come and patronize the 2018 Expo-Takulandirani for the mutual benefit,” Mussa outlined.
The minister said that the government needs to look at the management of visa issues and tourism establishments for the country for attracting more visitors.
“We took note of the concerns, and we are working with the Ministry of Home Affairs to see how best this issue could best be tackled for the betterment of the industry. We are hoping that soon we will have answers to the issue,” the Minister added.
This Tourism Expo would be held at a time when Malawi has been named among the top 10 global tourism destinations. Many people in the country viewed that the tourism sector could be the right replacement for the tobacco industry which has been the main foreign exchange earner for the country.
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