African travel, tourism can grow by another $168bn with the right efforts – WTTC

The World Travel & 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, depending on three key 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.