30th of April – seminar: Invest in tourism in Africa

Why should you consider investing in the tourism sector in African countries? In partnership with Virke – the enterprise federation of Norway, NABA welcome Norwegian companies and investors to a morning seminar Wednesday 30th of April from 08:30 – 10:30 at Virke, Henrik Ibsens gate 90.Tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors of the world economy: The tourism sector in Africa is ripe for development. Arrivals to Sub Saharan Africa have grown over 300% since 1990 with 33.8 million tourists visiting the region in 2012. Receipts from tourism in 2012 amounted to over US$36 billion and directly contributed just over 2.8% to the region’s GDP.Speakers include Mr. Rolf Forsdahl, Travel Trade Director at Virke, Ms. Elin Ersdal, Head of Industrial Partnerships at Norfund, Mr. Svein Wilhelmsen, founder of Basecamp Explorer, Mr. Trygve Sunde Kolderup, Managing Director of Hvitserk and Eventyrreiser and Mr. Marc Myers, investment adviser on tourism in African markets.Join us on April the 30th to discuss opportunities, trends, case studies and key recommendations for successful implementation and partnerships in the region.Register to attend by emailing Ms. Daniella Woldemichael by dw@norwegianafrican.no by 28th of April.