2023 Event Partners

Cape Town, the Host City of Africa Travel Week, is Africa’s leading festivals and events destination. The city ranks among the world’s top destinations to visit and has all the attributes that appeal to people looking for a great city in which to live, work, study, play and invest. #ThisIsCapeTown

Afrigay Travel is Africa’s leading LGBTQ+ Travel Company. We curate holidays, group tours, adventures, destination weddings & honeymoons for the LGBTQ+ community. We work closely with our travel suppliers to ensure they are trained in LGBTQ+ Sensitivity and Awareness so that our customer get a truly inclusive experience.

The African Travel & Tourism Association (ATTA®) is a member-driven trade association that promotes travel and tourism to Africa and Indian Ocean Islands from all corners of the world. Recognised as the Voice of African and Indian Ocean Islands Tourism, ATTA serves and supports businesses in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands representing buyers and suppliers of tourism product across 26 African and Indian Ocean countries.

Nature Works is a design company home to Duncan Butchart's range of vintage-style posterprints. These depict iconic wildlife areas and prime tourist destinations in Africa and around the world. Our work is ideal for both those who want to immortalise their travels and those in the industry representing these locations.

Cape Cobra Leathercraft is a 3-generation family run business specializing in the production of high-quality luxury leathergoods using African raw materials such as Ostrich and Crocodile leather. The brands collection includes handbags, clutches, small leather accessories and belts in a variety of colours and materials proudly made in Cape Town.

CAPE ISLAND is a female-owned, eco-luxe company with a passion for telling stories through our inspiring products. The story of Africa is told through the fragrances themselves and through the dramatic artwork that adorns our packaging. Each item we produce connects you to a natural landscape with many cultures and emotions woven into it.

Cape Town Air Access is an award-winning air-route development project, responsible for establishing direct flights that connect Cape Town and the Western Cape with the rest of the world.

The project, housed within Wesgro, is an impressive collaboration between six government entities and the private sector.

Cape Town Tourism is the City of Cape Town’s official regional tourism organisation, responsible for destination marketing, visitor and industry services. Successful tourism doesn’t just boost economies – it builds pride too. Cape Town Tourism believes in close encounters, people as the focus point of tourism, responsible living and immersion in the destinations and cultures we visit – this is what gives tourism in Cape Town its unique energy and appeal.

Clareb Accessories we make unique variety of handmade accessories, home decor, recycled telephone baskets and woven baskets.

Culture Lab Kombucha is a premium slow brewed raw Kombucha. It can be enjoyed as a healthy alternative to soda drinks and alcoholic beverages (or as a mix there in) or consumed purely for the delicious taste and gut healing properties.

Deetlefs Wine Estate, situated in the picturesque Breedekloof (Rawsonville), is the 2nd oldest wine estate in South Africa under ownership of the same family, established in 1822 and celebrated their 200 years of existence in 2022.

Euromonitor International is the world’s leading provider for global business intelligence, market analysis and consumer insights. From local to global and tactical to strategic, our research solutions support decisions on how, where and when to grow your business. Find the right report, database or custom solution to validate priorities, redirect assumptions and uncover new opportunities. With offices around the world, analysts in over 100 countries, the latest data science techniques and market research on every key trend and driver, we help you make sense of global markets.

E’Yako Green is a proudly South African business whose signature range include bags and accessories upcycled from end of Ad Campaign billboards.   Our beautiful customised products carry a positive social and environmental impact and are perfect for conferences and events, tourism companies and meeting corporates CSI and ESG targets.

Flexiroam X, brought to you by Flexiroam Africa in partnership with Flexiroam Asia, offer travellers a unique, easy and convenient way to stay in touch anywhere, anytime.

GOLD restaurant in Cape Town offers a refined, authentic African experience. Discover the heartbeat of Africa with their pre-dinner djembe drumming experience, then sit down to a 14 dish African feast which is served at your table by their staff hailing from all over Africa. Be entertained by unique live entertainment. GOLD Restaurant is an immersive experience, designed to introduce you to their food, culture and music.

Officially founding Growing Paper in 2010, Roxanne and Nileta started creating beautiful greeting cards and gift tags by recycling post-consumer waste paper, and embedding it with seeds so that it could be planted to grow into flowers, herbs or vegetables.  Over the next couple of years, the knit Growing Paper family grew to include Franza Louw, who is in charge of administration and Christel Wessels who drive creative development. They are supported by a hardworking team of permanently employed men and women from the local community who create bespoke recycled paper products for various commercial and artistic applications. The Growing Paper range has also grown to include everything from wedding invitations to business cards, bookmarks to notebooks, corporate gifts and much more!

Joanna Orr, the eco-conscious designer behind Head On Design, has created her own twist on the traditional trophy heads by collaborating with other Cape Town artists, and using sustainable or recycled materials, to produce exceptionally-made decor items and gifts. Conveniently flat-packed, they are perfect to remember South Africa by.

Healing Earth is a premium spa brand offering natural, organic products, therapies, and spa concepts. Each product harnesses the restorative powers of Africa's rich natural resources and is made from the purest natural active ingredients sourced from the continent’s powerful mineral oceans, flowers, herbs, fruit, seeds, and natural oils.  Inspired by Nature - Perfected by Science.

Creators of the finest South African handmade confectionery products. Specialising in chocolate creation, from slabs and mendiant fingers to decadent chocolate fondue pots.

How Many Elephants NGO and World Female Ranger Week (June 23-30), founded by Holly Budge, focus on African elephants and female wildlife rangers. Why? To tackle climate change, we need healthy elephant populations and empowered women. Help us transform humanity’s relationship with nature and support rangers protecting the planet’s wildlife and wild spaces.

The brand was created by Apara Maney, an Illustrator and Graphic Designer based in Cape Town who likes to work both digitally and traditionally.

Over two decades working in the technology and digital sphere has produced world-leading gifting and digital solutions. From humble beginnings in Dublin, Ireland to operating in over 140 countries world-wide, we never take our foot off the pedal. We refine our gifting technology and ecommerce solutions on a daily basis, dedicated to keeping our 5000+ global clients satisfied and successful. With a strong focus on hospitality and retail, our solutions generate sensational revenue and footfall for our clients.  An All-Encompassing Gifting Ecosystem We’re all about technical precision. Our holistic approach to online gifting is built upon a foundation of wall-to-wall cutting-edge functionality.

IGLTA was founded in 1983 and is the world's leading network of LGBTQ+ welcoming tourism businesses. We provide free travel resources and information while continuously working to promote equality and safety within LGBTQ+ tourism worldwide. IGLTA's members include LGBTQ+ friendly accommodations, transport, destinations, service providers, travel agents, tour operators, events and travel media located in over 80 countries.

Kingsdale Emporio is a Cape Town based socks company that produces and sells high-end quality trendy & branded socks with an envious portfolio of branding big corporate clients. Kingsdale is known for their exquisite socks packaging, low MOQS and having over 100 designs to choose from!

Founded in 2020 by Wiso Mdlalo and Solomzi Xintolo, KOFU is a Coffee Bean Roastery and Equipment Supplier. They are 100% black owned with a Level 1 BBBEE contribution.

What does it mean to be SA's most flexible airline?⁣ ⁣ With every ticket, you’re guaranteed:⁣ - Unlimited, penalty-FREE changes and cancellations, up until 24 hours before departure and up until 1 hour for Premium travellers.*⁣ - If you cancel, we’ll refund you in full to your LIFT Wallet. It’s instant and automatic.⁣ - A complimentary onboard snack & vida e caffè coffee.

We manufacture a variety of products, from storage holders, to dinner table accessories, décor and small furniture, among others. Our homeware is created through a process of hipcycling, which is essentially upcycling discarded waste and transforming it into desirable products that would complement your home.

We love to travel and create content that inspires people to act like tourists in their own country. Our community consists of people that love to travel, experience adventure, and try new things. Like A Tourist showcases the hidden gems and amazing places on your doorstep.

MLT Corporation is a 100% Black women owned and managed company. We are proud to be associated with of Cape Town Tourism, ASATA (Association of South African Travel Agents) and SAVRALA (South African Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association) and the Cape Chamber of Commerce. We have the infrastructure to meet the needs of the insurance, fleet and retail sectors.

Painted Wolf Wines is the leading conservation driven winery in South Africa. Since 2007 it has produced a range of remarkable and unique award-winning wines and donated funds from every bottle sold to the protection and conservation of endangered African Wild Dogs.

SAACI is a professional association that promotes sustainability within the business events industry in Southern Africa. Facilitating and enabling environment for LEARNING, GROWTH and COLLABORATION.

SATSA (est 1969) is a non-profit membership-based tourism association and the voice for inbound tourism.   SATSA provides:  1) Members with key services and benefits and represent the industry on issues impacting the inbound tourism sector. 2) Agents and Buyers with advice, information, education and access to quality tourism products.

Founded in 1934, Skål International is the only professional organization promoting global Tourism and friendship, uniting all sectors of the Tourism industry Its more than 12797 members, entailing of industry’s Managers and Executives, meet at Local, National, Regional and International levels to do business among friends throughout more than 309 Skål Clubs along 84 countries.

Shimansky jewellery creations embody a blend of South African heritage, the quest for excellence, passion, innovation, vision, and a deep comprehension of your unique occasion. You are the focal point of the Shimansky universe, and their ultimate satisfaction comes from their clients sharing their special moments and cherishing their jewellery as a memento of those moments. This motivates them to deliver the highest level of quality possible. Embark on an exploration with them and treat yourself to a premium diamond experience unlike any other.

A company of unparalleled variety, footprint and scale, Southern Sun is listed on the JSE and proudly encompasses a portfolio of 14 casinos and entertainment destinations, strategically located across 6 provinces in South Africa, as well as over 90 hotels in South Africa, Africa, the Seychelles and the Middle East. This includes elegant, individually branded luxury hotels, full service through to select service and properties catering to the budget conscious travellers.

Original T-Bag Designs is a socially responsible enterprise that manufactures world-class unique handmade products from recycled and repurposed used tea bags for the local and global market. Original T-Bag Designs was founded in 2009 by Jill Hayes as a community upliftment project and evolved into a fully-fledged entity employing 22 people pre-Covid. However, in Mach 2020 the enterprise closed and retrenched all 22 staff members. With the generous support of the Chamäleon Reisen group, we reopened in 2021 and we are back to producing beautiful handmade artwork and continuing our mission of creating jobs for our local communities (6 as of Jun 2022).

CDI is a membership-based organisation and currently we have over 6 500 registered small businesses from all over South Africa. Membership is free and our services to SMMEs are also free to access or highly-subsidised so all can have access to the opportunities.

Rooted in Africa, the Good Stuff is what life is all about. It brings together the people, places and pastimes that make up the best moments of our lives. It is the essence of everything that we live for, encapsulated in bottles of the most beautiful wine.  The Good Stuff is fun, it is love, laughter and everything in between. It is all about what’s really important in life.  We offer 3 delicious wines for you to enjoy:  The Good Stuff Red 2020 Enjoy a medley of black and red berries on the nose, and plums and spicy notes on the palate, supported by subtle wood components.  The Good Stuff White 2022 Explore ripe tropical fruit and white peach on the nose and sweet melon and dried fruit on the palate. 

The Department of Economic Development and Tourism’s vision is a Western Cape that has a vibrant, innovative and sustainable economy characterized by growth, employment and equitable opportunities, and built on the full potential of all.

Uthando (Love) South Africa is an award-winning Fair Trade in Tourism certified non- profit organization. We create a unique link between tourism and community development projects. As an award-winning model of responsible tourism and traveling philanthropy, Uthando is drawing on an extensive network of cherished partnerships in tourism and community development, with the ultimate goal of linking these two sectors by a myriad of innovative, sincere and meaningful ways.