By Invitation Only
About the evening
Held on Friday 19 June 2026 · Pall Mall, London
An invitation-only evening in London for the UK travel trade selling Africa. By the trade, for the trade.
An invitation-only evening in London for the UK travel trade selling Africa. By the trade, for the trade.
The Annual Africa Tourism Evening is an invitation-only networking evening held in London for the UK travel trade. It brings together African and Africa-focused tourism brands and the UK-based travel buyers who actively sell African travel.
The format is simple and intentional: one venue, one evening, one curated room. No stands. No appointment grids. The intent is conversation.
The 2026 evening took place on Friday 19 June 2026 at The Annexe at The Champagne Bar, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED. The date and venue for the next edition are to be confirmed.
Register your interest and we will be in touch when the next edition is set. Brands who would like to co-host can enquire about co-hosting.
The evening is hosted by Kusa Connect Ltd, a UK-registered luxury Africa travel sales representation business, and was founded by Graeme Watson. Graeme has spent his career selling African travel into the UK trade, including prior roles at Thompsons Africa, Cox & Kings and SITA, and is a former SATSA Board Director and KZN Chapter Chair.
The evening is co-hosted each year by African and Africa-specialist tourism brands. Those brands are the co-hosts; Kusa Connect Ltd is the host. See the co-hosts.
Guests are UK-based travel professionals who actively sell or specify African travel to UK consumers. Typical guest roles include managing director, head of product, Africa product manager, senior travel designer, FIT specialist, and trade marketing lead. UK travel trade press is also represented.
An invitation-only networking evening in London for the UK travel trade selling Africa, co-hosted by African and Africa-specialist tourism brands.
The date and venue for the next edition are to be confirmed. The 2026 evening was held on Friday 19 June 2026 at The Annexe at The Champagne Bar, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED. Register your interest at https://aate.events/request-invitation and we will be in touch when the next edition is set.
The evening is hosted by Kusa Connect Ltd, a UK-registered luxury Africa travel sales representation business, and was founded by Graeme Watson. The co-hosts are African and Africa-specialist tourism brands; Kusa Connect is the host rather than one of them.
Submit a request at https://aate.events/request-invitation. Each submission is reviewed by the host. Co-hosts can also nominate guests.
Enquire at https://aate.events/become-a-co-host.
A hosted networking evening. Drinks, canapés, conversation. No stands, no scheduled appointments.
The evening is for active Africa sellers and specifiers. Newer-to-Africa buyers can request an invitation; priority is given to established Africa-active trade.
Smart business attire.
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