Akwaaba Returns to Travel Expo as African Tourism Exchange Grows

The Lagos-based Akwaaba African Travel Market, West Africa’s leading international travel and tourism fair, will participate in the 16th Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) as an exhibitor in Nairobi, Kenya.

The 2026 MKTE is scheduled to hold from October 6 to 8 at the Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum in Nairobi.

Akwaaba, which has spent more than two decades promoting intra-African travel and tourism, first exhibited at MKTE in 2025 and will return this year to strengthen its engagement with tourism stakeholders across Kenya and the wider African market.

Over the years, the Lagos travel fair has participated in major international tourism exhibitions, including World Travel Market London, ITB Berlin, EMITT Travel Expo in Istanbul, Magical Kenya Travel Expo, Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo in Uganda, Kilifair Expo in Tanzania, Sanganai in Zimbabwe and South Africa Travel Indaba.

The organisers said Akwaaba’s participation in international travel fairs was aimed at creating stronger links among African tour operators, hospitality businesses, airlines and other professionals within the travel industry.

Established 22 years ago, Akwaaba is positioned primarily as a platform for Africans to promote Africa to Africans.