LAGOS – The organisers of the annual Accra Weizo West African Travel fair, has said that the 2025 edition of the event would hold across four countries.

A statement by Mr. Ikechi Uko, the organisers of the fair, said that the eighth edition of the week-long road trip adventure programme, would start from Nigeria on June 21 through Benin Republic, Togo and end in Ghana on June 27, 2025 with the tour operators summit.

The Accra, Ghana event is with the theme: ‘Re-Imagining the ECOWAS Free Movement Protocol.’

Uko explained that the event would offer West African tour operators the opportunity to meet and network with leading travel, aviation, hospitality, and tourism personalities in West Africa.

Accra Weizo Travel Expo is a travel event targeted at growing seamless travels in West Africa, and it is organised by Akwaaba African Travel Market in partnership with Ghana Tourism Authority.

Uko expressed that the goal of the summit was to improve travel and tourism growth in West Africa through easy access to towns and cities in West Africa, improving and simplifying airport and border processes, standardising hotel and facilities for tourism through shared vision and presenting skilled and professional service providers to the world.

Uko emphasised that delegates would visit several tourist attractions and experience nightlife in Benin, Togo and Ghana.

The statement added: “West Africa is the biggest region in Africa, with over 400 million people rich in culture and tourist attractions. It receives the least number of tourists, yet West African countries generate the highest number of outbound travellers in Africa.

“There is a need to encourage West Africans to travel within the region, and this is the goal of Accra Weizo. To make this happen, there is a need to create a seamless travel environment, making West Africa an open domestic market, harnessing the market, and opportunities within which is the goal of Accra Weizo.”

Besides, the statement said that Accra Weizo and ATQnews.com would recognise the Top 100 travel companies that have promoted travel and tourism in West Africa in recent years.

The event is expected to bring in delegates from tourism boards, airlines, and hospitality outlets, the statement added.

Major highlights of the 8th AccraWeizo Travel event include conference, B2B, Familiarisation trip, exhibition and the Balafon Award.

Balafon awards of Excellence is an award organised to recognise pioneers and best players in the industry for the ECOWAS region.

Accra Weizo is an event open to all African tour operators, which offers an opportunity to meet and network with the leading tourism personalities in West Africa.

Past editions of Accra Weizo have attracted a range of high-profile attendees, including His Royal Highness, Nene Nagai Kassa VIII, and Honourable Mike A. Gizo, Chief of Agomeda and President of Shai Traditional, members of the diplomatic corps in Ghana, including High Commissioners and Ambassadors from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

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