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12/08/2026

𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀—i𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻.

What can participants expect at the TIFA 2026 North America Edition?

A business-focused platform bringing together stakeholders from across tourism investment, destination development and related industries.

Participants can expect opportunities for:

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲
Engage in conversations around African destinations, enterprises, projects and investment opportunities.

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
Connect with investors, tourism authorities, government representatives, project owners, developers, diaspora networks and strategic partners.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲
Bring African opportunities into wider conversations with North American and global stakeholders.

𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
Develop connections that may support future collaboration, market engagement and partnership discussions.

𝘛𝘐𝘍𝘈 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

What it can provide is a credible environment for opportunities to be presented, relationships to begin and commercially relevant conversations to move forward.

📅 24–27 September 2026
📍 The Public Market at South Shore Harbor,
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀. 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺.

Explore TIFA 2026 and find your place in the conversation:
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31/07/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲? 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻.

A campaign positioning.
A confirmed New Orleans venue.
New partner introductions.
And a clearer conversation around the opportunity ahead.

July established the foundation for 𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Under 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀. 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺, the campaign is focused on bringing African opportunity into stronger conversation with North American capital, networks and markets.

The coming weeks will go further.

We will explore what makes projects investor-ready, how destinations can position themselves commercially, why cross-border networks matter and how organisations can find their place in the TIFA ecosystem.

The countdown matters.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵.

📅 24–27 September 2026
📍 The Public Market at South Shore Harbor
🌍 New Orleans, Louisiana

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30/07/2026

𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀.

There is no single reason to attend TIFA 2026.

For an 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿, it may be the opportunity pipeline.

For a 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, it may be destination-investment positioning.

For a 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿, it may be access to commercially relevant conversations.

For a 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, it may be growth and partnership opportunities.

For a 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲, it may be international market exposure and cross-sector connections.

For a 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿, it may be the opportunity to bring networks, expertise and market intelligence into the ecosystem.

Different objectives.

But one important point of connection:

𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

That is the purpose of TIFA 2026.

📍 The Public Market at South Shore Harbor
📅 24–27 September 2026
🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲:
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27/07/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?

Meet the organisation behind the Tourism Investment Forum Africa platform.

𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 Millvest Pty Ltd, bringing strategic experience across tourism, hospitality, business events, project development and investment facilitation.

This experience helps shape a forum focused on more than visibility.

TIFA is designed to help African destinations, enterprises and project owners:

☑️ Present their opportunities with greater clarity
☑️ Connect with relevant investors and strategic partners
☑️ Build relationships across international markets
☑️ Participate in commercially focused conversations

As TIFA’s convener and strategic driver, Millvest Pty Ltd provides the foundation for a platform connecting African opportunity with North American capital, networks and markets.

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀. 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺.

Learn more about TIFA 2026 and its purpose:
https://tourisminvestmentforum.africa/

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23/07/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮–N𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Global markets are changing—and African destinations, businesses and project owners are preparing to play a more active role in the opportunities ahead.

From 𝟮𝟰–𝟮𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the Tourism Investment Forum Africa North America Edition will bring African destinations, enterprises and investment opportunities into conversation with North American investors, diaspora networks and strategic partners.

Hosted at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀, TIFA 2026 will provide a platform for tourism investment, destination development, international partnerships and access to new markets.

Whether you represent an investment organisation, tourism authority, government institution, development partner, destination or growing enterprise, this is an opportunity to become part of the Africa–North America conversation.

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀. 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺.

📅 24–27 September 2026
📍 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲: https://tourisminvestmentforum.africa/

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30/06/2026

The countdown to TIFA 2026 is on.
For the first time, the Tourism Investment Forum Africa is heading to North America. New Orleans, 24 to 27 September.

Project owners, investment agencies, hospitality groups, and creative industry leaders will connect directly with US private equity, diaspora investors, and development finance institutions.

New Orleans has deep African roots, and that connection runs through everything we are building for this edition.

Register your interest now - https://tourisminvestmentforum.africa/registrations/

06/05/2026

Global capital is entering a new allocation cycle.

Investment is increasingly flowing into infrastructure, technology, energy transition, and long-term real asset platforms. The focus is shifting from short-term growth to scalability, efficiency, and resilience across cycles.

For Africa, this shift is significant. The continent is becoming more strategic in global investment flows, but capital is now more selective — prioritising structured, bankable, and well-executed opportunities.

The opportunity is clear, but so is the expectation: readiness and ex*****on now define competitiveness.

29/04/2026

At TIFA, we are committed to empowering entrepreneurs, strengthening SMEs, and creating meaningful business connections across Africa.

We believe that when businesses are supported, communities grow and economies thrive. Through strategic partnerships, networking platforms, and knowledge sharing, we are building a future where African businesses can compete globally.

Be part of the movement.

17/04/2026

Tourism investment depends on many factors—from air connectivity and economic stability to international arrivals, hotel capacity, and visitor spending. As global tensions shift investment patterns, destinations with strong fundamentals and clear tourism identities will rise to the top.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, countries that highlight wildlife, ecotourism, and strong national branding are especially well placed to attract new tourism investment. Keeping a strong focus on destination management and brand building will be essential for the opportunities ahead.https://live.worldtourismforum.net/uploads/World%20Tourism%20Investment%20Index%20-%202025.pdf

15/04/2026

South Africa offers world- class infrastructure, strong financial sector and secure rules based environment making it a trusted destination for investment ZA.

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