Sue van Winsen

1 month ago | tourismupdate.co.za | Zachariah George |Sue van Winsen |David Frost |Patricia de Lille

Over the past decade – especially in the past five years – Africa has experienced a start-up boom. More than 2 000 new ventures have secured nearly US$12 billion (€11 billion) in funding. However, the tourism sector has been largely left behind. Speaking at WiT Africa in Cape Town last week, Ben Peterson, CEO of Purple Elephant Ventures, highlighted the gap.