Womxn Xplore – A Travel Expo & Summit for Women in Tourism
Supporting Women in Tourism During Women’s Month 2022
Womxn Xplore is a tourism expo and summit taking place in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape from the 19th to the 20th of August 2022. The event will be held at the Tramways Building, comprising a workshop-style summit and a market-style expo. The Womxn Xplore summit invites women-owned businesses from the Eastern Cape to register to exhibit at the expo. All working women, those who have businesses, studying in, or investing in tourism are invited to the summit, which will take place from 08:30 to 13:30 on Friday, 19th August 2022. The summit is a platform to engage and challenge the obstacles faced when doing business in tourism. It will include a tourism masterclass, funding masterclass, and PR strategy workshop.
EXHIBITORS
Is your business female-owned within the hospitality, tourism, and travel sectors? Are you based in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, or Mpumalanga?
Please click this link to apply to exhibit your business at Womxn Xplore 2022.
WOMEN IN TOURISM
If you are a woman in tourism, studying towards a tourism and hospitality qualification, or if you’d like to attend, please join us for the Womxn Xplore Summit on the event’s first day. Click here to buy your tickets.
HOSTED TRAVEL BUYERS
There will be a FAM trip of Tsitsikamma, St Francis, and Nelson Mandela Bay hosted in partnership with SATSA, ECPTA, St Francis Tourism and Tsitsikamma Tourism Association. If you are a travel agent, DMC, tour operator, or MICE agent who sells the Eastern Cape, Limpopo or Mpumalanga, please email ec@satsa.co.za to apply for the Hosted Buyers programme and FAM Trip taking place between 16 and 21 August 2022.
HOSTED TRAVEL MEDIA
If you are a travel writer, journalist, or content creator promoting the Eastern Cape, Limpopo or Mpumalanga, please email mandisa@molomhambirelations.com to apply for the Hosted Media programme and FAM Trip taking place between 16 and 21 August 2022.
SUMMIT PROGRAMME
08:30 – 09:00 | Light breakfast & Networking
09:00 – 09:15 | Opening & Welcome – Mandisa Magwaxaza, Founder of Molo Mhambi Relations
09:20 – 09:30 | A Word from our Sponsors
09:30 – 10:15 | Tourism Masterclass – Hannelie Du Toit, COO of SATSA
REFRESHMENTS
10:30 – 10:50 | Innovate Tourism – Phakamile Hlazo, Founder: Zulu Nomad & Innovate Tourism
10:55 – 10:15 | Tech in Travel & Conservation – Lara Dendy Young, Co-founder: Conservio
10:20 – 10:35 | The Business of Social Influence – Zandile Ndhlovu, The Black Mermaid
WORKSHOP: Influencer Strategies – Mandisa Magwaxaza & Zandile Ndhlovu
11:00 – 11:10 | A Word from our Sponsors
11:10 – 11:30 | Business Clinic: Funding & Resources
10:30 – 12:00 | Business Clinic: Digital Distribution
LUNCH & NETWORKING
13:00 – 13:30 | ENTERTAINMENT | OPENING OF WOMXN XPLORE EXPO
“After completing the Business Acumen Training by South African Tourism and Nedbank for Women in Tourism, I was inspired to think about ways to enhance market access for women-owned businesses in tourism. After receiving training on how to run our businesses better, the natural next step felt like taking businesses to meet their customers. This is what Womxn Xplore aims to do through the attendance of domestic travellers, buyers, and the media.”
~ Mandisa Magwaxaza, CEO – Molo Mhambi Relations
