SNG Events moves the conference dates to avoid a clash with ATM’s revised calendar
SNG Events has announced that the Africa Traveltech Summit & Expo (ATTSE) 2026 has been rescheduled from 17-18 September to 8-9 October 2026. The event remains hosted in Maputo, Mozambique.
The date change comes after the Arabian Travel Market updated its calendar in a way that created a direct scheduling conflict with the original ATTSE window. The overlap presented a logistical challenge for attendees and exhibitors who participate in both events.
“When we confirmed the September dates, the Arabian Travel Market calendar had not yet been updated. Once the conflict became clear, moving ATTSE to October was the right call for our attendees and exhibitors who travel across both events,” SNG Events said.
What is ATTSE?
ATTSE is Africa’s dedicated conference and exhibition for travel technology. Bringing together airlines, hotels, tour operators, OTAs, travel management companies, technology vendors, and payment providers, the summit combines a two-day conference programme with an exhibition floor where companies across the African travel ecosystem can showcase products and engage directly with buyers and decision-makers. It is one of the few events on the continent that examines the full travel commerce stack — from distribution and payments to accommodation technology, tour operations, and the software powering African travel businesses.
What to Expect in October
The October edition carries an agenda that reflects where African travel technology currently stands and where it needs to go. Sessions span airline distribution, hotel and bedbank readiness, OTA scalability, payment infrastructure, ancillary revenue, corporate travel, and the data layer that underpins all of it.
The programme asks hard questions across the board: whether Africa’s accommodation supply is ready to support growth, why the continent’s OTAs struggle to scale, how tour operators and travel businesses can build on technology designed for their market rather than adapted from elsewhere, and who ultimately controls and profits from African traveler data.
Day two closes with a forward-looking provocation on where Africa’s travel commerce goes next, followed by the official announcement of ATTSE 2027.
The full programme, exhibition opportunities, and registration details are available at africatraveltech.com.
