Tourism Insights

Updates and thoughts on Malawi’s travel and tourism industry.

Kwenda MD and Malawi Tourism Council ED signing partnership agreement

Kwenda and the Malawi Tourism Council sign a partnership agreement aimed at digitising accommodation booking, in a boost to Malawi Tourism

Malawi Tourism pavillion at Takulandirani

The new Malawi Tourism Act 2025 proposes a comprehensive legal framework to enhance and regulate the nation's tourism sector

mulanje mountain massif in Malawi with luch green tea fields

Mulanje Mountain, designated as the Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape, has been officially recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

views of Nkhudzi hill from the boat

To spur domestic tourism, we should consider pushing national holidays to weekends to create shorter work weeks and long weekends to enable families to travel more.

Malawi tourism developments 2024

Two years after the launch of the Malawi Tourism Development Master Plan and the Malawi Secondary Cities Project, I find out about the progress.

Tourism minister with a VR headset at Malawi Tourism expo Takulandirani

Malawi Tourism is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance its operations and marketing. Other players need to follow suit.

Takulandirani 2023 Chingalire Village

A look at the 2023 edition of Takulandirani, the Malawi International Tourism Expo, and the growth prospects in the tourism sector.

The value of tourism to Malawi public lecture by Minister of tourism Vera Kamtukule

A public lecture by Tourism Minister Vera Kamtukule on how to raise national consciousness on the value of tourism to Malawi.

Malawi tourism review 2022

A review of events, developments and setbacks that have shaped the Malawi tourism and travel sector in the year 2022

render of Malawi Secondary Cities Plan

A look at the projects from the Malawi Tourism Development Master Plan that are located in the Malawi Secondary Cities Plan.

Information service opportunities in Malawi

An extract of selected accommodation, cultural, excursion and medical projects in the Malawi Tourism Investment Master Plan that are not part of the 10 priority projects.

Nkhata Bay Integrated Waterfront of the Malawi Tourism Investment Masterplan

President Lazarus Chakwera recently launched an ambitious 20-year Malawi Tourism Investment Master Plan. An extract of details of the 10 Priority Tourism development projects out of a total of 103 projects.

rethinking malawi domestic tourism

With COVID-19 cutting off revenue from international tourists and conferences, Malawi has to rethink its strategy and package products for domestic tourism.

exhibition hall of Malawi tourism expo 2019

How can tourism properties and destinations use digital marketing to attract visitors? A digital marketing presentation at the 2019 Malawi International Tourism expo.

Malawi tea tourism

Malawi tourism has largely promoted wildlife and Lake Malawi. With changing tourism trends, can the country look to tea to attract visitors?

lake malawi beach

President Joyce Banda has declared Mangochi a town. Will this boost tourism to Malawi in general and Lake Malawi in particular?

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