UAE Africa Tourism Investment Summit

27 October 2025
Madinat Jumeirah Conference & Events Centre
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Ministry of Economy and Tourism announced that it will host the UAE Africa Tourism Investment Summit on October 27, 2025, in Dubai, as part of the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS World 2025) - one of the leading global platforms for the hospitality, tourism, and investment sectors. The Summit aims to enhance economic and tourism partnerships between the UAE and African nations, boosting mutual investments across key priority sectors, particularly tourism, hospitality, and related services.

As part of the initiative, the Ministry of Economy and Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Bench - the organisers of FHS World - in the presence of H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism. The MoU was signed by H.E. Badreya Al Maidoor , Assistant Undersecretary for the Support Services Sector at the Ministry, and Daria Smith, Portfolio Director at The Bench. The two parties will collaborate on organising the event and coordinating its promotional efforts, in line with the Summit's objective of highlighting investment opportunities in tourism-related activities and projects across the African continent.

The event will bring together over 250 high-level participants, including senior government officials, decision-makers, and investors from 53 African countries, including tourism ministers and representatives of investment promotion agencies from across the continent. This reinforces the UAE's role as a reliable investment partner for Africa and opens new avenues for strategic collaboration in vital sectors that contribute to building a more integrated and sustainable economic future.

The Summit will enable participants to explore opportunities for collaboration between government entities and the private sector across the tourism, investment, infrastructure, and hospitality sectors in both the UAE and the African continent. It also seeks to highlight future initiatives within the tourism and hospitality sectors in both markets.

FHS World is a premium platform for investors, hotel owners and operators in the hospitality industry to connect, network and drive the future of hospitality. The summit, established in 2005, connects investment opportunities and projects from the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas to C-level hospitality decision-makers. After welcoming 1,596 attendees from 735 companies across 60 countries at its last edition, FHS World 2025 is scheduled to take place at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, from October 27 to 29, marking the Summit's 20th anniversary in the UAE.

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