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“ The MICE market is a central pillar of our strategy for economic diversification,” says Márcio de Jesus Lopes Daniel, Angola’ s Minister of Tourism.“ Meetings, conferences and international events generate sustainable value far beyond the tourism sector. They promote knowledge transfer, investment and international networking. Angola is therefore deliberately focusing on the MICE market to create new economic momentum and firmly anchor the country on the international events map.”
BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONS
A key pillar of Angola’ s MICE ambitions is the new Dr António Agostinho Neto International Airport, which has replaced Quatro de Fevereiro as the country’ s main gateway. Situated around 40km south-east of Luanda, the facility is built to accommodate up to 15 million passengers a year:
10 million international visitors and five million domestic travellers.
Alongside this, Angola is developing a new 72 000m2 convention centre in Luanda’ s Chicala district. The venue will feature a multifunctional theatre and conference hall that will seat up to 3 000 delegates, a conference hall for up to 360 participants, and a business centre incorporating seminar and meeting rooms, cafés, social spaces and administrative offices.
Progress is also underway to establish the Angola Convention Bureau( ACB), a cornerstone of the country’ s MICE strategy. Based in Luanda, it will operate as a public-private partnership, with government stakeholders providing political backing and core funding, while hotels, convention centres, airlines, destination managers and event service providers contribute expertise and infrastructure. A membership model will ensure long-term industry collaboration and integration.
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