Spending among African tourists could increase significantly over the next year if they were able to move more freely within the continent, according to a new survey report.

The survey by US-based Sabre Corporation, a technology provider to the global travel industry, published on Monday, interviewed 5,000 people across Kenya, Nigeria and SA. They were asked whether they had travelled by plane in the past 24 months, to which 26% said they had — a 2% increase on Sabre’s similar 2016 study. ..

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