Frequently asked questions

Ria's Colony is a trade and tourism company that makes it easier to understand other African countries, know what to expect when visiting them and do business across their markets. We do this through media, learning, travel information, business development, introductions and local support. Four products carry this work: Style Vault to learn, Style Mirror to reflect, Aerial View to explore, and Aerial Connect to help businesses grow across Africa.

Yes. Ria's Colony is a trade and tourism company built around four products: Style Vault, Style Mirror, Aerial View and Aerial Connect. We work with real partners, including tourism boards, hotels, universities and businesses, and every inquiry goes to a real person who reads and replies.

Style Vault (stylevault.app) is where you build practical skills and confidence through interactive lessons and games. Style Mirror (stylemirror.org) is a free library of original stories and essays that put words to feelings you have carried but not named. Aerial View is our travel and community arm: curated trips, women-only escapes, the Skyline Women's Summit, and destination storytelling for tourism boards and governments. Aerial Connect is our business development arm: we help international companies and African businesses enter and expand into new markets across the continent.

Yes. Style Mirror is free, always, because the feeling of being understood should never sit behind a paywall.

Visit stylevault.app directly, or use the Inquire form on this site if you'd like to ask us anything first.

Aerial View's community is open now, so you can join to be alerted as Aerial Escapes, Wings and the Skyline Women's Summit open up. Trip bookings and events will follow with their own details once they launch.

They're the traveler-facing parts of Aerial View. Aerial Escapes are curated trip packages built around confirmed events. Wings by Aerial View is our women-focused travel arm, including women-only escapes and a community for solo women travellers. The Skyline Women's Summit is our annual flagship gathering of women across Africa and the diaspora, starting in Rwanda.

The Skyline Women's Summit is Ria's Colony's annual flagship gathering of women across Africa and the diaspora, launching in Rwanda. It brings together conversations, learning, culture and connection in one place. Join the Aerial View community to be alerted when dates and registration open.

Join the Aerial View community first. That's how we let people know as soon as Skyline Women's Summit dates, location details and registration are confirmed.

Wings by Aerial View is our women-focused travel arm. It covers women-only escapes and a community built for solo women travellers who want company, safety and shared plans on the road.

Yes. Joining the community costs nothing. It's how we alert you as Aerial Escapes, Wings and the Skyline Women's Summit open up.

Anyone trying to understand, visit or build relationships in another African country: travellers looking for better information before they go, businesses exploring new African markets, and destinations, tourism boards and organisations looking to reach the people who would value what they offer.

Yes, we work with corporates, tourism boards, hotels, universities, NGOs and media partners who want to reach people across Africa and the diaspora. Choose "Partnerships & media" on the Inquire form and tell us what you have in mind.

Aerial Connect helps businesses grow across Africa. We work as your business development partner on the ground, helping you understand a market, find customers and partners, and test demand before you invest in a full local team. We are not a marketing agency. We build the relationships that make expansion possible.

It depends on the market, the scope of work and how much support you need on the ground. Tell us about your business and what you're trying to do through the Inquire form and we'll come back with a plan and a price.

If you want help telling your destination's story, choose "Aerial View" on the Inquire form. If you're looking for trade missions, investment partnerships or business development support, choose "Aerial Connect" instead. Either way, tell us about your country and what you are looking for and we will get back to you directly.

Yes, in different ways. Aerial Connect runs trade missions and business events that connect companies with partners and customers, and Aerial View partners with tourism boards and governments on destination storytelling and campaigns.

Our Resources page holds downloadable guides from across Ria's Colony. New ones are added as they're ready.

We only collect what you send us through the Inquire form, and we never sell or rent it. See our Privacy Policy for the full details.

Reach out through our Inquire page. We read every message.