Local tourism operator funds a conversational guest concierge built with BEN technology | Hotel assistance first, with room to grow across the visitor journey
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Sept. 18, <a href="https://absafricatv.com/this-week-in-immigration-september-18-2026/” title=”This Week in Immigration: September 18, 2026″>2026 /PRNewswire/ — Skye Africa Intelligence (Pty) Ltd (“Skye”) today announced that an established Tanzanian tourism business owned by Ernest Magesa has commercially commissioned SafariOS, a conversational AI concierge named for the visitor journey — the African safari — not for a browser or an operating system. Brand Engagement Network Inc. (Nasdaq: BNAI) (“BEN”) is a shareholder in Skye and is providing the underlying technology.
SafariOS is an independent commercial project. It is not an official product of the Confederation of African Football or AFCON PAMOJA 2027.
Magesa’s operating business gives Skye a live hospitality environment in which to build and refine the service — local knowledge paired with governed conversational AI.
SafariOS applies conversational concierge technology previously used in hospitality and puts it to work in Tanzania’s visitor market.
The first release is hotel guest assistance: property information, housekeeping and room-service requests, dining and transport guidance, and a path to a person when one is needed. From there the same conversation can open onto more of the journey — restaurants, excursions, safari operators, onward travel — as participating businesses come onto the platform.
Tanzania already draws millions of international visitors each year and sits on the doorstep of Arusha, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti. That existing flow is the reason to build here.
AFCON PAMOJA 2027, jointly hosted by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda from 19 June to 17 July 2027, will add another pulse of visitors into the same market. The tournament is useful timing. The business case is year-round hospitality.
BEN, through its subsidiary Skye AI USA, LLC, holds a minority equity interest in Skye Africa Intelligence. Skye is majority-held by Valio Technologies. BEN does not consolidate Skye.
“We commissioned SafariOS because visitors still lose time on the small things — a reliable answer, a ride, a person who can help,” said Ernest Magesa, the Tanzanian operator commissioning the work. “AFCON will put a spotlight on this region. We are building a service that has to work in June 2027 and in the quiet months after that.”
“SafariOS puts conversational concierge technology to work for Tanzania’s visitor economy,” said Tyler Luck, Chief Executive Officer of Brand Engagement Network. “Skye knows this market and runs the build. BEN supplies the technology and remains a shareholder.”
“Start with the hotel. Earn the rest of the journey,” said Lefentse Nokaneng, Chief Executive Officer of Skye Africa Intelligence. “That is how a small team actually gets into a market the large platforms talk about.”
About Skye Africa Intelligence
Skye Africa Intelligence (Pty) Ltd applies conversational AI to hospitality, health, and public-sector services in Africa. The company is majority-held by Valio Technologies (Pty) Ltd, with Brand Engagement Network as a shareholder. Tyler Luck, CEO of BEN, serves on Skye’s board on BEN’s behalf.
About Brand Engagement Network Inc.
Brand Engagement Network, Inc. (“BEN”) builds secure, enterprise-grade artificial intelligence for the engagement layer of AI, where human intent is transformed into intelligent interactions, automated workflows, and real-world outcomes. Powered by BEN’s proprietary Engagement Language Model (ELM™), BEN’s technology enables conversational AI interactions that connect human intent to organizational data, workflows, and real-world outcomes. BEN’s AI operates within secure closed-loop environments using approved organizational data and built-in governance and compliance controls. For more information, visit www.brandengagementnetwork.com.
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the development, testing, launch or expansion of SafariOS; visitor demand around AFCON 2027; integrations with hospitality and booking systems; and BEN’s activities through Skye Africa Intelligence. Actual results may differ, including because development may be delayed or discontinued, the commissioned environment may be limited in scope, visitor traffic may not materialize as expected, integrations and participating businesses may not be secured, and other risks described in BEN’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and subsequent Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filings. BEN undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.
