Cape Town Tourism is preparing to leave for the World Travel Market 2011, taking place in London from November 7-10, 2011.
An annual travel industry event, the World Travel Market (WTM) provides a unique forum for tourism stakeholders, operators, agencies, and travel media from across the globe to meet, network, negotiate, and conduct business while sharing insights into global travel trends.

The WTM, therefore, provides the perfect platform for Cape Town Tourism to introduce Cape Town’s new brand concept and marketing strategy to the rest of the world.

Initially unveiled at Cape Town Tourism’s AGM in Cape Town on Monday, October 17, the plan and campaign is designed to complement the city and region’s broader economic strategy and brand, and align with the mandate of the soon-to-be established Economic Development Partnership (EDP).

The conceptual process kicked off in 2008 when the city of Cape Town mandated Cape Town Tourism to lead a brand positioning process for the destination, taking into consideration all of the aspects that make the city unique.

Following a lengthy consultative and creative process, the new brand concept for Cape Town is a comprehensive city brand; not about a new logo or advertising campaign, but about a believable, shared destination identity that frames Cape Town’s complexity and communicates every facet of what the city has to offer, from tourism and design, business and studies, to the rich diversity of people and nature.

The campaign forms part of a comprehensive marketing strategy for Cape Town aimed at growing the demand for Cape Town by speaking to a wider audience in new and established international and domestic markets while aligning with other sectors beyond tourism. The concept is flexible enough to be able to be adapted message-wise for all stakeholders and thereby able to speak to multiple audiences in an array of countries to meet business, investment, and academic objectives.

Said Cape Town Tourism CEO, Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold: “Last year we went to World Travel Market with the message ‘Cape Town is one of the places of a lifetime, and is well on the way to becoming one of the top ten cities in the world in which to live, visit, study, work, and invest.’ This year we extend that message with a bold new brand and marketing campaign that is not just about attracting tourists, but about incorporating business, investment, the creative and innovation sectors, and academia into one vision and direction for the city.”

You all thought you knew Cape Town!

Join Cape Town Tourism at World Travel Market 2011 and enjoy a taste of authentic Capetonian flavor while also learning more about its exciting new brand campaign and marketing strategy for Cape Town.

City.Mobi

Also in South Africa today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Cape Town.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

CapeTown.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.