Cape Town News
New accommodation options for the V&A Waterfront Cape Town
The V&A Waterfront has confirmed its intention to develop a mid-market, internationally-branded hotel in the forthcoming year. According to Cape Town Tourism, the expected tourism growth in the City for 2014 will be between four and five per cent, while the United Nations World Travel Organisation estimated a global year-on year increase of 3.3 per cent per annum until 2030.
Madame Zingara’s electrifying season extended in Cape Town
Madame Zingara has been charming audiences with her Miracle Tour since her much anticipated return to the Cape in January this year. The unique show has continually evolved, introducing several new local and international acts throughout the run, creating a re-energised body of work.
Cape Town Tourism announces new chief executive
After an extensive recruitment process, the new chief executive of Cape Town Tourism has been announced as Enver Duminy. He has held the title of tourism services executive manager at Cape Town Tourism for almost four years and has played an active role in crafting Cape Town Tourism’s new three-year Business Plan.
IATA 2013: Aviation leaders gather in Cape Town
The International Air Transport Association has revealed that some 700 aviation leaders are gathering in Cape Town, South Africa for the 69th IATA annual general meeting and World Air Transport Summit. Cape Town will be the global capital of commercial aviation as the industry discusses its most important issues, including safety, environment, distribution and financial sustainability among others.
Success for Cape Town at ITB Berlin 2013
Cape Town Tourism, Wesgro, and the City of Cape Town have returned from travel trade expo and conference, ITB Berlin, after successful meetings with airlines, the travel trade, media, travel bloggers, and platforms like Facebook and Tripadvisor.
ITB Berlin 2013: Cape Town Tourism in the spotlight at ITB
December 2012 marked the one billionth international tourism arrival globally and competition between destinations is more fierce than ever. As in previous years, Cape Town Tourism and Wesgro are representing the region’s tourism industry at ITB.
Du Toit-Helmbold steps down Cape Town Tourism chief
After nine years as chief executive of Cape Town Tourism, Mariette du Toit-Helmbold has announced that she has decided not to renew her contract with the tourism organisation for another term. The city of Cape Town recently confirmed a three-year tourism marketing and visitor services mandate for Cape Town Tourism, securing its financial and strategic future.
New 7 Wonders of Nature: accolade boosts Table Mountain tourism
South African tourism has received a welcome boost with the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway recording a marked rise in visitor numbers since the Mountain was named one of the provisional New 7 Wonders of Nature in November 2011.
Cape Town: Collaboration the key for tourism development
Two weeks after one of the most successful World Travel Market trade shows in London, Cape Town and the Western Cape are collaboratively gearing up for the city and region’s peak tourism season. Cape Town and the Western Cape’s tourism marketing organizations, Cape Town Tourism and Wesgro, joined forces at World Travel Market and presented Cape Town and surrounding regions as interchangeable parts of a whole experience.
Cape Town’s air capacity increases by 10000 seats
The topical debate around open skies is one that has preoccupied tourism for some time now and is centered around authorities spending millions on destination marketing yet raising the barriers to travel due to unreasonable taxes, air access issues, and cumbersome visa processes.
Responsible tourism in Cape Town, South Africa
Responsible Tourism is tourism “that creates better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit.”
Design and culture in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town has always been Africa’s unofficial design capital and is marked by the ingenuity and entrepreneurial nature of its citizens – who make clever use of recycled materials, and produce cost-effective products which, at the same time, provide employment.