Industry Blog – Cape Town Tourism

Request For Proposals: Cape Town Tourism’s website and e-marketing platforms

A digital agency is to be appointed by Cape Town Tourism (CTT) for the development, management and commercialisation of Cape Town Tourism’s website and e-marketing platforms.

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Earth Hour 2013: ‘I will if you will!’

Hundreds of millions of people, businesses and governments around the world unite each year to support the largest environmental event in history: Earth Hour. We spoke to Sue Northam of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the conservation organisation responsible for Earth Hour, to find out how the tourism industry can make a difference on 23 March 2013 and beyond.

The green heart of Cape Town

International Responsible Travel Week took place from 11 to 17 February in the form of a friendly “unconference”, attended virtually by thousands of individuals from the tourism industry. After receiving several submissions from our members, we curated a collection of our favourite responsible travel stories.

Marketing Services Update – January 2013

January 2013 was the best month that we have ever experienced in terms of website traffic with almost 100 000 unique visitors to our website. The only previous month where we have achieved higher traffic was June 2010. This is a result of a more focused content strategy which involves updating content more regularly across all our platforms.

Tourism Services Update – January 2013

46 SMME’s were assisted by our Industry Business Support Consultant and the team enjoyed interacting with and assisting approximately 275 members during the month. The team also dealt with 11 Visitor Complaints and engaged with our members to resolve these.

Cape Town Tourism Loves Responsible Tourism Week at Valentine’s Day Information Session

Love was in the air on Valentine’s Day… love for responsible tourism, that is, at the Cape Town Tourism Information Session at the Cullinan Hotel on Thursday 14 February, 2013.

Video: Cape Town Tourism Responsible Tourism Week 2013 Showcase

Our Burg Street Visitor Information Centre in the city centre has been abuzz with visitors discovering new, sustainable ways of exploring Cape Town through the Responsible Tourism Week Showcase.
Hosted on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 February 2013, the showcase featured a few of our members making great leaps in the world of eco-travel, including Mother City Hikers, Bike & Saddle and Run Cape Town.

Opportunity to participate at Indaba 2013

Indaba, one of the largest African tourism marketing events, is taking place at the Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban from 11 to 14 May 2013 and we are offering our members two key opportunities to join us on this excellent platform.

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Request For Proposals: Food and beverage outlet opportunity at Cape Town Tourism Visitor Centre

An opportunity exists for an entrepreneur or established business interested in the management of a food and beverage outlet at the Cape Town Central Visitor Information Centre in Burg Street, Cape Town. Note that shortlisted candidates will be invited for an information session with our management team. These meetings will take place prior to the announcement of a successful candidate.

Vakantiebeurs 2013 Update

The Vakantiebeurs that takes place every January in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is considered one of the most important tourism consumer events for Cape Town.