Press Releases – Cape Town Tourism

Cape Town to host to fourth annual eTourism Africa Summit

Cape Town Tourism is set to co-host the fourth annual eTourism Africa Summit taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on September 15 and 16, 2011.

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World Chefs Tour Against Hunger press conference invite

Please join us at the Southern Sun Cullinan Hotel in Cape Town at 10h30 on Tuesday, August 23, to meet chefs from around the world and learn about how they are raising funds to fight hunger.

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The Mother City celebrates World Tourism Day with My Cape Town

World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27 September each year as a day earmarked by the United Nations to celebrate tourism and its social, economic and environmental benefits. This year’s theme is linking cultures – a theme which truly reflects Cape Town’s rich heritage and cultural diversity.

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Table Mountain National Park Launches Latest Access Card for Locals

Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) today launched its latest limited entry access card - My Green Card – which was produced in association with Hi-Tec. The card, available exclusively to Cape Town residents, provides twelve free entries into any of the TMNP pay-points– Cape of Good Hope (Cape Point), Boulders Penguin Colony, Oudekraal, Silvermine and the braai/picnic areas at Tokai, Newlands and Perdekloof. The cost of the card - R80 - is linked to the cost of one adult entry into Cape Point. It will increase to R85 on November 1, 2011, in-line with South African National Parks annual tariff increases.

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Cape Town’s creative community on board for World Design Capital selection visit

Cape Town has said farewell to the World Design Capital’s selection committee, represented by Dilki de Silva (Canada) and Martin Darbyshire (United Kingdom). The two were in the city from Sunday, July 24 till Wednesday, July 27, for a whirlwind tour of what makes Cape Town a true contender for the role of World Design Capital 2014. Cape Town was the last stop on their itinerary of short-listed cities, after Bilbao (Spain) and then Dublin (Ireland).

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One hundred women meet in the Mother City to vote on the 100 best SA wines

Fancy yourself as a wine judge? 100 Women 100 Wines is looking for women from all over South Africa to enter a competition to become a wine judge for a weekend. This two-day wine affair, new to the Cape Town events calendar, takes place on August 27 and 28, 2011 at the Victoria & Alfred Hotel in the heart of the V&A Waterfront.

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Tourism sector battling the downturn, but not in crisis

Globally, the tourism sector is battling in the face of tough economic times and rapidly changing travel behaviour. Cape Town is no exception. As a long-haul destination over-dependent on markets hit hardest by the global economic recession and still plagued by seasonality, the city’s tourism sector could face a further decline unless decisive action is taken.

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Cape Town shortlisted as one of final three for World Design Capital 2014

We just received the fantastic news that Cape Town has been shortlisted for the World Design Capital 2014. From a team of 56 hopefuls, Cape Town now stands alongside just two other world cities – Dublin, Ireland and Bilbao, Spain – in the race to earn the World Design Capital title.

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Cape Town shortlisted as one of the final three for World Design Capital 2014

Cape Town has been shortlisted for the World Design Capital 2014. From a team of 56 hopefuls, Cape Town now stands alongside just two other world cities – Dublin (Ireland) and Bilbao (Spain) – in the race to earn the World Design Capital title.

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Chilean volcanic ash cloud reaching Cape Town airspace

The ash cloud from the Chilean Volcano Puyehue-Cordón Caulle that has been erupting since June 4 has reached Cape Town airspace, affecting flights in and out of Cape Town International Airport. The ash cloud has circled the globe and has, in the last two weeks, disrupted flights in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Australia and New Zealand.

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