Press Releases
Cape Town awarded seven Blue Flag beach awards
The new season of Blue Flag South Africa was launched at Muizenberg beach on Thursday 29 October 2009, with no less than 29 beaches South African beaches (up from last year’s 19) being awarded Blue Flag status. Seven of these beaches are found in Cape Town.
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Cape Town Tourism advises on how to prevent 2010 fraud
With excitement building ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, tickets, accommodation and transport are in high demand and fraudsters are working clever scams to dupe potential visitors (mostly on-line) out of large sums of money.
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Cape Town Tourism rolls out vision 2020
Cape Town Tourism’s 5th Annual General Meeting took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday, 13 October 2009. A bright and cheerful team of soccer-kitted Cape Town Tourism team members welcomed guests, tourism businesses and stakeholders to the soccer-themed event.
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Capetonians share their love for home no matter where they are
Cape Town Tourism’s Facebook Fan Page has grown to nearly 44 000 fans merely three months after launching. I Love Cape Town is now the largest Facebook group for a tourism body anywhere in Africa.
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Cape Town, a city for all seasons
Cape Town’s hospitality industry may have mixed reviews about Winter 2009, but Cape Town Tourism has enjoyed positive results on the pro-active campaign they conducted on behalf of their membership base. In a joint marketing partnership with Cape Town Tourism, Thompson’s Travel reported year on year increase in travel bookings to Cape Town of 37%, from May to June and 59% for the month of July.
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The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup visitors are coming back for more
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was given the thumbs up by FIFA and now, the findings of a survey commissioned by Cape Town Tourism during the Confederations Cup reveal that The FIFA Confederation’s Cup visitors were happy with proceedings too. An overwhelming majority of the respondents (63%) stated that they are returning for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making the results of this research an accurate pilot study for the tournament next year.
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Cape Town voted the world’s number two city by Travel+Leisure magazine readers
Travel+Leisure magazine this week announced the much anticipated results of their 14th annual World’s Best poll, where readers of their magazine rate the world’s best cities, islands, hotels, cruises and airlines. This publication is regarded as one of the world’s leading travel lifestyle magazines with a monthly circulation of almost one million readers internationally.
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Cape Town Tourism makes some noise as the one year countdown to the 2010 FIFA World Cup begins
On Thursday, 11 June 2009, the FIFA World Cup will be exactly one year away. Cape Town Tourism is all set to get the ball rolling with a fun day of activities, including a symbolic football kick-off on Table Mountain at noon.
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Cape Town Tourism reveals its plans for 2010
Commenting on Cape Town Tourism’s role in the myriad activities linked to the 2010 FIFA World Cup event in Cape Town, Mariette Du-Toit Helmbold, CEO of Cape Town Tourism says with conviction, “The 2010 FIFA World Cup is an important catalyst for economic growth, but also for marketing our country and building civic pride. As Cape Town Tourism, we are focusing on in-destination activations to ensure that visitors to the World Cup have unforgettable experiences, leaving our country as brand ambassadors and inspiring others to visit. The country will attract many visitors from markets that would otherwise not have visited South Africa and this is an opportunity to expand our foreign and African markets. At the same time, the investment in tourism infrastructure, training and technology will create a solid foundation for sustained development beyond 2010.”
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Endless Cape Town – the luxurious and authentic tip of Africa
Cape Town is one of the world’s most naturally beautiful and authentic cities; a dramatic meeting place between the famous Table Mountain and the vast expanses of surrounding ocean at the Southern tip of Africa. Cape Town is truly iconic.
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