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State of Western Cape Tourism

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The Western Cape has taken its place as a global big-hitter among tourists, with arrivals and infrastructure spend reaching record levels. Alan Winde, MEC of Economic Opportunities, and Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, this morning (24 January 2017), revealed key facts on the state of the Western Cape’s tourism sector. MEC Winde said: “We’ve entered a very exciting period for our tourism sector. At a range of key attractions across the region, nine of out ten reported record visitor … Read the full article…

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Knysna Tourism Reality Check!

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Knysna tourism is in crisis. The FIFA World Cup 2010 did not deliver. The Recession is deepening with no signs of ending. Occupancy rate for Knysna is 30% but that may be much lower if the owners of holiday homes were included in that figure i.e. there is a difference, as Reggie Smit (Head of Corporate Services at Knysna Municipality) pointed out, between being a tourist town and a holiday town. One of Knysna’s main source of incomes was holiday infrastructure such as Thesen Island and duplexes around town. Now, … Read the full article…

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