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SA tourism minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane
encourages local tourism
Drakensberg - Launching South Africa’s Tourism Month campaign
in September in the Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal, tourism
minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane strongly encouraged
South Africans to explore their beautiful country. The minister
said she understood that the historical past made it impossible
for a majority of South Africans to travel and thus even today that
historical reality still shows, which is why she’d like to encourage
them to explore their country. “One of the concerns often raised
about traveling mainly by South Africans is the affordability of
traveling. As we announce the Shot’ Left travel week, we are
cognisant that it still doesn’t speak to what many have raised
with us and we will continue to improve on it using the feedback
Springboks Rugby World Cup victory
impacts positively on South African
tourism
Cape Town – South Africa’s national
rugby team the Springboks lifting
the Webb Ellis Cup after winning
the Rugby World Cup 2019 in
Japan, is a sign of global strength
and commitment to excellence
and competence and has had a
positive impact on tourism to South
Africa. The Springboks adding the
goodwill of South African branding
will pull more tourists to visit South
Africa from 2020, according to
South African tourism minister
Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane
who visited China and also Japan
during the Rugby World Cup as part
of her international roadshows to
encourage tourists to visit South
Africa. Statistics confirm that
tourism created more jobs than
manufacturing and mining between
2014 and 2017. In South Africa,
tourism contributed R136.1 billion,
about 2.9 percent of the total
gross domestic product (GDP)
in 2017. When tourism’s indirect
and induced benefits across a very
broad value chain are factored in,
the total contribution amounts to
R412.5 billion, or 8.9 percent of
the GDP.
they have provided to us,” she said. The theme for this year’s
World Tourism Day was “Tourism and jobs – a better future
for all”, which highlights the tourism sector’s vast capability to
create jobs and therefore reduce the country’s unemployment
rate. The total consumption of tourism through domestic and
international tourism for 2018 generated value that directly
accounted for 2.9% of GDP and accounted for 4.5% of our total
employment. Domestic tourism in 2018 contributed R26,4 billion
in revenue. She also said the government was giving special
attention to the issue of safety of tourists. The government
was also working on mechanisms to ensure that people with
low household income know of their options for traveling.
Cape Town’s Tintswalo Atlantic
wins international Condé Nast
Johansens award
Cape Town - The well-known 5-star Tintswala
Atlantic boutique lodge situated at the foot
of Chapman’s Peak, Hout Bay, has won the
coveted 2020 Condé Nast Johansens Award for
Excellence in the category of Best for Weddings,
Parties or Special Occasions in the Asia, Africa,
Indian Ocean and Middle East region. Condé
Nast Johansens is a global collection of luxury
hotels, spas and venues approved by local
experts from the publishers of Vogue, GQ and
Condé Nast Traveller. Created to acknowledge,
reward and celebrate excellence across the
hotels, spas and venues within the collection, the
Condé Nast Johansens Awards for Excellence
are a widely recognised and trusted mark of
quality. Tintswalo Atlantic offers twelve island
themed suites include a luxurious 2-bedroom
Presidential suite.
Source: Fivestar PR
Tintswalo Atlantic - Africa Photographic - Francois van Zyl
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