Monday, August 24, 2009

Cape Town doing well despite recession

The tourism industry for Cape Town and the Western Cape is coping for the first part of this current economic climate that the world is in, according to the tourism report for 2008 just recently released by South Africa Tourism.

The spend on domestic holidays for South Africa (SA) increased by 8.3 per cent in 2008 against the previous year and the Western Cape took more than 15 per cent of that income.

“Compared to international tourism, domestic tourism makes a lesser but very vital contribution to the local economy. It is regarded as the backbone of the local industry and therefore enjoys strong support from us,” said chief executive officer of Cape Town Routes Unlimited (CTRU), Calvyn Gilfellan.

With the largest sporting event to hit South Africa next year, the football World Cup, CTRU are looking to keep their tourism industry thriving after the event. ‘Beyond the 90 Minutes’ is SA’s answer after the legion of fans have left to go home and is aimed at improving tourism through out the country. CTRU want the tourism sectors to join forces in promoting SA in a proactive movement to keep their tourism economy going long after the World Cup.

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