Cape Town, Western Cape attracts over R1bn business tourism
CAPE TOWN – Cape Town and the Western Cape Convention Bureau, part of the tourism unit at Wesgro, has managed to secure business events to the value of R1 billion – surpassing their annual upper band target of R260 million – in the first 6 months of the 2018/19 Financial year.
Securing 24 bids expected to attract 32 080 delegates, the meetings secured are scheduled to take place mostly in the traditional low season of the province between May and September.
“This is an exceptional achievement as we emerge out of a challenging year. These results further highlight our resilience as a province. The more meetings we host in the destintion, the more opportunity we have to grow and build on our local knowledge economy,” commented Wesgro chief executive, Tim Harris.
Source: iol.co.za
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