06 December 2024
The Presidency has clarified updates regarding the simplified visa application process for Nigerian nationals following South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks at the South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission on December 3.
Read more…
03 December 2024
Africa’s Eden – a tourism association promoting sustainable travel across several Southern African countries – has partnered with the Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Global Tourism and Destination Advisory practice and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) to compile a Tourism Readiness Index including countries in the region.
Read more…
06 December 2024
Exhibition space is still available under the South African Tourism pavilion at ITB 2025 to be held at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from March 4-6.
Since 1966, ITB Berlin has been hailed as the largest travel trade show in the world. This year, it attracted190 countries, 100 000 attendees, 5 600 exhibitors, 1 300 Buyers’ Circle members and 24 000 convention delegates.
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09 December 2024
Arrivals in South Africa from overseas countries in 2024 totalled a touch over 1.7 million by the end of October – 2.6% up compared to the same period last year – ahead of the busy end-of-year tourist season.
Statistics South Africa’s latest International Tourism Report shows that, during October alone, overseas arrivals were 0.1% shy of the same month last year, totalling 189 575, while South Africa prepares for a major influx of tourists during the December and January peak seasons.
Read more…
06 December 2024
South Africa’s Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille has been appointed to serve as joint Vice Chair of UN Tourism’s Executive Council – the global agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism – with Czechia as second Vice Chair. Brazil will chair in 2025.
De Lille’s election comes as South Africa assumes the G20 presidency in 2025.
Read more…
09 December 2024
The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa has launched its Basic Quality Verification (BQV) programme in Gauteng. It is the third province, after the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, where small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) can now apply for basic verification of quality assurance.
The initiative – which will eventually be rolled out nationwide – aims to support SMMEs in rural small towns and villages.
Read more…
10 October 2024
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has taken steps to streamline visa processing and address issues related to officials requesting incorrect documents from applicants. A directive issued on October 8 by DHA Director-General Livhuwani Makhode aims to tackle instances of unauthorised and excessive requirements requested by diplomatic missions and e-visa managers, particularly for visits of 90 days or less.
Read more…
10 October 2024
Gazetting of the long-awaited visa reform for remote workers has been lauded as a major step forward in attracting high-earning, long-term visitors to South Africa. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) officially gazetted the remote work visitor visa and a points-based system for work visas on October 9.
Read more…
11 October 2024
The Women in Tourism Regional Congress will be held at the Freetown International Conference Centre in Sierra Leone from October 29 to 31.
Hosted by the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with UN Tourism, the three-day event aims to advance beyond empowerment by equipping women in tourism with requisite access and resources, actionable insights and equitable opportunities.
Read more…
12 Jul 2024
A strong growth in arrivals to South Africa from Australasia has illustrated the early success of South African Airways’ (SAA) resumption of direct flights between Perth and Johannesburg, and operators are expecting demand from the ultra long-haul market to surge significantly in the future.
Read more…
12 Jul 2024
A strong growth in arrivals to South Africa from Australasia has illustrated the early success of South African Airways’ (SAA) resumption of direct flights between Perth and Johannesburg, and operators are expecting demand from the ultra long-haul market to surge significantly in the future.
Read more…
22 Jul 2024
FlySafair is to increase capacity ahead of the busy summer season with the addition of two aircraft to its fleet.
The two Boeing 737-800 NG are expected to add 12-14 flights per day to the airline’s schedule.
Read more…
23 Jul 2024
South Africa has made a concerted effort to bolster brand perception in a bid to yield a growing brand to attract visitors from across the globe.
This is according to South African Tourism’s Chief Marketing Officer, Thembi Sehloho, who states: “In the dynamic landscape of global tourism, the strength of a destination’s brand is a critical force that can shape travel behaviours, influence decisions and ultimately drive arrivals.”
Read more…
24 Jul 2024
The CSIR International Convention Centre (ICC) has committed to capacity development through a Visiting Students programme, recently hosting eight students studying hospitality management at the Capital Hotel School.
The students are at various stages of their studies, with some currently in their first year and others in their third year.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will deliberate on whether three South African sites achieve World Heritage status in New Delhi this week from July 21 to 31.
South Africa has put forward three nominations. Successful nominations will be protected under the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
Under the theme, “This is Us”, the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry.
This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event. The Minister’s participation illustrates her ongoing commitment to fostering strong ties with the tourism sector and her dedication to its growth and success.
Read more…
31 May 2024
South Africa has been voted as the friendliest nation in the world, according to a new study by Remitly, a leader in digital financial services.
Remitly surveyed over 3 000 participants across the globe to answer a series of questions based on the Big 5 Personality Test.
Read more…
31 May 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its goal to reach 25 hotels in South Africa by 2030, effectively doubling its current portfolio.
This ambitious expansion along with the group’s recent updates to its South African portfolio underscores its commitment to strengthening its presence and contributing to the growth of the South African hospitality industry.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
As South Africa’s tourism sector makes headway with rapid recovery and efforts to enhance tourism growth, the country has been ranked the highest in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by the World Economic Forum.
Released last week, the index ranked South Africa 55th amongst 119 countries and as the leading African country.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
12 Jul 2024
A strong growth in arrivals to South Africa from Australasia has illustrated the early success of South African Airways’ (SAA) resumption of direct flights between Perth and Johannesburg, and operators are expecting demand from the ultra long-haul market to surge significantly in the future.
Read more…
12 Jul 2024
A strong growth in arrivals to South Africa from Australasia has illustrated the early success of South African Airways’ (SAA) resumption of direct flights between Perth and Johannesburg, and operators are expecting demand from the ultra long-haul market to surge significantly in the future.
Read more…
22 Jul 2024
FlySafair is to increase capacity ahead of the busy summer season with the addition of two aircraft to its fleet.
The two Boeing 737-800 NG are expected to add 12-14 flights per day to the airline’s schedule.
Read more…
23 Jul 2024
South Africa has made a concerted effort to bolster brand perception in a bid to yield a growing brand to attract visitors from across the globe.
This is according to South African Tourism’s Chief Marketing Officer, Thembi Sehloho, who states: “In the dynamic landscape of global tourism, the strength of a destination’s brand is a critical force that can shape travel behaviours, influence decisions and ultimately drive arrivals.”
Read more…
24 Jul 2024
The CSIR International Convention Centre (ICC) has committed to capacity development through a Visiting Students programme, recently hosting eight students studying hospitality management at the Capital Hotel School.
The students are at various stages of their studies, with some currently in their first year and others in their third year.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will deliberate on whether three South African sites achieve World Heritage status in New Delhi this week from July 21 to 31.
South Africa has put forward three nominations. Successful nominations will be protected under the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
Under the theme, “This is Us”, the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry.
This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event. The Minister’s participation illustrates her ongoing commitment to fostering strong ties with the tourism sector and her dedication to its growth and success.
Read more…
31 May 2024
South Africa has been voted as the friendliest nation in the world, according to a new study by Remitly, a leader in digital financial services.
Remitly surveyed over 3 000 participants across the globe to answer a series of questions based on the Big 5 Personality Test.
Read more…
31 May 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its goal to reach 25 hotels in South Africa by 2030, effectively doubling its current portfolio.
This ambitious expansion along with the group’s recent updates to its South African portfolio underscores its commitment to strengthening its presence and contributing to the growth of the South African hospitality industry.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
As South Africa’s tourism sector makes headway with rapid recovery and efforts to enhance tourism growth, the country has been ranked the highest in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by the World Economic Forum.
Released last week, the index ranked South Africa 55th amongst 119 countries and as the leading African country.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
26 Jul 2024
The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will deliberate on whether three South African sites achieve World Heritage status in New Delhi this week from July 21 to 31.
South Africa has put forward three nominations. Successful nominations will be protected under the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
Under the theme, “This is Us”, the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry.
This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event. The Minister’s participation illustrates her ongoing commitment to fostering strong ties with the tourism sector and her dedication to its growth and success.
Read more…
31 May 2024
South Africa has been voted as the friendliest nation in the world, according to a new study by Remitly, a leader in digital financial services.
Remitly surveyed over 3 000 participants across the globe to answer a series of questions based on the Big 5 Personality Test.
Read more…
31 May 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its goal to reach 25 hotels in South Africa by 2030, effectively doubling its current portfolio.
This ambitious expansion along with the group’s recent updates to its South African portfolio underscores its commitment to strengthening its presence and contributing to the growth of the South African hospitality industry.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
As South Africa’s tourism sector makes headway with rapid recovery and efforts to enhance tourism growth, the country has been ranked the highest in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by the World Economic Forum.
Released last week, the index ranked South Africa 55th amongst 119 countries and as the leading African country.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
26 Jul 2024
The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will deliberate on whether three South African sites achieve World Heritage status in New Delhi this week from July 21 to 31.
South Africa has put forward three nominations. Successful nominations will be protected under the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
Under the theme, “This is Us”, the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry.
This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event. The Minister’s participation illustrates her ongoing commitment to fostering strong ties with the tourism sector and her dedication to its growth and success.
Read more…
31 May 2024
South Africa has been voted as the friendliest nation in the world, according to a new study by Remitly, a leader in digital financial services.
Remitly surveyed over 3 000 participants across the globe to answer a series of questions based on the Big 5 Personality Test.
Read more…
31 May 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its goal to reach 25 hotels in South Africa by 2030, effectively doubling its current portfolio.
This ambitious expansion along with the group’s recent updates to its South African portfolio underscores its commitment to strengthening its presence and contributing to the growth of the South African hospitality industry.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
As South Africa’s tourism sector makes headway with rapid recovery and efforts to enhance tourism growth, the country has been ranked the highest in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by the World Economic Forum.
Released last week, the index ranked South Africa 55th amongst 119 countries and as the leading African country.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
26 Jul 2024
The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will deliberate on whether three South African sites achieve World Heritage status in New Delhi this week from July 21 to 31.
South Africa has put forward three nominations. Successful nominations will be protected under the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
Under the theme, “This is Us”, the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry.
This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event. The Minister’s participation illustrates her ongoing commitment to fostering strong ties with the tourism sector and her dedication to its growth and success.
Read more…
31 May 2024
South Africa has been voted as the friendliest nation in the world, according to a new study by Remitly, a leader in digital financial services.
Remitly surveyed over 3 000 participants across the globe to answer a series of questions based on the Big 5 Personality Test.
Read more…
31 May 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its goal to reach 25 hotels in South Africa by 2030, effectively doubling its current portfolio.
This ambitious expansion along with the group’s recent updates to its South African portfolio underscores its commitment to strengthening its presence and contributing to the growth of the South African hospitality industry.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
As South Africa’s tourism sector makes headway with rapid recovery and efforts to enhance tourism growth, the country has been ranked the highest in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by the World Economic Forum.
Released last week, the index ranked South Africa 55th amongst 119 countries and as the leading African country.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
26 Jul 2024
The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will deliberate on whether three South African sites achieve World Heritage status in New Delhi this week from July 21 to 31.
South Africa has put forward three nominations. Successful nominations will be protected under the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
Under the theme, “This is Us”, the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry.
This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event. The Minister’s participation illustrates her ongoing commitment to fostering strong ties with the tourism sector and her dedication to its growth and success.
Read more…
31 May 2024
South Africa has been voted as the friendliest nation in the world, according to a new study by Remitly, a leader in digital financial services.
Remitly surveyed over 3 000 participants across the globe to answer a series of questions based on the Big 5 Personality Test.
Read more…
31 May 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its goal to reach 25 hotels in South Africa by 2030, effectively doubling its current portfolio.
This ambitious expansion along with the group’s recent updates to its South African portfolio underscores its commitment to strengthening its presence and contributing to the growth of the South African hospitality industry.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
As South Africa’s tourism sector makes headway with rapid recovery and efforts to enhance tourism growth, the country has been ranked the highest in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by the World Economic Forum.
Released last week, the index ranked South Africa 55th amongst 119 countries and as the leading African country.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
26 Jul 2024
The 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will deliberate on whether three South African sites achieve World Heritage status in New Delhi this week from July 21 to 31.
South Africa has put forward three nominations. Successful nominations will be protected under the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the World Heritage List.
Read more…
26 Jul 2024
Under the theme, “This is Us”, the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry.
This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event. The Minister’s participation illustrates her ongoing commitment to fostering strong ties with the tourism sector and her dedication to its growth and success.
Read more…
31 May 2024
South Africa has been voted as the friendliest nation in the world, according to a new study by Remitly, a leader in digital financial services.
Remitly surveyed over 3 000 participants across the globe to answer a series of questions based on the Big 5 Personality Test.
Read more…
31 May 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its goal to reach 25 hotels in South Africa by 2030, effectively doubling its current portfolio.
This ambitious expansion along with the group’s recent updates to its South African portfolio underscores its commitment to strengthening its presence and contributing to the growth of the South African hospitality industry.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
As South Africa’s tourism sector makes headway with rapid recovery and efforts to enhance tourism growth, the country has been ranked the highest in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by the World Economic Forum.
Released last week, the index ranked South Africa 55th amongst 119 countries and as the leading African country.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
26 Jul 2024
Under the theme, “This is Us”, the upcoming SATSA conference is set to spotlight the critical relationship between government and the tourism industry.
This main theme will be highlighted by the Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, who is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the event. The Minister’s participation illustrates her ongoing commitment to fostering strong ties with the tourism sector and her dedication to its growth and success.
Read more…
31 May 2024
South Africa has been voted as the friendliest nation in the world, according to a new study by Remitly, a leader in digital financial services.
Remitly surveyed over 3 000 participants across the globe to answer a series of questions based on the Big 5 Personality Test.
Read more…
31 May 2024
Radisson Hotel Group has announced its goal to reach 25 hotels in South Africa by 2030, effectively doubling its current portfolio.
This ambitious expansion along with the group’s recent updates to its South African portfolio underscores its commitment to strengthening its presence and contributing to the growth of the South African hospitality industry.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
As South Africa’s tourism sector makes headway with rapid recovery and efforts to enhance tourism growth, the country has been ranked the highest in the African region in the 2024 Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by the World Economic Forum.
Released last week, the index ranked South Africa 55th amongst 119 countries and as the leading African country.
Read more…
31 May 2024 – by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
31 May 2024 – by by Dale Hes
Tourism stakeholders have called for major public and private investment along Mpumalanga’s spectacular Panorama Route, believing that the region has the potential to create at least 3 000 additional jobs and become South Africa’s premier tourist route.
Running along the Blyde River Canyon, the world’s third-largest canyon, the route – a popular add-on to Kruger National Park itineraries – encompasses attractions such as God’s Window, the Graskop Gorge Lift, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and numerous waterfalls.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
One of the world’s largest online travel agencies, Booking.com, has released its ‘Travel Predictions 2024’ report, which reveals the biggest trends in the travel and tourism industry for this year.
The report is based on data from a global study involving 27 000 travellers across 33 countries, including local market insights from the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Latin America.
Read more…
28 Mar 2024 – by Bianca Capazorio
Destination marketing for South Africa is expected to get back on track as South African Tourism turns over a new leaf, but broader challenges in the African tourism market are having an impact both at home and across the continent.
Read more…
08 Jan 2024 – by Adele Mackenzie
It is not just Mexican tourists that South Africa is potentially losing out on due to visa inefficiencies.
Since Tourism Update reported late last year that South Africa was losing ground on this key source market, readers have highlighted issues at other embassies that urgently need addressing.
Read more…
Feb 2024 – by Susan Marais
The Tshwane Tourism Showcase, organized by TTA at the CSIR International Convention Centre on 23 January 2024, was a huge success, with over 400 stakeholders from all over Gauteng in attendance
The TTA Chairperson, Nico Rowan. Nico welcomed the delegates and discussed the upcoming Tshwane Guide 2024-5 as well as the rebrand of Tshwane as “The Wildest Capital City in the World”
Read more…
07 Feb 2024 – by Christiaan Schultz
Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South Africa, will officially be marketed as ‘the wildest capital city in the world’ by the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA). The TTA is seeking to leverage Dinokeng Game Reserve, the only Big Five game reserve in Gauteng, as an integral part of its promotional activities this year.
Read more…
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
By Jenna van Schoor, 26 February 2020
Last year, I decided that instead of writing SEO copy about vacuum cleaners, that I would do my best to write more about things I cared about instead. Like Pretoria. This led me to join the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA), which is a non-profit organisation that aims to bring together tourism businesses and stakeholders in the city to network and collaborate.
Read the blog post
5 Reasons to Attend the Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) Showcase: 23 January 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 17 January 2020
As the new year kicks off, we’re looking forward to growing our membership base, and collaborating with tourism stakeholders across Tshwane in 2020.
To show our commitment to this goal, we host our Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase in January every year, to give tourism buyers the chance to see what Tshwane has to offer. This includes a variety of exciting attractions and accommodation options within Tshwane.
The showcase is a valuable opportunity to meet and connect with buyers and other tourism service providers. If you wish to learn more about TTA members, or haven’t yet registered for the showcase on the 23rd of January 2020 at the CSIR, here are a handful of reasons why you should.
1. Networking Opportunities
As we mentioned above, the showcase provides valuable opportunities to network and build relationships at the beginning of the year. We know that you’ve got goals in mind that you’d like to achieve, which most likely includes growing your business. As many other attendees will be looking to do the same thing, this platform is ideal for cross- collaboration between different tourism service providers.
2. Collaboration is Key
In the hyper-connected world of today, working together is critical, especially when there are a number of socio-economic challenges to be faced. By working together, and building relationships with each other, we can all help to market Tshwane as a premier tourism destination, and all reap the benefits, together.
As travel industry expert Natalia Rosa stated in a recent Tourism Update post, now is the time for all South African’s to get behind tourism. Why not start with promoting our own capital city?
3. Stay in the Loop
With so much going on in the industry every day, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. By attending the TTA Showcase as a member however, you’ll be able to take advantage of the educational Symposium sessions on the day, which will give a valued overview of trends in the local tourism industry. This will serve as an addition to everything that you will learn by engaging with trade and other visitors to the event.
4. Showcase your business (TTA members)
TTA members each prepare a table-top trade exhibition on the day which gives them an opportunity to meet and network with a variety of other members, and find many potential opportunities for collaboration, and for creating exciting travel packages that incorporate different tourism related products and activities in the city.
5. Support Local Businesses
By attending the TTA showcase on the 23rd of January 2020, you’ll also be a part of a greater effort to support local tourism businesses in the greater Tshwane area. This includes supporting the food trucks and other vendors that will be selling food and drinks on the day. After all, as tourism service providers we’re all ultimately tourists ourselves, so why not get to promote your business, and support others, at the same time?
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register for the showcase, if you haven’t already, click here
TTA Annual Showcase 2020
By Jenna van Schoor, 05 February 2020
The annual Tshwane Tourism Association (TTA) showcase took place on Thursday the 23rd of January, at the CSIR Convention Centre.
The morning began with association members setting up their stands in the hall, and early morning coffees available in the pop up food stall area, which was happily open from 7am.
With over 110 table top exhibitions, and approximately 450 registrations to visit the showcase, it was clear from the beginning of the day that this would be a valuable event for all management and front-line staff of tourism businesses, trade buyers and other tourism stakeholders.
TTA Symposium: Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist
To kick off the morning’s proceedings, TTA members who registered for the symposium joined a talk and interactive exercise led by Dr. Nellie Swart from The Department of Applied Management at UNISA.
The talk’s title was “Packaging for the International Business and Leisure Tourist”, and to begin, Dr Swart gave a brief insight into packaging and the importance of marketing multiple tourism businesses together, in order to appeal to a variety of audiences. After this, to break the ice, she asked members in the audience to choose from a number of shapes on the Powerpoint screen in front of them.
By selecting a certain shape, members then joined other members who had selected the same shape in a dedicated corner of the room. While just a simple exercise, this represents how different things appeal to different people, which is something to consider when putting together packages for varying tourism markets.
Following on from that, members were also split into groups and tasked with creating a tourism package in the city that included all the tourism businesses within the group. This was a great way to get members to share information about their businesses with one another, and think out of the box when it comes to putting together tourism packages with varying offerings across the city.
Through all of these interactive exercises, many insights were gained, mostly about the importance of collaboration and building relationships with other tourism businesses. By sharing ideas about how to appeal to different markets, it was also clear that there is still so much potential when it comes to attracting international visitors.
TTA Exhibition
After the symposium, the exhibition officially began at 11am, which gave all members an opportunity to network with other businesses in Tshwane and a number of other members and non-members who visited the event.
Some of the highlights included a live dance performance and some innovative artwork made from plastic waste, which forms part of an art collective in Dinokeng. From eco-friendly amenities to liability insurance, and from suburban accommodation properties to newly built inner city apartment complexes, it was clear from the variety of businesses on show that there is no lack of diversity when it comes to Tshwane’s tourism offerings.
Overall, the day was therefore a success, and gave many new businesses the opportunity to market themselves, and for existing businesses to share some of their exciting new developments. In addition, the food trucks outside, that provided a steady supply of coffees, curries, pizzas and other delicious food and drinks to visitors, are another example of the way that multiple different businesses can benefit from the growth of tourism in our city.
Thank you to all of our members who took the time to exhibit at the event, and for all the input during the symposium. We hope that you enjoyed it and look forward to welcoming you back to our next annual event next year!
For more insight into the event, watch the video below:
https://youtu.be/khcHzo2fXw8
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