The cape town water crisis in south africa was a period of severe water shortage in the western cape region, most notably affecting the city of cape town. Total tourism market for the western cape grew by 17. Pdf a respondentcompleted questionnaire in cape town, south africa was used to check. The cape town conference was organised by the responsible tourism partnership and western cape tourism as a side event preceding the world summit on sustainable development in johannesburg in 2002. The department of tourism would like to thank all who applied for our 2020 bursary and 20202021 internship programmes. Federated hospitality association of southern africa. These are some of the interesting facts and statistics given by the different speakers and my thoughts and questions that arise from these results. Tourism in the city of cape town, which lies at the. The city of cape town s urban management department, today, 22 november 2019, handed out accredited tourist guide certificates to 15. While dam water levels had been declining since 2015, the cape town water crisis peaked during mid2017 to mid2018 when water levels hovered between 15 and 30 per cent of total dam capacity. As cape town tourism, wed like to acknowledge and thank each and every one of you for standing firm during this time and acting swiftly to ensure that our industry has a future, a bright one that is a beacon on the global stage of sustainable tourism. Responsible tourism was defined in cape town in 2002 alongside the world summit on sustainable development. World youth and student travel conference 2225 september 2015, cape town, south africa the world youth and student travel conference wystc is hosted on a rotational basis in a different country every year by the world youth, student and educational wyse travel confederation.
Visitor perceptions regarding natural resources in cape town. Together, we are living the goal of being future forward. The results also show that image plays an important role in the destinations consumerbased destination brand equity. City of cape town responsible tourism is a founding principle of cape town s tourism development framework, developed in 2003 through an extensive consultative process and approved by council in 2004. Duminy was commenting on the state of tourism report 2015 16 recently released by statistics south africa. Pdf tourist activity and destination brand perception. Cape town tourism traveller information it entails imposing travel bans, from wednesday, 18 march to and from highrisk countries, including. Hundreds of murders threaten cape towns tourist mecca. Pirie and others published urban tourism in cape town find, read and cite all the research you need on. Some interesting statistics showing the economic value of tourism in cape town tourist guide institute attended a workshop with the city of cape town s local government services on 10 june 2015. To help plan your trip better, download our handy area maps and the official cape town tourism guide, which will provide you with all the vital information you need while taking in. The tourism industry is a major contributor to the south african economy and employment of citizens. Eslyn isaacs department of management university of the western cape. The breakdown of the number of tourists by region provided in figure 4.
The sector contributes about 9% to the countrys gross. Destination attributes that attract international tourists to cape town by lichen zhou a research project in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of commerce faculty of economic and management sciences university of the western cape supervisor. Meeting the challenges of land and property administration. Cape town when most americans think of cape town, south africa, they probably think of it as a mecca for tourists the beaches, table mountain, and the winelands. This edition focuses on the first quarter of 2019, covering the period 1 january to 31 march 2019.
African journal of hospitality, tourism and leisure vol. Pdf tourist profile and destination brand perception. Cape town while national tourism figures are showing an almost 10% yearonyear decline, cape town and the western cape seem to be bucking the trend with figures either increasing or remaining stable. City of cape town facilitates 15 job opportunities for recently qualified tour guides. Cape town tourism receives a portion of its funding from the city of cape town while the remainder is made up of membership fees and owngenerated funds. Tourism development framework business plan 20056 20089 the city of cape town has included various initiatives and projects. A comprehensive list of things to do in cape town including top attractions, activities, and the best spots to experience the citys natural beauty. South african tourism ceo sisa ntshona and wesgro ceo tim harris discuss the cape town water crisis and the importance of bolstering the tourism industry despite the drought. Wesgro, the official destination marketing, investment and trade. To stay at the forefront of the global tourism landscape, cape town tourism rolled out a refreshed brand identity from may 2016. Cape town green map cape town tourism cape town stadium film cape town invest cape town myciti. Domestic tourism survey 2015 statistics south africa.
We, the city of cape town and cape town tourism, have decided to temporarily close our visitor information centres vics but will operate a 247 call centre and live chat. A survey of the growth of tourism in cape town, including discussion of the citys increasing prominence on the world tourism map, the diversity of heritage, cultural and natural destinations in and around the city, and the challenges of balancing. Cape town has received a number of accolades during 2014 as reflected in the interview with enver duminy, ceo of cape town tourism and alayne reesberg, ceo of cape town design. Western cape at the centre of growth in sa tourism sector. In answering this question, the researcher was able to establish what the relationship between. The product is manufactured and packaged in cape town and distributed nationally through health shops and select retail outlets. Cape town reuters a chronic drought that could leave south africas cape town without water within weeks is hurting visitor numbers and knocking a rare economic bright spot, officials said. Western cape premiers entrepreneurship recognition awards 2015. Cape towns water crisis hitting tourism officials reuters. Coloured 42,4%, black african 38,6%, white 15,7%, indian asian 1,4% and other 1,9%. On sunday, 15 march 2020, president cyril ramaphosa announced a travel ban in. Domestic tourism trips continued to decline in 2016 with a declining growth of 0. The city of cape town has a total population of 3 740 025 according to the statistics on the city, dated 2012. Five ways tourism benefits cape town and its locals.
A questionnaire survey of 220 tourists visiting cape town was done. Pdf urban tourism in cape town gordon pirie academia. Responsible tourism is about making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit. Department of economic development and tourism western cape. Projection of the economic value of tourism in cape town utilising a survey of tourism enterprises.
This isnt limited to rands being handed over at attractions or places of accommodation. The brand position statement should be linked to cape town tourism s. Eastern cape library services, king williams town central regional library, polokwane central reference library, mbombela central reference collection, kimberley central reference library, mmabatho this publication is available both in hard copy and on the stats sa website. State of tourism report 201516 department of tourism. Western cape premiers entrepreneurship recognition awards. The cape town conference on responsible tourism in destinations was attended by 280 delegates from 20 countries. Our methodology is based on a circular process approach as indicated in the. Department of economic development and tourism western. Western cape premiers entrepreneurship recognition awards 2015 western cape premiers entrepreneurship recognition awards 2015 9. Tourism is of major benefit to a destination such as cape town, with a direct and indirect economic impact. This definition, the cape town declaration is now widely accepted and has been adopted by the world travel market in 2007 for world responsible tourism day.
Tourism south africa yearbook 201516 405 tourism south africa yearbook 201516 406 tourism remains a key driver of south africas national economy and contributes to job creation. Some interesting statistics showing the economic value of. Western cape tourism on the rise despite national decline. Cape town drought hits tourism, threatens provinces.