It was a big night for Cape Point at the national Lilizela Tourism Awards in Johannesburg last week Thursday (9 October 2014) with the attraction winning the Scenic Beauty Award for best management in South Africa of a scenically beautiful location which provides tourists with...
This year Cape Point in conjunction with the other Cape Town Big 6 members decided to celebrate Mandela Day with the children from Homes for Kids in South Africa (HOKISA). Despite some last minute weather-induced changes, everyone had a great day in true Madiba-style. The Big...
All travellers need to be aware of new regulations governing travel with minors, which are aimed at combating child trafficking. The new regulations include strict procedures for parents travelling with children under the age of 18 years in and out of South Africa. With effect from 1...
20 years is the buzz-word in South Africa this year. Rightfully so. In 1994 the excitement and the dread of the unknown awaited us. No one was sure what would be, and worldwide we were under the spotlight. Tourism was but a fraction of what...
Tourism is an important aspect of the South African economy. International tourist arrivals in South Africa grew by 10.2% year-on-year to almost 9.2-million in 2013, more than double the global average of around 4%. In 1993, South Africa received 3.4-million foreign visitors, and by 2012,...
Over 223 000 international and local visitors summited Cape Point on the Flying Dutchman funicular during the 2014 summer season, November 2013 to April 2014, a 4.14% increase compared to the same period last year. Visitor entry figures into the Cape of Good Hope section of...