Yesterday, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane outlined the new regulations across our industry, including accommodation rules for South Africa under the new level 2 lockdown. Whilst the country’s level 3 lockdown will largely remain in place, the exception is the eased rules around inter-provincial travel for leisure purposes, with all accommodation…
Our sector has been amongst the hardest hit by COVID-19. The future of our businesses, our people and our industry is under threat. We will face a different post-COVID-19 reality, and our collective response needs to be strong and united….
Strict rules have been put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic for establishments that sell liquor, including bars, clubs, shebeens and restaurants.
READ: Why social distancing is important during the COVID-19 pandemic
Restaurants, however, can trade in their regular trading hours but…
After President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the following businesses announced temporary closures.
SEE: How Cape Town’s top attractions are operating during the COVID-19 pandemic
Social distancing is a way to slow down or stop the spread of infectious diseases such as the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) by limiting contact between you and other people.
If you’re currently a tourist in Cape Town and uncertain about what this means for you, …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster in South Africa in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The president has imposed a travel ban on foreign nationals from high-risk countries such as Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom…
In an effort to create awareness and to make our beaches universally accessible to persons with disabilities, WESSA has donated amphibious wheelchairs to four coastal municipalities in South Africa, with the support of generous funding made available by The Ford Motor Company Fund.
The amphibious wheelchairs were supplied…
A city twinning agreement between NYC & Company and Cape Town Tourism signed in August 2017 sees the co-marketing agreement going live in February 2018. The two destination marketing agencies have pooled resources to market each other’s world-class destinations, and Cape Town is set to receive more New Yorkers who…
As Capetonians are required to use less than 50 litres per day, residents and businesses are finding alternative ways to stock up. The President Hotel in Cape Town, meanwhile, has made saving water a top priority to ensure it functions optimally during the water crisis and beyond, while also…
On Friday we hosted our biggest JAMMS session to date with more than 600 people in attendance. Thank you to all of our members who attended and contributed to this crucial discussion. It emerged from the meeting that collaboration between tourism role players is now more important than ever before….
