CTT board member heads world’s guides
Alushca Ritchie, a registered tourist guide for the Western Cape and director on the Cape Town Tourism board, was appointed to head the World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations (WFTGA) at its 17th biennial convention which took place in Tehran, Iran, recently. Alushca has been a Wine Specialist for the…
Cape Town works hard to counter the impact of seasonality
Cape Town buzzes with thousands of international and domestic tourists from about November to April, with a particular visitor frenzy during December. But, when it gets to the Cape’s winter months, things are a lot quieter. And, much like in Game of Thrones, ‘winter is coming’. This seasonality has been…
Cape Town celebrates Condé Nast Special Award announcement
The announcement that Cape Town is once again the recipient of a global travel award has stirred up interest in the city as a world-class destination. The Condé Nast Readers' Travel Awards 2016 chose the city as Best Overseas City for Restaurants and Bars, and placed Cape Town favourably as…