This Week on Metropolist: Cape Town Tourism
The New York Times article, 52 Places to go in 2014 placed Cape Town as the number one city to visit this year.
The New York Times article, 52 Places to go in 2014 placed Cape Town as the number one city to visit this year.
Many cities, including Cape Town rely on tourism as a form of income. Do they not, therefore, have a responsibilty to invest in and maintain the facade presented to tourists? Or should tourists be satisfied seeing the cities without make-up on, be confronted with local issues and appreciate function over form in order to be considered true travellers? Inspired by a trip to Budapest, Pamela Hellig argues that it may not be necessary to choose between the two…
Future Cape Town’s MD Rashiq Fataar interviews women who are at the helm of Cape Town and in the driving seat of its future as a major player in the world that is Cities. Here, Mariette du Toit-Helmbold, CEO of Cape Town Tourism, reflects on the significane of female leadership in South Africa and Cape Town in particular.
In recognition of the increasing role that cities are playing in drawing tourists, both for leisure, business and study, South Africa’s 3 major cities, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban have signed a landmark urban tourism alliance.
In a previous blog post, we highlighted the new role of Cape Town Station Square, after the major upgrade which