Tag Archives: Cape Town Routes Unlimited
Wesgro, the Western Cape’s trade and investment agency absorbed the province’s beleaguered destination marketing agency (Cape Town Routes Unlimited – CTRU) in April 2012. I attended Wesgro’s AGM in October 2012 and left unimpressed. It was all about ticking the … Continue reading
Recognise that? It’s from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. It’s astounding Time is fleeting Madness takes its toll… I’ve been somewhat underwhelmed by the announcements about the closure of Cape Town Routes Unlimited (CTRU) — the Western Cape’s provincial tourism … Continue reading
The first Joint Marketing Initiative (JMI) started 10 years ago when there was a brief DA-led political alignment between the Province and the City. It lost its way and was watered down during the ANC’s period of tenure — Wesgr0 … Continue reading
Two dates in the Western Cape raise the need for the public to hold its tourism representatives to greater accountability. September 30 is the deadline for your comments on tourism MEC Alan Winde’s plan for restructuring tourism marketing in the … Continue reading
Western Cape tourism minister, Alan Winde, has announced a plan to (once again) restructure tourism in the Province. His new plan is a rehash of what his department tried to implement in 2002, and promises new and endless debates (plus … Continue reading
This is the first in a series which aims to help anyone who advertises on the Internet. I’ve listed about 10 topics so far, so a new subject will be added each week for some time to come. If you … Continue reading
An open letter to Lynne Brown, provincial MEC for tourism, and Su Birch, acting chair of Cape Town Routes Unlimited: Dear Lynne & Su CTRU is going from bad to worse. Their latest effort is a survey, paid for with … Continue reading
