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COMPETITIONS
SA Destination Awards
Have a look at the first entries published by clicking on the links below. Do you know any of these destinations? If you do, there are two things you can do:
- You can review & rate the destination. Is it a great destination or did it disappoint? Tell us why.
- You can also comment on the entry submitted. What have they left out, how can they improve their entry?
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St Lucia – "The undiscovered eco- jewel of the east coast!"
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Robertson Wine Valley - more than an experience. It's a lifestyle.
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Prince Albert
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Montagu "Expect the Unexpected"
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Route 71 - the Golden Gateway
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Stanford - A Taste of Village Life
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Calitzdorp – Heart of the Klein Karoo
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Knysna
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Cango Route
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The Republic of Greater Swellendam
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Hangklip-Kleinmond - a TREASURE trove of jewels...just waiting to be discovered!
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Route 62
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If you care about your town or region and how it rates in the tourism stakes, become a consumer activist and make sure your tourism office, municipality, route or meander participates in the competition. All towns should enter. All towns are... or should be... competitive destinations -- as places to live, work, play, visit and invest in. Destinations with little hope of winning at this stage of their development do benefit the most -- through public participation.
One entrant captured it best: "I have read all the info and it looks achievable and - even if we don't get very far in the competition - the process will be valuable to us (the Swellendam tourism organisation) in terms of evaluation and moving forward with our marketing strategy (which is moving out of infancy into puberty at the moment)."
The competition is open to all cities, towns and villages, routes, meanders and regions anywhere in South Africa. There is also a category for destinations which are standalone brands, but they need to meet certain criteria. Sorry, a guest house is not a destination!
- Introduction to the SA Destination Awards
- Definitions of Destinations and who may enter
- Background and insight
- For entrants: Entry application form
BLOGS
Cape Town Tourism: delivery time!
In spite of all the accolades, Cape Town Tourism announced during recent presentations on a new marketing plan and brand strategy that the city has lost market share of 16% in the last five years. Now market share has less to do with the recession than other destinations doing things smarter or reaping fortuitous benefits.
There's also been zero growth, with an effective loss of 18,000 jobs and 118 businesses (CTT members) have closed down.
It's against that background that we took at deeper look, with comments from others, on the challenges facing the industry and the city.
Click here to read the story.
Say No! to toll roads in Cape Town
After the fiasco of new toll roads in Gauteng, Capetonians and citizens of the Western Cape should be on the alert for what could happen in their province. Toll roads are planned for the N1 and N2 between the city and the Winelands, and a Garden Route toll road is planned too. The City of Cape Town has already declared an intergovernmental dispute with SANRAL -- the National Roads Agency.
Click here to read the story.
WIKI
Myths, Legends & Old-folks' stories
Anyone can contribute to content here, you don't even need to log in (although there are good reasons -- like tha ability to upload images -- why you should).
Are there any companies out there who would like to get involved by encouraging staff to participate?
The top five most popular stories so far are:
- Introduction
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Khoi and Bushman reconciliation ceremony at Solms-Delta – The Washing of the Spears
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Breakwater Gaol Treadmill – Mans' inhumanity to man
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Outa Lappies – A tribute to the passing of a legend in Prince Albert
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Mapungubwe – South Africa's first kingdom
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The Ghost of Tokai Manor – and the prank that went awry
NEW SECTION
Hikes & walks, trail-running & more
We're calling all enthusiastic walkers and hikers. We're getting ready to launch a new section on CapeInfo that covers Hikes & walks, Trail-running and climbing anywhere in South Africa. We're particularly keen to make contact with people who conduct these activities -- help us and we'll help promote you! Anybody will be able to add their favourite walks. We're looking for help in finalising the content that should be presented and the criteria for reviewing and rating the outings.
Click here to see the work in progress.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
If you need help...
Before you shoot off an email, please have a look at our Frequently Asked Questions (they are under the Help navigation tab). We can get much more done if we don't have to answer the same questions over and over again.
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