As Kenton-on-Sea consolidates its identity as an events hub, its business and tourism leadership remains concerned about moves to rename the neighbouring towns of Port Alfred and Alexandria. Marketing the destination and its ethos stood…
“We’re excited that the rest of the country gets to see what we already know: that we live in one of the best towns in South Africa.” Sunshine Coast Tourism head Wouter Hensens spoke to Talk of the Town after Port Alfred was announced the…
The Sunshine Coast Tourism team recently attended the World Travel Market (WTM) held at the ICC in Cape Town, where they were part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality stand. The event, themed “Ignite Africa,” showcased Africa’s…
Fine weather, an efficient and responsive municipality, new offerings from local businesses and neighbouring towns abuzz with live events made for an exceptionally good 2024/25 tourism season. A survey conducted by Sunshine Coast Tourism…
Dressed in colourful casuals, you might have thought the relaxed gathering sprawled across the lawn at The Goatshed on Thursday January 30 were holidaymakers. They were in fact the hard-working businesspeople, officials and tourism…
Collaborative efforts between business and tourism bosses in Port Alfred are paying off as the town becomes something of a host mecca for national and local events. This year has already seen the staging of the inaugural Port Alfred…
An agreement with Google to literally put South Africa’s small towns on the map, a special Home affairs portal to make it easier for Chinese tourists to visit South Africa and grants of up to R1 million for tourism establishments to fit…
Sunshine Coast Tourism was named best performing local tourism organisation in the Sarah Baartman District at a Tourism Convention held at the Cape St Frances Resort on Tuesday, 27 September. Sunshine Coast was selected as the best from…
Port Alfred’s electricity infrastructure was in a shocking state at the time CDR Electrical was appointed as contractor last year, company director Russel Jackson-Moss told business owners at the Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) and Port…
In honour of Madiba month, Sunshine Coast Tourism Port Alfred and Sunshine Coast Tourism Kenton invited people to take part in their 67 Photos of the Sunshine Coast by submitting their favourite tourism photographs. The chosen photographs…
KwaZulu-Natal is facing a whopping R700m in lost tourism revenue after the cancellation of the 2021 Comrades Marathon. This is yet another blow for the province as the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has already said the cancellation…
A touching tribute from KELLY WICKS FERREIRA, former guest relations at the Fish River Sun Hotel and Country Club Resort At the beginning of 2008 I was fresh out of university and eager to find a job so that I too could be part of the…
One of Port Alfred’s most well-known, loved and eccentric residents, Beverly Young, passed away on Monday morning, at the age of 74. As tourism director of the Ndlambe area, one of Young’s first moves was to paint the exterior of the Port…
The last thing people who have booked their holidays would like to hear is they cannot travel because of rumours about tightened lockdown restrictions. Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of SA (TBCSA), made this…
Open letter to government takes aim at arbitrary and irrational regulations Tourism operators have written an open letter to the government, begging for a meeting to fix travel regulations that they claim are hampering the industry’s…
