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Port Elizabeth’s Four Best Tourism Service Providers

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Selected from over 1200 entries, the national winners of the second annual Lilizela awards were revealed at a ceremony on Thursday night at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City, Johannesburg. Addressing the finalists, Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom, said that while some of the people in attendance would be leaving with an award, everyone in the industry was a winner. Hanekom cited the tourism industry’s contribution to GDP, which is 9% and outweighs the contribution made by traditional … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth’s Four Best Tourism Service Providers

NMBT’s Online Marketing Seminar

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23 September 2014, Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) hosted a Tourism Seminar for industry stakeholders in order to allow industry to keep up to date with e-marketing trends shared by experts in the field. NMBT has aligned the latest business plan with a strong e-marketing strategy due to a number of reasons such as reaching larger segmented target audiences, and more measurable marketing reach and a fraction of the cost of your more traditional marketing mediums. Ms Mandlakazi Skefile, … [Read more...] about NMBT’s Online Marketing Seminar

233% growth in free entrants to local parks

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The number of people who visited the four South African National Parks in the Frontier Region (Addo Elephant, Camdeboo, Karoo and Mountain Zebra National Parks) during its free entry week more than doubled this year, compared to the same period last year. The ninth annual South African National Parks Week was celebrated from 8 to 12 September, and afforded all South African citizens the opportunity to visit national parks free of charge for a day visit. A total of 4 847 day visitors passed … [Read more...] about 233% growth in free entrants to local parks

Inner City Heritage Month campaign

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On Wednesday the 20th of August, the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) officially launched its Inner City Heritage Month campaign. The purpose of the Campaign is to mobilize Nelson Mandela Bay residents to discovery their own City, celebrate its  new and old heritage assets through a number of events, seminars, exhibitions, concerts and so much more. "The last two weeks have proven to us that the City has a huge appetite for easy, simple things to do, places to see and just time to relax … [Read more...] about Inner City Heritage Month campaign

10 Reasons to visit Port Elizabeth

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This is courtesy of the FlySAA Destination Guide: Often nicknamed the ‘friendly city’ or the ‘windy city’ (due to its coastal proximity), Port Elizabeth stretches for 16kilometers along Algoa Bay and is located in the Eastern Cape Province. One of South Africa’s largest cities, Port Elizabeth forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality with a population of approximately 1.3 million. With its location in the Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth boasts of having 300 out of 365 days … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons to visit Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth Airshow promises to be best ever seen in Eastern Cape

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The Port Elizabeth Airshow has formed a partnership with the developers of the R1.7bn Baywest Mall in Port Elizabeth's western suburbs. Together they have thrown their weight behind the region's oldest and most prestigious air show - the Baywest Port Elizabeth Airshow. The air show, now in its 18th year, promises to be the biggest spectacle of wildcat aerobatics and jaw-dropping stunts by pilots from around the world that Eastern Cape residents have ever witnessed in the region. The event, … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth Airshow promises to be best ever seen in Eastern Cape

Port Elizabeth Tourism Month Highlights

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Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism invites you to share and participate in the tourism month activities. Listed below are some of the first week's highlights. Saturday, 6 September 2014 will be a great opportunity to join in and walk the Flamingo Trail in the Zwartkops Nature Reserve. The walk starts at 9:00 and should last between 3 to 4 hours. Should the weather not be great the Aloe Trail will be done. The trail is 11 km long, but there are different short cuts so families with children can come … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth Tourism Month Highlights

Universal Accessibility test for Bay Tourists

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On Wednesday 30 July 2014 Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) experienced the Bay from a different point of view as they participated in the Wheelchair Wednesday campaign run by the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities (APD). The campaign assists in creating awareness for those who use wheelchairs and also raises funds to donate wheelchairs - 100 in 2014  and 250 in the 3 year existence of the campaign. Mr Brian Bezuidenehout from APD, expressed his gratitude saying, "It has been … [Read more...] about Universal Accessibility test for Bay Tourists

International tourist arrivals to SA grew to almost 10 million last year

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Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says continued investment in tourism is paying off through job creation, the growth of SMMEs and rural development. The tourism sector directly employed 617 000 people in 2012, which made up 4.6% of the total workforce then. "If we add indirect employment, it exceeds 1.4 million people - roughly 10% of the total workforce. This represents an impressive annual growth rate of 4.7% over the past 20 years," said Minister Hanekom in Parliament on Wednesday. The … [Read more...] about International tourist arrivals to SA grew to almost 10 million last year

Heavy K in the Bay

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Popular kwaito star Heavy K - DRUMBOSS returned to his roots on 13 July to perform to home crowds in order to kick of Mandela Month Celebrations. Together with the support of the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) and Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) national and local artists took to the stage at Ezinyoka Community Hall to raise funds for community projects. Masande Edu-care Centre in Ezinyoka became the beneficiary of goods donated by the group of artists who decided to donate a portion … [Read more...] about Heavy K in the Bay

NMBT blog competition winner announced

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During the Indaba 2014 show, Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism launched their new destination blog. As Africa's top travel show the NMBT team believed that Indaba was the ideal platform to introduce this new addition to the e-marketing strategy of Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism as it allowed NMBT to target trade, media and tourism markets from around the globe whilst showcasing the destination's offerings. Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism combined a "Freedom Captured Themed" competition with the … [Read more...] about NMBT blog competition winner announced

See the actual Rhino on Donkin Reserve

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Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism CEO, Ms Mandlakazi Skefile took special time out to visit the Rhino at the Donkin Reserve on Wednesday, 25 June 2014. In an attempt to raise awareness about the plight of the rhino, Addo Elephant National Park's Honorary Rangers had a life-sized replica of a rhino on display at the city's iconic landmark. "Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism will continue to assist in creating awareness as the growing rate of rhino poaching in South Africa is hampering economic growth … [Read more...] about See the actual Rhino on Donkin Reserve

Freedom story submissions freed to 16 June 2014

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Named after South Africa's most famous global icon, the Nelson Mandela Bay region (Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch) is commemorating 20 years of democracy in South Africa, with an open invitation for the public to share their experiences of freedom via the recently launched NMBT blog. The "Freedom Captured" competition has already attracted the interest of storytellers from near and far who have submitted their "Freedom Stories", via the online form. With just over a week left to … [Read more...] about Freedom story submissions freed to 16 June 2014

Good Evening gorgeous Port Elizabeth! Damn u pretty!

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This was what Kuli Roberts - born in Uitenhage, schooled in Grahamstown and presently on Khaya FM - said on her arrival in Die Baai. Together with South African Tourism (SAT) popular radio presenter and journalist Kuli Roberts was hosted in the Bay over the weekend of 23 to 25 May 2014 on a "Sho’t Left" visit. The combination of the Sho’t Left campaign and Ms Kuli Roberts had social networks abuzz about activities and sites in and around Nelson Mandela Bay. Mandlakazi Skefile, CEO of NMBT … [Read more...] about Good Evening gorgeous Port Elizabeth! Damn u pretty!