Local tourism and security bosses have hit out at reports based on a Mexican crime study that said people were more likely to be murdered in Nelson Mandela Bay than in Johannesburg. The chief executives of Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) Mandlakazi Skefile and Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) Sybert Liebenberg said the figures presented by Mexican research NGO Seguridad, Justicia y Paz were questionable and that the document did not focus on the tourism industry at … [Read more...] about Mexican Tourism Study Slammed as ‘Misleading’ and ‘Questionable’
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NMBT Response to ‘R2m blank cheque’ Summer Season Opener Article
NELSON Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) board chairperson, Odwa Mtati, has responded to media reports about the city's upcoming summer season programme. Mtati said it was important to point out that contrary to remarks reportedly made by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal (NMBM) councillors at a full council meeting on Thursday 8 Decemebr 2011, NMBT was not mandated to deliver on the city's summer season events programme. "Reports insinuated that NMBT was responsible for developing and implementing … [Read more...] about NMBT Response to ‘R2m blank cheque’ Summer Season Opener Article
Humewood Beach Blue Flag Status Celebrated
Humewood Beach is once again flying its flags at full mast, after it was announced last week that it has regained its internationally recognized Blue Flag status. "Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism's mandate is to market the city as a preferred tourism destination - regionally, provincially, nationally and internationally. And, we can only do this effectively if the organization has valuable and appealing assets to market. A Blue Flag beach is certainly one such asset. A beach as beautiful as … [Read more...] about Humewood Beach Blue Flag Status Celebrated
SA has the Status of a Premier Destination
So said Deputy Minister of Tourism, Tokozile Xasa who was in Port Elizabeth, at the invite of Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism, to address tourism authorities and stakeholders this morning. Xasa is a local Eastern Cape lass from the village of Libode near mThatha in the Eastern Cape who went from wielding chalk in a classroom to politics and was appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism in 2009. As is the wont of every person who attends these events, we were only there in an attempt to fathom … [Read more...] about SA has the Status of a Premier Destination
Schools Clean Up Historical Sites
Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Economic Development and Recreational Services (EDRS) tourism department and the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA), is together with high school students from Nelson Mandela Bay, on a cleanup drive of various historical sites in the city (today 29 September). "More than just cleaning up these historical sites, we are taking these high school students and grooming them into a generation that … [Read more...] about Schools Clean Up Historical Sites
Taking a Walk on the ‘Wild’ Side
Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) celebrated World Tourism Day today by promoting green and sustainable tourism. A group of NMBT employees and members walked the Guinea Fowl Hiking Trail which meanders along the edge of the Baakens River flood-plain - an easy walk below the city suburbs in the midst of wildflowers, trees and blue water lilies. The hike was part of the September Tourism Month celebrations which are focused on finding one icon for the city. NMBT chief executive Mandlakazi … [Read more...] about Taking a Walk on the ‘Wild’ Side
Nceba Moss Responds to Allegations by Jeremy Davis
I wish to respond to the June 2006 article by Jeremy Davies about myself and NMBT. I wish to state the facts as follows: When I took over the Chairmanship, NMBT had a deficit of almost R1m - staff underpaid, some staff members such as Stanford Slabbert had a 100% medical aid subsidy and a 100% subsidy for the Camry he was using. In addition the fuel, tyres, service and licence renewals were paid for by the organisation 100%. The white Camry he was and still is using was sponsored to the … [Read more...] about Nceba Moss Responds to Allegations by Jeremy Davis
Pop On Down to the Donkin for a Braai and Rugby
Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) has partnered with Lotus FM to celebrate and mark Bok Friday on September 9 at the Donkin Reserve - in true South African style, with a braai and rugby game. The Bok Friday celebration will also feature the screening of the opening game of the Rugby World Cup between New Zealand and Tonga, starting at 10:30am. "We are extremely excited about visiting Nelson Mandela Bay. The city welcomed us with enthusiasm in 2006 when we launched Lotus FM there. The love … [Read more...] about Pop On Down to the Donkin for a Braai and Rugby
Swing to Township Jazz This Weekend
Spring in the city is being heralded by the smooth sounds of local Jazz as Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) celebrates Tourism Month with a township twist. This weekend NMBT will be hosting the Red Location Jazz Festival in an effort to promote township tourism and also the talent of the city's local jazz artists. "We have such vibrant and bustling townships in our city, but except for a couple of township tours - mainly aimed at foreigners - many local people don't often experience the … [Read more...] about Swing to Township Jazz This Weekend
What is the ONE Thing that Defines Port Elizabeth?
Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) kick started Tourism Month in the city on Tuesday 30 August by announcing a quirky initiative in which the organisation and the people of Nelson Mandela Bay will find the all-encompassing tourism icon. Over a three-month period, NMBT will, through a number of platforms, search high and low for what people love most about the city named after world icon Nelson Mandela. "We all know that Cape Town has Table Mountain and that Kimberley has the Big Hole, but … [Read more...] about What is the ONE Thing that Defines Port Elizabeth?
The Future of Tourism
Quite a massive statement from the NMBBC as they gathered diverse players in the tourism market together for 'talks about talks' last week on Wednesday. As a sideline observer of the tourism industry for many years my abiding observation has always been that the local tourism industry is fragmented and totally unable to rally around the simple fact that Port Elizabeth needs to be unselfishly marketed by all role players chanting a specific mantra with one voice. It is an inescapable fact that … [Read more...] about The Future of Tourism
Flights Resume Between Friendly City and City of Roses
Business and leisure tourists from the City of Roses, Bloemfontein, in the Free State province will welcome the resumption of regular twice weekly flights to and from Port Elizabeth, the Friendly City, by Airlink in September. Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) has welcomed the reintroduction of flights between Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein as a space for growing the domestic tourism market from that region. "One of Nelson Mandela Bay's niche domestic tourism markets is the Free State … [Read more...] about Flights Resume Between Friendly City and City of Roses
NMMU Choir off to Entertain Argentinia
Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism CEO Mandlakazi Skefile got off to an early start on Wednesday morning to bid farewell to an enthusiastic Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) choir that departed on the first flight out of the city to participate at the Ninth World Symposium on Choral Music in Puerto Madryn, Argentina. The 52-member choir, under the direction of Junita Lamprecht-van Dijk, was selected from 119 choirs, from 40 countries, spanning five continents. "The NMMU choir members - … [Read more...] about NMMU Choir off to Entertain Argentinia
In Celebration of Mandela Day
The groundswell of people getting involved in Mandela Day by donating 67 minutes of their time to communities all over South Africa grows in leaps and bounds year after year. The number of events in Port Elizabeth this year was staggering and certainly more than what any media instance could cover by itself. Let us know what you did on Mandela Day in the comments section below. Some of the 18 July 2011 Port Elizabeth Mandela Day events The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber celebrated … [Read more...] about In Celebration of Mandela Day
Clean Up for Hagen and Nomfundo
Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism's (NMBT) latest initiative is a drive to clean-up various heritage sites in the city, symbolically starting with historical tourist route, the Donkin Heritage Trail, on Nelson Mandela Day next Monday, July 18. NMBT staff and volunteers will start the clean-up campaign in honour of the former president, iconic leader and namesake of the Metropole at 12:30pm, gathering at the tourism visitor information office on the Donkin Reserve. "We are concerned about the state … [Read more...] about Clean Up for Hagen and Nomfundo
