Nelson Mandela Bay hosted local tourism exhibition

18 May 2010

Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT) hosted a local tourism expo on 28 March 2010 in the Tsitsikamma Conference Centre at the Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment Complex. NMBT partnered with the Boardwalk and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture (EDTA) Portfolio in this initiative with the aim of the expo being to afford tourism product owners the opportunity to showcase their products to the general public.

A further objective of the expo was to educate product owners on green tourism practices as well as create awareness amongst the general public about such initiatives.

“We have fortunately received funding from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, enabling us to host this event through which we not only educate product owners, but also get the general public involved in growing tourism as a key industry. We are pleased that the expo has been such a success,” said Fezekile Tshiwula, CEO of NMBT.

A variety of tourism products were on display, while the Diski dancers kept crowds entertained with their performances.

Councillor Anne - Marie Van Jaarsveld, Chairperson of EDTA Portfolio, in her opening speech stated that the product owners are some of the key players in preparing Nelson Mandela Bay for the 2010 World Cup, making an expo such as this vital to the Bay.

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