News

Image Title
News
Get In Touch
News
Get In Touch
Image Title
5 Sep 2017
Cape Town and the Western Cape is open and ready to welcome bumper tourism season
Cape Town and the Western Cape is open for tourism and is ready for a bumper peak season, which promises to be the best yet. International arrivals have grown by an unprecedented 2...
Image Title
1 Sep 2017
Wesgro launches Tourism Month programme
Today Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency, launched its Tourism Month programme.
Image Title
28 Aug 2017
Wesgro takes Cape tourism to Rwanda
This week, Wesgro CEO Tim Harris is attending the 41st Annual World Tourism Conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
Image Title
15 Aug 2017
Convention Bureau secures 14 bids, 57 000 delegates and R120m for the Cape in Q1
Wesgro is proud to announce that the Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau has had a target-topping financial first quarter.
Image Title
24 Jul 2017
New City Sightseeing Winelands tour set to boost local tourism
Today Wesgro and City Sightseeing South Africa officially launched the Cape Explorer Winelands tour.
Image Title
6 Jul 2017
Wesgro secures one of world's largest water loss conferences for the Cape in 2018
Wesgro is proud to announce that Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau – a division at Wesgro – has secured the International Water Association's (IWA) 2018 Water Loss Confe...
Image Title
2 Jul 2017
World’s top physical therapy congress set to get the Cape in shape
The Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau – a division at Wesgro – welcomes today’s launch of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress.
Image Title
21 Jun 2017
Western Cape Government launches Cape Cycling survey
Image Title
13 Jun 2017
Wesgro pledges R100 000 to sponsor Knysna Oyster Festival
Wesgro is proud to announce that it is pledging over R100 000 to sponsor and promote the Knysna Oyster Festival and Knysna as an ideal place to visit in winter.
Image Title
16 May 2017
Cape Town and the Western Cape will have a strong, united presence at this year's Tourism Indaba
The Western Cape stand at this year's Tourism Indaba in Durban, hosted by Wesgro – the Cape's official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency – showcases the very best our ...
Image Title
10 May 2017
Cape Town rated best African convention destination for fourth consecutive year
Wesgro is proud to announce that Cape Town has once again been rated the number one city in Africa for convention business by the International Congress and Convention Association ...
Image Title
9 May 2017
Cape Town voted best African business tourism event destination for fourth consecutive year
Wesgro is proud to announce that Cape Town has once again been ranked the number one city in Africa for business tourism events by the International Congress and Convention Associa...
Image Title
5 May 2017
16th ISPO WORLD CONGRESS KICKS OF IN
CAPE TOWN 8-11 MAY 2017
ISPO International and ISPO South Africa are extremely proud to host the 16th World Congress from 8 to 11 May 2017. Together we look forward to welcoming more than 2,000 delegates ...
Image Title
3 May 2017
Wesgro launches luxury tourism offer at We Are Africa 2017
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape's official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency is a proud partner of We Are Africa 2017.
Image Title
5 Apr 2017
Cape Town takes top spot in ‘cities clicked to book’ via TripAdvisor in previously unpublished data
Image Title
27 Feb 2017
Wesgro and dnata partner to put Cape Halaal tourism on the map
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape's official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency is proud to announce that we have partnered with dnata World Travel to promote the ...
Image Title
24 Feb 2017
WESGRO supports 2017 African Responsible Tourism Awards at WTM Africa
For the third year running, Wesgro - Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency - is the main sponsor for the African Responsible Tour...
Image Title
22 Feb 2017
Western Cape serving the best in wine and food Tourism
Wesgro, in partnership with Explore Sideways, has completed a survey with tour operators in the Western Cape to profile wine and food tourists and determine the sector’s main trend...
Image Title
21 Dec 2016
Wesgro working to fill 47 000 new direct seats between Istanbul and Cape Town
Last week a tourism delegation led by Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, attended the Travel Turkey Fair in ...
Image Title
21 Dec 2016
Cape Town International Airport arrivals receive a warm Wesgro welcome
This week Wesgro welcomed festive season arrivals at Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) with carefully curated Cape product hampers.
Image Title
22 Nov 2016
CAPE WINTER EVENTS PUMP MILLIONS INTO THE PROVINCIAL ECONOMY
The promotion of Cape tourism is one of the three key priorities of Economic Opportunities Minister Alan Winde's ‘Project Khulisa’, and the Western Cape’s 2016 event strategy is an...
Image Title
8 Nov 2016
Wesgro makes splash at SATOA's Travel Awards
Wesgro is proud to announce that after a vigorous campaign, we are the first runner-up in SATOA’s Best Tourist Board award division.
Image Title
4 Oct 2016
Cape Town wins International Congress on Immunology 2022 bid
The Cape Town and the Western Cape Convention Bureau, a strategic division at Wesgro, secured the bid to host the 2022 International Congress on Immunology (ICI2022), which will be...
Image Title
27 Sep 2016
World Tourism Day: Universal access is shared responsibility and opportunity
Today the Wesgro team celebrated World Tourism Day (UNWTD) at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront and Two Oceans Aquarium with learners from the Elundini Home of the Disabled and Educare Ce...