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Here are (from left) Ian Neilson (executive deputy mayor), Marieke PrinslooRowe (artist who created the oxen sculptures displayed at Pampoenkraal Heritage Square), James Vos (Western Cape shadow minister of tourism), Theresa Uys (councillor for ward 112 and chairperson: Durbanvile En Route Festival), and Gerhard Fourie (chairperson of subcouncil 7). PHOTO: ESMÉ ERASMUS
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urbanville provides a unique offering, and initiatives such as the En Route Festival which are sure to generate interest – not only among locals, but also international tourists. This was said by Ian Neilson, executive deputy mayor, at the opening of the Pampoenkraal Heritage Square in Durbanville and the celebration of the Durbanville En Route Festival last Friday evening in the town hall. James Vos, member of Parliament and Western Cape shadow minister of tourism, also announced projects that will enhance tourism in Cape Town, including the upgrading of the Cape Town International Airport and the R832 million extension of the
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). “Durbanville combines its rich heritage with a modern, vibrant character that offers something for everyone,” Neilson said. “It also gives me great pleasure to see the progress made with the Pampoenkraal Heritage Square project. This initiative forms part of the City’s Quality Public Spaces programme, which aims to deliver high-quality public space within community facility clusters and economic nodes,” he said. “This R10 million project will create a quality civic and recreational precinct within the Durbanville central business district (CBD) to promote business and to encourage community activities within this heritagerich area. “It will also amplify local tourism. Any investment that boosts the local tourism sector
in and around Cape Town, and which will encourage tourists to spend more time and money here, is worth every cent,” he said. “I want to encourage Durbanville to build on this great foundation – wine routes, a local festival, a newly redeveloped heritage square, and other public and private spaces – to find further events and tourism products that can build Durbanville as one of Cape Town’s great event locations,” he continued. Neilson said they are seeking to strengthen links between Cape Town and other major cities, to improve ease of access to and from those cities. “With the launch of the Cape Town Air Access Initiative, the City, together with the Western Cape government, Wesgro and the Airports Company of South Africa, has successfully secured a number of non-stop di-
rect flights to a set of strategic destinations. Since its inception in 2015, Cape Town Air Access has landed seven new routes and facilitated 10 route expansions for our region, with 500 000 additional seats added during 2016 alone. “We now have direct flights between Cape Town and major cities in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Singapore, Ethiopia, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Angola, Mauritius and Zimbabwe. “Since July 2016, this additional capacity has generated R3 billion in tourism spend in the Western Cape,” Neilson said. Vos, in turn, said tourism is without a doubt the biggest income driver in the Western Cape. V To page 2.
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