Cape eyes R1bn bounty if postponed conferences eventually go ahead

But Western Cape tourism and business body Wesgro said on Thursday it was encouraged that most international organisations planning meetings in the province had taken heed of pleas to postpone rather than cancel.

A survey by the Western Cape Convention Bureau, part of Wesgro, and the City of Cape Town found that decisions had not yet been made on 15% of the 126 international conferences scheduled for 2020/2021, while 66% had been postponed. Harris added: “Despite the impact Covid-19 has had on our local tourism economy, it is promising to see that the international association conferences sector responded positively to our plea to postpone instead of cancel, to help keep tourism alive.”

Most respondents in the survey expected local and national exhibitions to resume this year, and international exhibitions next year.

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