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How can business and business tourism events help each other in the Eden district? Thiru Naidoo, Business Development Manager an inspiring place to meet

Who we are Wesgro, is the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape. The Cape Town & Western Cape Convention Bureau is a strategic business unit of Wesgro. The Bureau promotes Cape Town and the Western Cape as a premier business events destination. an inspiring place to meet

International business events industry M  Corporate Meetings: Number of delegates at international corporate meetings I  Incentive meetings: Number of attendees at international incentive meetings C  International conventions: Number of attendees at international conventions E  Exhibitions: Number of international attendees at trade exhibitions an inspiring place to meet

Spend-direct and indirect Value of business Business Legacy tourism conversion events Net-working an inspiring place to meet

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Manufacturing sector breakdown in the Eden district Radio, TV, instruments, watches and clocks Food, beverages and 0.7% Furniture and other tobacco manufacturing Electrical Transport equipment 26.7% 8.1% machinery and 5.2% apparatus 1.8% Metals, metal products, machinery and equipment 8.2% Textiles, clothing and leather goods Other non-metal 4.3% mineral products 4.5% Petroleum products, Wood, paper, chemicals, rubber and publishing and printing plastic 8.3% 32.1% an inspiring place to meet

SERVICE'S SECTOR BREAKDOWN FOR EDEN DISTRICT General Wholesale and government retail trade 19% 23% Community, social and personal Catering and services accommodation 8% services 4% Transport and storage 6% Business services Communication Finance and 27% 4% insurance 9% an inspiring place to meet

Thriving Manufacturing sector Opportunity to facilitate both Top Thriving Business’s direct and Services sector indirect spend Good Infrastructure -access -venues -airport an inspiring place to meet

How can business and business tourism events help each other an inspiring place to meet

Top Companies in Mossel Bay Company Name Sector Mosstrich Agribusiness South Cape Ostrich Tanning Manufacturing Afro Fishing Fishing AfrIshore Manufacturing-Oil & Gas ATKV Tourism Nestle Manufacturing Garden Route Casino Tourism Starlite Aviation Sea Vuna Food Processing Life Bay Hospital Medical Petro-SA Manufacturing Vidamed Medical Tuinroete Agri Agriculture Steyns Mica Retailers Oliver Bande Retailers Toucan Retailers Masshire Retailers an inspiring place to meet

Advantages to the greater Eden District Business spend more Upskilling-workshops Thought leadership-best in minds/leaders in the industry Opportunity to position the region for more business an inspiring place to meet

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Meeting spaces in the Eden district Stilbaai Community Beacon Island Resort Hall & Conference Plettenberg Centre (80pax) Diaz Strand Hotel Kannaland Library & Town Hall Mosselbay Ladismith (400pax) (400pax) an inspiring place to meet

Meeting spaces in the Eden district an inspiring place to meet

Main activities undertaken by overseas and domestic visitors, 2015 an inspiring place to meet

Confirmed new routes and expansions for CPT 2016 New Routes: March: Maun in Botswana - 5x per week July: Nairobi and Livingstone - 3x per week November: London Gatwick - 3x per week November: London Gatwick- 3x per week December: Frankfurt - 3x per week Expansions: From July: 2 to 4 direct flights per week Addis Ababa + 4 via Joburg (in summer season most likely direct daily again) From July: direct daily Amsterdam whole year around From July: increase from 2 to 3 direct flights per day Dubai From November: Direct daily all year round an inspiring place to do business

Convention Bureau Services On-site Event Services Pre and Post bid assistance Visitor Information booth • Congress Bid promotion and • Welcome banners • presentation Welcome packs and • Congress Bid site inspection • mementos (flight arrangement excluded) Convention Planning Support Hosting of VIP delegates • Site Inspection • Post-event servicing • Introduction to service suppliers • Post-event evaluation • Public relations support • Building attendance • Destination web links to • conference websites an inspiring place to meet

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