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Africa’s
Preferred
Convention
Centre
Sharing a time zone with much of Europe,
Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities
in the world. It also boasts a convention
centre that is the preferred venue for
international conferences, congresses and
meetings. No wonder Cape Town’s tourism
industry is increasingly bolstered by business
travel.
In 2019, Cape Town was named Africa’s
Leading Festival and Event Destination at
the World Travel Awards, while Table
Mountain was named the top tourist
attraction on the continent, and Cape Town
International Airport was named Africa’s
Leading Airport for the third consecutive
year at the Africa and Indian Ocean World
Travel Awards.
Accolades received by the Cape Town
International Convention Centre (CTICC)
included African Business Centre of the Year
(MEA Markets Africa Business Excellence
Awards), the Delegate Choice Award for
Innovation (AIPC Innovation Awards) and
Event Greening Forum Award – Medium
Stand (Meetings Africa 2019).
This may go some way to explaining why,
the CTICC is the leading African venue for
international conferences, annually hosting
the most international conferences on the
continent, according to the annual
International Congress and Convention
Association (ICCA) statistical report.
Playing into this, of course, is the CTICC’s
excellent reputation, firm ethics, good
governance and dedication to the community
within which it operates – all predicated by a
triple bottom line approach that puts people,
planet and profit on equal footing. There is
also a firm strategy in place that guides the
contribution that CTICC hosted events make
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to Cape Town and South Africa’s knowledge
and financial economies.
All efforts to attract international
conferences and events are aligned to the key
economic sectors identified for the province
and further augmented by the city. This
advances the knowledge economy within
these spheres while also benefiting the local
and national economy, which in turn shapes a
more prosperous future for the citizens of the
Cape Town region.
The trade and industry fields identified as
priority future growth sectors are; oil and
gas, electricity, education, tourism, water,
health, agro-processing, ICT, business
process outsourcing, logistiacs, renewables,
financial services, and film.
Ultimately, business events are about
people connecting and sharing ideas, and the
CTICC offers a world-class venue, located in
one of the world’s most desirable cities for
this.
The centre also showcases impressive
sustainability credentials, an advanced ‘green’
events offering, two beautiful,
natural-light-filled buildings, fitted to
world-class standards and linked by a
Skybridge for easy movement, it is clear that
the CTICC places people, planet and profit at
the heart of everything they do. It is also clear
that the centre will continue attracting
world-class events, stimulating the job
market and positively impacting the economy.
ISSUE 106
THE CTICC IN NUMBERS*
(*Taken from the 2018/19 audited
financial results, **this figure represents
the number of guests attending an event
multiplied by the duration of the event and
encompasses the additional days that guests
spent in Cape Town, the Western Cape, or
South Africa as a result of an event)
**877 129 visitor days generated across 560
events
34 international conferences
45 national conferences
44 banquets
85 special events
14 exhibitions
15 trade fairs (including African Utility
Week 2019 with 10 692 delegates)
323 film or photo shoots and other events
575 898 additional room nights generated
14 620 total direct and indirect jobs created
R1.2bn contributed to local household
income
R6.5bn total contribution to national GDP
R47.3bn cumulative contribution to national
GDP
R39.6bn cumulative contribution to
Western Cape GDP
R1.6m contributed by the CTICC to
corporate social responsibility