WTM AFRICA 2014

Ahoy there sailors!

Wow, what can one say about the overall experience of WTM Africa. Straight off the bat there are going to be many comments as to whether there was any “new business” or “real business” done at WTM 2014. We will only know that in the next few months. What was overwhelmingly clear was that Cape Town sets itself up so nicely to host an international tourism trade shows such as WTM.

General View of WTM Africa 2014 

What fun it was being able to catch a city bus from the V&A Waterfront to the Cape Town International Convention Center and then onto Long Street afterwards to enjoy some of the beauty and cosmopolitan feelings of Cape Town as a vibrant and exciting African city center.

WTM itself was a great social occasion for a lot of those in the biz of hospitality and tourism and it was really energizing to pick up on the excitement expressed about the show by these ‘in the know folks’.  It was also evident that there was a lot of ‘scouting’ going around by hospitality businesses and establishments to see whether they should in fact exhibit at next year’s WTM Africa show and one would have to say that we think there would be a positive response to it and we believe that WTM Africa hosted in Cape Town will grow from strength to strength.

One of the most exhilarating things about WTM for us at The Windsor Hotel was the use of social media and the encouragement of bloggers which we personally do a lot of satisfaction off as The Windsor Blog was recognized as one of the prize winning blogs of the show. 

Bloggers Prize Winners at WTM Africa 2014 including our very own Madelein Marais 

For us it was more what we learned from our interactions with all the people at WTM and most importantly some of the exhibitors that had it not been for WTM we would never see on our shores. So WTM Africa gets a big thumbs up from us and we thoroughly look forward to next years event!

VIVA WTM VIVA!

For more photos go to WTM Photo Gallery.

Wish you all plain sailing until we meet again next week same place same time!