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.
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| 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.
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| 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!
