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Cape Town
Attracting the World
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED, IN THE SAME TIME ZONE AS MANY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, CAPE TOWN HAS
DRAWN PIONEERS, TRAVELLERS AND THE WORLD’S BUSINESS LEADERS FOR YEARS.
he city’s beauty is renowned,
as is the food and unique
experiences awaiting visitors
here. But, looking up towards
Table Mountain with the historic port at
its back, it is the impressive Cape Town
International Convention Centre (CTICC)
that is drawing today’s business visionaries.
When the CTICC opened its doors in
2003, it was widely anticipated that visitors
from around the world would be welcomed
to this attractive new venue in Cape Town.
Those aspirations have been met on all levels.
After 16 years, the CTICC has become an
iconic attraction on the business-tourism
map of Cape Town, South Africa and indeed
Africa.
While CTICC 2 was always planned, it
was only due to the success of the centre
that it could be realised. The centre recently
increased its capacity and flexibility of
physical space. This expansion allows
for higher delegate numbers - up to 20
000 - across both CTICC1 and 2, and an
increased variety of events that can be held
concurrently.
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For a convention centre to contribute
significantly and sustainably to an economy,
it needs to be invested in that economy and
its people. The CTICC has injected more
than R40.0-billion into the national Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), with over R35.0-
billion, contributed directly to the Western
Cape economy.
In excess of 115 000 jobs have been
created, and sustained, since its inception,
thanks to the more than 7 400 events hosted
by the CTICC over the past 15 years. 589 of
these were international conferences, focused
on the sectors identified by the City of Cape
Town for trade and investment growth: oil
and gas, tourism, agro-processing, business
process outsourcing, renewables, and film;
electricity, water, ICT, logistics and financial
services; education and health.
The centre has more than 106 future
bookings for international events already
secured till 2026.
By attracting global associations to the city
for these events, the CTICC provides a vital
platform that contributes towards growing
expertise, knowledge and skills in all these
areas in the city, region and the country. It
thereby strengthens local competitiveness
and potential and underlines Cape Town’s
global standing as a premier world-class
meetings and events destination.
Call +27 21 410 5000 | Email [email protected]
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