1 Sep 2013 to 30 Sep 2013
Tourism Month is an annual celebration held in September to focus on the importance of tourism to the economy of South Africa.
The Department of Tourism leads the celebrations with a number of events.
A new domestic tourism marketing campaign: Nothing’s More Fun than a Sho’t Left that emphasises the fun of a domestic leisure getaway, and that encourages South Africans to take short breaks.
Nothing’s More Fun than a Sho’t Left brings the fun back to travel. It reminds South Africans that taking a holiday, even for a night or two, gives benefits that endure: great memories, quality time with loved ones, well-deserved escapes from dull routine, and a chance to experience new places, new people and new things.
The campaign also offers a number of holiday packages: deals that have been engineered in partnership with South African Tourism’s travel trade partners to deliver the fun, easy, accessible and affordable holidays that Nothing’s More Fun than a Sho’t Left promises.
Tourism South Africa has more information on tourism in South Africa.
Tourism authorities in the provinces
- The Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency (ECPTA)
- Free State Tourism
- Gauteng Tourism Authority
- Kingdom of the Zulu (KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority)
- Limpopo Tourism and Parks
- North West Province Parks and Tourism Board
- Northern Cape Tourism
- Western Cape Tourism
Government blogs
- Relive, experience the history of South Africa, 11 September 2013
Other links
- Speeches, statements and events
- SA Government News Agency on tourism
- Vuk'uzenele article on Tourism Month (Putting the fun back into tourism, September 2013 edition)
- Tourism and travel links
- World Tourism Day
- Department of Tourism