The Harties Cableway near Hartbeespoortdam outside Brits has attracted over 30 0000 visitors within its first year of opening, North West Premier Thandi Modise declared on Thursday.
Reporting on the growth of the tourism sector in her opening address delivered at the 2nd Annual North West BRICS Expo and International and Tourism Conference underway at the Mmabatho Convention Centre, Premier Modise said that the facility which was revamped at a cost of R49 million has stimulated tourism activities in the area and created about 45 jobs.
“The development of the Madikwe landing strip to create more access to one of the province’s prime wildlife destination has also contributed to the high volumes of tourists to the Madikwe Game Reserve, increased employment to 700 people and contributed to the economy of the area especially the surrounding villages,” Modise said.
The Premier said that 15 new tourism products were established in the tourism sector which generated R2.2 billion during 2012 to the provincial Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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