[caption id="attachment_7184" align="alignright" width="150" caption="René Bongers has been elected chairperson of Mossel Bay Tourism "][/caption] Hotelier René Bongers has been elected chairperson of the board of Mossel Bay Tourism for the second consecutive year. Mr. Bongers is one of the owners of Eight Bells Mountain Inn, a member of the board of Mossel Bay’s business chamber, and the vice-chairperson of Gartour (Garden Route Tourism - a marketing collective for attractions and accommodation providers in the Southern Cape). He was elected to his position as chairperson of Mossel Bay Tourism at the company’s ...read more

The contractors who’ve been facilitating a study into Mossel Bay’s economy wrapped up a series of sector-specific workshops this week, and will present their findings at a feed-back session and Way Forward Workshop that will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on [caption id="attachment_7169" align="alignright" width="124" caption="Invitation to attend feedback workshops on development of Mossel Bay’s local economic development and tourism strategy"][/caption] Thursday, 9 February, at the Diaz Strand Hotel. Community leaders and representatives from the tourism industry and all other business sectors are invited to attend. “The brief was to use ...read more

*Like* Mossel Bay on Facebook: go to www.facebook.com/visitmosselbay [caption id="attachment_7155" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Chief Director of Cultural Affairs for the Western Cape, Ms. Hannetjie Du Preez, Admiral Philip Schoultz, and Mossel Bay Mayor, Alderlady Marie Ferreira, cut the cake at last year’s celebration of the Dias Museum Complex’s birthday."][/caption] The Chief Director of Cultural Affairs for the Western Cape, Ms. Hannetjie Du Preez, will share a traditional birthday cake with a number of high profile guests when the Dias Museum Complex celebrates its 23rd birthday on February the 3rd ...read more

*Like* Mossel Bay on Facebook - go to www.facebook.com/visitmosselbay Mossel Bay will host some of the country’s favourite artists next weekend when it presents its Dias Festival 2012 (2-5 February) - and the good news is that entry to almost [caption id="attachment_7067" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex will celebrate its birthday during this year’s Dias Festival 2012."][/caption] all of the Festival concerts will be free of charge for locals and visitors alike. The main focus of this extravaganza - the Festival Arena (which will be situated ...read more

*Like* Mossel Bay on Facebook - go to www.facebook.com/visitmosselbay Skate boarding stars and popular lifestyle brands will descend on Mossel Bay next week for the second ‘Riding Road Mountains’ event which will take place on the 4th & 5th [caption id="attachment_7063" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The best downhill time during the 2011 Riding Road Mountains was 86 km/h - can you beat that? Pic: Clinton Theron "][/caption] of February as part of the town’s Dias Festival 2012. “The big questions are - who ...read more

*Like* Mossel Bay on Facebook - go to www.facebook.com/visitmosselbay Mossel Bay Tourism has called for increased awareness of the need to protect the area’s marine environment. This comes as the organisation prepares to take part in International Responsible Tourism Week (12-15 February), an -on-line ‘un-conference’ organised by one of the world’s oldest responsible tourism web sites - planeta.com. [caption id="attachment_7025" align="alignright" width="150" caption="A seal killed by unnatural causes, and litter collected on a Mossel Bay beach during a recent informal clean-up."][/caption] “In Mossel Bay, as ...read more

*Like* Mossel Bay on Facebook - go to www.facebook.com/visitmosselbay Students from Mossel Bay’s Milkwood Primary School will take part in a unique Oceans Awareness Day on Diaz Beach tomorrow (Tuesday). [caption id="attachment_7018" align="alignright" width="150" caption="A participant at an earlier Oceans Awareness Day enjoyed the stoke of learning to use the ocean safely."][/caption] The programme will be presented by South African surfing professional, qualified surfing coach, and Waves S’cool of Surf owner, Llewellyn Whittaker, and will be sponsored by the Mossel Bay Municipality in support of its ...read more

*Like* Mossel Bay on Facebook - go to www.facebook.com/visitmosselbay Members of the staff of Mossel Bay Tourism went aboard to welcome the passengers of The World Residence at Sea when the ship over-nighted in the Bay last week. The super yacht bills itself as the only private residential community-at-sea - and, to allow the owners and their guests of its 165 private apartments time to explore the countries and harbours that it visits, is known for spending almost more time in port than under sail. [caption id="attachment_7012" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The World passes the lighthouse at the entrance to the Mossel Bay ...read more

A new study into the competitive advantages of Mossel Bay’s economy will be formally inaugurated on Thursday the 19th of January during a ‘PACA Process Kick-off Workshop’ that will take place at the old power station on Santos Beach. The process will be facilitated by a team made up of municipal officials working with a Mossel Bay-based firm of economic, tourism, and communications consultants - Interface by Goji. “PACA - Participatory Assessment of Competitive Advantage - is a fast and reliable tool that’s shown itself to be both efficient and cost-effective in the development of economic development strategies for small and medium-sized ...read more

*Like* Mossel Bay on Facebook: www.facebook.com/visitmosselbay Mossel Bay’s Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex - the site of the famous Post Office Tree - has announced new rates for groups of eight or more. [caption id="attachment_6988" align="alignright" width="150" caption="The Dias Museum Complex’s Maritime Museum houses a replica of the caravel in which Dias sailed to South Africa in 1488. "][/caption] The Complex, which overlooks the Blue Flag Santos Beach, includes a shell museum and aquarium, a replica of the original granary that once stood on the site, an Ethno-botanic garden ...read more