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Table Mountain

Enjoy 360º views of Cape Town as you swiftly cruise to Table Mountain’s summit to reveal a panorama of the city that will leave you awestruck.

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Robben Island Museum

The island where the father of the nation, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, served out most of his 27 year sentence is now a cherished National Heritage Site.

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Cape Point

Inside the Table Mountain National Park, where the two oceans meet, lies a historic point of interest for fauna & flora enthusiasts, hikers, sightseers and beach fanatics

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Kirstenbosch Garden

Kirstenbosch Gardens

You’ll know why Kirstenbosch has been called the most beautiful garden in Africa as you step into this breathtakingly abundant garden.

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Groot Constantia

South Africa’s oldest producing wine estate in the Constantia Valley will welcome you to a feast of award-winning wines and cuisine.

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V & A Waterfront

It’s not just a mall, it’s a shopping experience situated in South Africa’s oldest working harbour. You’ll have a choice of 450 world class shops and over 80 restaurants.

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Boulders Beach

Glorious granite boulders create a secluded beach of soft white sand which hosts a colony of protected African Penguins.

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CTICC wins big at the AIPC awards in Antwerp, Belgium

The award comes after the cente’s Chief Executive Officer, Julie-May Ellingson, made a compelling case during her presentation to AIPC delegates and committee members as to why the CTICC’s innovation should be awarded this prestigious prize.

The accolade recognised the CTICC’s efforts in reducing its water usage and its water saving initiatives including partnering with local community partners and the installation of a reverse osmosis plant. The reverse osmosis plant extracts sea and ground water for purification through a filtration system that removes salt and contaminants. This process produces 200 000 litres of potable water in a 24-hour cycle and more than meets the CTICC’s requirements.

The prize recognises “innovations and creative thinking in all areas of centre management, marketing and operations”.

“We are extremely proud and humbled to have won this award. We have made great strides in our efforts to reduce our water usage through various initiatives in and around our buildings, with our clients, staff and local community partners. In particular, our decision to install a reverse osmosis plant came after vigorous research into what would be the most feasible way to not only save water but to place some relief on the municipal water supply. Being able to minimise our water usage together with the installation of the reverse osmosis plant is a major accomplishment for us and this award it testament to that,” said Ellingson.

The CTICC was up against stiff competition from conference and events centres around the world including Sydney International Convention Centre, Adelaide International Convention Centre, Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Tampere Hall Congress and Concert Centre in Finland, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre in United Arab Emirates, and the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre in Russia.

AIPC President, Aloysius Arlando, congratulated the CTICC on winning the award and recognised the centre’s sustainability efforts.

“AIPC members are all working hard to demonstrate adaptive responses to their clients and communities, so delegates to our 2019 conference in Antwerp recognised the importance of CTICC’s sustainable solution to the recent drought challenge in Cape Town and voted them our 2019 Delegate Choice Award for Innovation. A great way of turning a challenge into a positive statement about their adaptive thinking abilities,” said Arlando.

“Back home we have just learnt about the Innovation Award that was bestowed on the CTICC at the AIPC annual conference in recognition of its continued efforts and initiatives around water and water management. The Board congratulates the CEO and her team for scooping this prestigious award. We are very proud of this great industry recognition for a job well done by our team in driving innovation, sustainability and a model around the management of scarce resources, a model no doubt that can and will be adopted by other industry players facing similar challenges and constraints,” said Cloete.

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Universal Accessibility

The CTICC has been designed to cater for the disabled, to ensure that the building is an inclusive venue for all delegates and visitors.The building incorporates international norms as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the South African National Building Regulations (NBR) Standards.Facilities for the disabled include the following:

Building and Venue Access

All rooms can be easily accessed – there are no raised doorsteps at the meeting venues.
All exterior entrances to the venue have ramp access.
The width of all doors has been designed to accommodate wheelchair access.
Designated drop-off points at the main entrance of the venue have been allocated for the disabled.
Auditorium 1 is equipped to accommodate designated seating positions for wheelchair users and Auditorium 2 can be suitably adjusted
The ramp at entrance 5 has been made accessible for wheelchairs during construction of the Sky Bridge.
The reception counter in CTICC 2 has been modified with a low counter to accommodate clients, delegates and staff in wheelchairs to have access to the Centre’s reception staff. This area also features a ramp at the entrance of the counter.
The door handles at the parking lot entrance to the CTICC 2 building have been installed at a low position and extended to ensure that people in wheelchairs are able to reach the door handles.

Emergencies

The CTICC 2 building features designated emergency zones installed in every area for disabled people: Disabled signage is clearly displayed and all emergency telephones has been installed in low positions in reach of visitors in a wheelchair.
Our Security and Maintenance staff to always be ready to assist clients and delegates in an emergency.
Maintenance staff and dedicated porters have cordless phones which allow for staff to always be available on call when there is a possible emergency.
At CTICC 1 there is one wheelchair available in the business centre and two wheelchairs in the medic room for delegates and clients in need of assistance.

Lifts

Director buttons in lifts are positioned at a level to ensure they are accessible to wheelchair users. All lift buttons are labelled in braille in CTICC 1 and 2.
In CTICC 1 there are audio announcements in all lifts indicating which level you are on and door operations to help visually impaired clients and delegates.
All passenger lifts within the CTICC 2 are disabled friendly.

Restrooms

Disabled toilets on all levels of the venue including the Management Offices.
All components in the CTICC 2 disabled restrooms are installed at a low position to enable people in wheelchairs to reach the handtowels and hand sanitizer dispensers.
The CTICC 2 building has disabled restrooms installed with Emergency call Devices which alerts Security in the control rooms and also anyone outside of the restroom that assistance is required in the restroom.

Parking

Designated parking bays for the disabled in the Centre’s P3 and P5 parking areas have direct access to elevators which are designed to accommodate wheelchairs.

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CTICC wins big at the AIPC awards in Antwerp, Belgium

The Cape Town International Convention Centre has been awarded the 2019 Delegate Choice Award for Innovation at the AIPC (International Association of Convention Centres) Annual Congress in Atwerp, Belgium.The award comes after the cente’s Chief Executive Officer, Julie-May Ellingson, made a compelling case during her presentation to AIPC delegates and committee members as to why the CTICC’s innovation should be awarded this prestigious prize.The accolade recognised the CTICC’s efforts in reducing its water usage and its water saving initiatives including partnering with local community partners and the installation of a reverse osmosis plant. The reverse osmosis plant extracts sea and ground water for purification through a filtration system that removes salt and contaminants. This process produces 200 000 litres of potable water in a 24-hour cycle and more than meets the CTICC’s requirements.The prize recognises “innovations and creative thinking in all areas of centre management, marketing and operations”.

“We are extremely proud and humbled to have won this award. We have made great strides in our efforts to reduce our water usage through various initiatives in and around our buildings, with our clients, staff and local community partners. In particular, our decision to install a reverse osmosis plant came after vigorous research into what would be the most feasible way to not only save water but to place some relief on the municipal water supply. Being able to minimise our water usage together with the installation of the reverse osmosis plant is a major accomplishment for us and this award it testament to that,” said Ellingson.The CTICC was up against stiff competition from conference and events centres around the world including Sydney International Convention Centre, Adelaide International Convention Centre, Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Tampere Hall Congress and Concert Centre in Finland, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre in United Arab Emirates, and the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre in Russia.

AIPC President, Aloysius Arlando, congratulated the CTICC on winning the award and recognised the centre’s sustainability efforts.

On hearing of the news of the centre’s award, Deon Cloete, Chairperson of the CTICC Board of Directors, said that winning the award was testament to a great team effort around environmental sustainability.“Back home we have just learnt about the Innovation Award that was bestowed on the CTICC at the AIPC annual conference in recognition of its continued efforts and initiatives around water and water management. The Board congratulates the CEO and her team for scooping this prestigious award. We are very proud of this great industry recognition for a job well done by our team in driving innovation, sustainability and a model around the management of scarce resources, a model no doubt that can and will be adopted by other industry players facing similar challenges and constraints,” said Cloete.