Cast your vote in the Durban Tourism Business Awards
The aim of the awards is to reward excellence in the Durban tourism sector.
THE City has urged the public to vote for the various tourism products that were entered into the competition.
This is the second phase of the inaugural Durban Tourism Business Awards and the public voting phase opens on Friday, March 11 from 08:00 and closes on March, 18 at 23:00.
Public voting is only open for the Service Excellence Category which encompasses six subcategories that are customarily experienced by tourists.
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The categories open to the public are: rickshaw pullers, tour operators, accommodation, visitor experiences, tourist guides, and meetings, exhibitions, and special events venues.
The first phase of the awards saw around 200 business owners entering their tourism products.
The awards, set to take place in May, aim to reward excellence in the Durban tourism sector.
They further aim to create awareness about the importance of tourism in growing the local, provincial, and national economy and the need to incentivise tourism products, especially with Covid-19 and the impact it has had on the tourism sector.
“The public will be voting based on their experience of these attractions. This will assist the independent panel of judges to reward deserving establishments,” said eThekwini mayor, councillor Mxolisi Kaunda.
There are cash and development prizes up for grabs. The winner in each category will take home a prize with a monetary value of up to R50 000. This includes a laptop, iPad or tablet, development, and maintenance of a website for six months, and data for six months.
To cast your vote, visit www.durbantourismawards.com.
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