After a record-breaking 2024, the City of Cape Town is setting its sights on growing visitor numbers in 2025 by expanding flight access and harnessing recently approved frameworks such as the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme TTOS and the Remote Work Visa .
Tourism marketing and development efforts will again be led by longstanding Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, James Vos , who is seeking to build on a number of impressive achievements from airline and cruise tourism perspectives. He said Cape Town International Airport welcomed more than 10 million passengers in 2024 with 226 international flights arriving weekly.
Deepening partnerships with global airlines has been another key focus area. We worked tirelessly to launch co-marketing campaigns positioning Cape Town as a premier destination. Every new route added and every passenger booked enhances tourism, trade and investment, delivering significant economic benefits to our city, Vos said.
The citys cruise terminal will host 88 liners over the 2024/25 season, bringing an expected 120 000 passengers to the city.
Turning attention to 2025Vos said the city will focus on expanding direct flight connections, growing high-potential untapped markets and deepening Cape Towns formalised tourism partnerships with international cities such as Berlin and New York.