The 100 th anniversary of the Kruger National Park KNP in 2026 has been recognised as a golden opportunity for Mpumalanga working hand in hand with SANParks to drive impactful destination marketing campaigns throughout the year.
This was one of numerous topics raised during the first meetings of the Mpumalanga Tourism Think Tank a revived public-private sector body designed to explore solutions to the provinces tourism barriers. Comprising representatives of tourism businesses, SATSA, the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency MTPA, business chambers and government officials, the Think Tank met on November 11 and 12 for the first time since its disbanding in 2021.
Topics on the table included the bolstering of air access, tourist transport operator licence backlogs , vehicle congestion at popular KNP access gates, gathering of tourism statistics and improving infrastructure at MTPA-managed attractions.