Urban-Econ Development Economists

30/10/2018

Great experience at the Eastern Cape Highlands/JGDM Tourism Seminar in Sterkspruit this week. We presented on trends in Tourism Planning. It was great to see so many young people passionate about their area and wanting to enter a career in tourism. -Econ

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03/08/2018

Don't forget to RSVP..

Urban-Econ in Pretoria will be hosting Riaan Grobler, the Director of Application of National Accounts at Stats SA, during our next Tourism Talk on 17 August from 08h30 – 12h00.

He will be sharing some interesting insights on the Tourism Satellite Accounts. Please RSVP your attendance to [email protected] / 012 342 8686

01/08/2018

Urban-Econ in Pretoria will be hosting Riaan Grobler, the Director of Application of National Accounts at Stats SA, during our next Tourism Talk on 17 August from 08h30 – 12h00.

He will be sharing some interesting insights on the Tourism Satellite Accounts. Please RSVP your attendance to [email protected] / 012 342 8686

26/07/2018

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19/07/2018

Our office in the Eastern Cape visited The Animal Welfare Society of Port Elizabeth for 67 minutes of service in memory of Madiba. AWS is the only animal shelter in Port Elizabeth offering a safe haven for all types of unwanted, lost or abandoned animals. We assisted with a donation of food and spent our hour interacting with the animals, walking the dogs and brushing the cats. The animals crave attention and every bit helps to reach the end goal of adopting happy animals out of the centre to their ‘fur-ever homes’.

18/07/2018

03/07/2018

Need a brief market outlook for South Africa’s largest economic hubs? Follow the link below for this and much more in the the 22nd edition of the SAMCO report. The Report features A PROPERTY MARKET VIEW prepared by Urban-Econ development Economists and highlights the office, retail and industrial market dynamics along with a brief property broker perspective. The SAMCO report provides an independent review of South African commercial & industrial property, featuring articles by professionals..

The report can be accessed from the following link: http://www.samapping.co.za/SAMCOReport2018-19/ #

15/06/2018

Thank you to everyone that attended and contributed to the Tourism Talk: The Business of Tourism - SMME Competitiveness in Pretoria at Urban-Econ Development Economists head office this morning. It was a very insightful and successful event! Together we can help develop tourism SMMEs and help the economy of South Africa thrive! We are already excited for our next session. Tourism Talk: The Business of Tourism - SMME Competitiveness Tourism Talk

Thank you to everyone that attended and contributed to the Tourism Talk: The Business of Tourism - SMME Competitiveness in Pretoria at Urban-Econ Development Economists head office this morning. It was a very insightful and successful event! Together we can help develop tourism SMMEs and help the economy of South Africa thrive! We are already excited for our next session.

15/06/2018

The fifth annual Attractions Africa conference, was held at Gold Reef City on 6 and 7 June 2018.

Our very own Tourism Research and Planning Unit’s Manager, Dr. Kiera Schoeman spoke about emerging trends within the Attractions Industry. Other insights she shared included the growing trend of solo women travellers and the fact that by 2020, millennials will account for 50% of travellers globally. Attractions Africa

Follow the link below which has more information on Kiera’s talk:

https://www.gauteng.net/blog/attractions-conference-encourages-industry-collaboration-and-best-practice

Travel to Africa is likely to grow by 157% by 2030, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. And while South Africa is currently the most-visited country in sub-Saharan Africa, it is only the world’s 53rd most visited country. Imagine the potential for job creation and the economy if we ...

15/06/2018

Tourism Talk

11/06/2018

We recently conducted research on behalf of The Eastern Cape Treasury, which has been published for circulation within Provincial government structures. Funding support to provincial cooperatives spans several departments within the province, and Treasury sought the services of Urban-Econ to undertake an independent analysis of what impact this funding was having on the lives of rural households and individuals. It is hoped that the findings of the study will assist departments’ in enhancing and optimising their support to cooperatives, in order to generate even more significant positive impacts from such programmes.

We are proud to play our part in the provincial development objective of the Eastern Cape!