PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Plett Tourism has recorded a successful year, notching up improvements compared with the previous year, Plett Tourism CEO Patty Butterworth reported at the organisation’s AGM.

Plett accommodation establishments reported a 60% international booking rate for July 2023-June 2024, up from 45% the previous year.

While slightly down (51%) on the previous year (55%), in the domestic market, Plett accommodation establishments reported a 2.68 average daily length of stay to July 2023-June 2024, compared with 2.06 the previous year.

Benchmark pointers

The total membership of 689 (paid and free membership) was up from 635 the previous year.

The two benchmark pointers of the overall performance of Plett Tourism are the Beacon Island Resort and CapeNature/Robberg Nature Reserve.

Beacon Island reported a 98% occupancy rate for 2024 (96% the previous year) with 100% occupancy in season.

Robberg Nature Reserve reported 85 000 day visits in 2023-2024, up from 81 835 the previous year.

Read the full story in the Thursday 3 October edition of the Knysna-Plett Herald

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