It was a mixed Christmas box for Nelson Mandela Bay this festive season with tourism figures down, yet some restaurants and marine excursion operations reported bumper business.
As the world eagerly awaits rugby’s greatest showdown, the burning question is will it be New Zealand or SA who etch their name on the Webb Ellis Cup on Saturday night?
The hospitality industry in Nelson Mandela Bay is smiling all the way to the bank after a bumper festive season boosted by an influx of international visitors for the first time in nearly three years.
An average of 35,000 people that is how many shoppers, browsers and patrons have traipsed through the new Boardwalk Mall almost every day since the official opening on September 22.