City Lodge Hotels has added its voice to a landmark public-private safety initiative in Nelson Mandela Bay, as 17 newly graduated Tourism Safety Officers are deployed across the city’s key tourism nodes to combat crime, support visitors and strengthen the destination’s appeal.

The officers have completed training under the Nelson Mandela Bay Coastal Tourism Policing Initiative – a partnership between the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), SAPS, Metro Police and local tourism stakeholders. Funded through the TOMSA Collaborative Fund and the MBDA, the programme covers peace officer functions, visitor assistance, incident response and law enforcement coordination.

City Lodge Hotels has five properties in Gqeberha, representing all four of its brands – Courtyard Hotel, City Lodge Hotel, Town Lodge and Road Lodge – making Nelson Mandela Bay one of the group’s most significant regional footprints in South Africa.

Read the full article in Tourism News Africa here.