The Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom officially launched Tourism Month to be held in September last week Thursday at the Tsitsikamma Village Inn near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.

He, together with the CEO of South African Tourism, Sisa Ntshona, encouraged local communities throughout the country, to support domestic tourism by visiting establishments across the land.

WATCH: A video recording of the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency’s Chief Marketing Officer, Nopasika Mxunyelwa speaking about what the Eastern Cape has to offer in tourism.