Weddings become niche market

The Western Cape has found a new niche market - wedding tourism. About 8 000 weddings take place in the Western Cape each year, and up to half of them are from abroad. Cape Town's Pam Black will display her wedding planning services at the National Wedding Show in London in September. Tourism surveys show that foreign weddings attract 30 to 50 guests, most of whom stay for about two weeks. Foreign holidaymakers spend an average of R900 a day.