{"id":15656,"date":"2025-11-19T14:22:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-opens-smart-tourism-centre-at-or-tambo-airport\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:27:49","slug":"sa-opens-smart-tourism-centre-at-or-tambo-airport","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-opens-smart-tourism-centre-at-or-tambo-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"SA opens Smart Tourism Centre at OR Tambo Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new Smart Tourism Visitor Information Centre has opened at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng, offering travellers a fully digital way to explore South Africa\u2019s (SA) culture, heritage, and tourism across all nine provinces.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille said the launch is timely as the country prepares to welcome G20 delegates and other international visitors for the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis centre is very different from the old ones filled with brochures and paper,\u201d De Lille explained. \u201cIt\u2019s all digital, providing visitors with information about what to see and do in each province, along with safety tips. Those who prefer can even scan a QR code on their phone and access the information on the go. We hope both local and international travellers will make the most of this facility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is part of SA\u2019s effort to modernise tourism services, making it easier for visitors to plan their trips while showcasing the country\u2019s attractions in a sustainable, tech-friendly way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13979,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-15656","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"A new Smart Tourism Visitor Information Centre has opened at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng","published_date":"2025-11-19 16:21:00","news_description":"A new Smart Tourism Visitor Information Centre has opened at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19799,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15656\/revisions\/19799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=15656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}