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According to the municipality they had to embark on a formal tender process to procure destination marketing services and the DLTA\u2019s tender came in at three times more than what was budgeted for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The municipality decided that they will steer the tourism marketing in Drakenstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince February 2022, Drakenstein Municipality has been working closely with its partners in the tourism industry to get our strategy in place. The decision was therefore made to close the Wellington and Paarl Information Centres by the end of June 2022. 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