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Humewood Beach is once again flying its flags at full mast, after it was announced last week that it has regained its internationally recognized Blue Flag status.<\/p>\n
\u201cNelson Mandela Bay Tourism<\/a>\u2019s mandate is to market the city as a preferred tourism destination \u2013 regionally, provincially, nationally and internationally. And, we can only do this effectively if the organization has valuable and appealing assets to market. A Blue Flag beach is certainly one such asset. A beach as beautiful as Humewood Beach, with its clean golden sand and waves of the warm Indian Ocean lapping the sand is an added bonus\u201d said acting Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism<\/a> (NMBT<\/a>) CEO, Cheryl Witte at the Nelson Mandela Bay Blue Flag launch on Tuesday this week.<\/p>\n Humewood Beach was the first in South Africa to have ever been awarded Blue Flag Status and maintained this status since inception in 2001 till earlier this year. The strict terms and conditions that apply were noted when it lost its status for a short while. \u201cThe challenges identified by Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa) were promptly addressed and it is with pride that I stand here today to say well done to all those concerned in regaining what the beach so rightfully deserves\u201d Witte noted.<\/p>\n She continued by saying that it was important to note that Humewood is part of Nelson Mandela Bay\u2019s 80km of unspoilt beaches and that apart from the wide variety of offerings that include marine diversity, maritime heritage such as shipwrecks and settler shipping history, it is undoubtedly one of the best beachfronts in South Africa.<\/p>\n