Marisah Nieuwoudt

Wine Tourism Manager at South Africa Wine

Marisah Nieuwoudt is the Wine Tourism Manager at South Africa Wine, an association mandated by the South African wine and brandy industry to build resilience, foster transformation, and promote agility, and competitiveness. Our primary mission, in close partnership with the Government and other key stakeholders, is to champion the strategic objectives of the industry.

She is an experienced tourism marketer and market researcher with a background in communication, media and trade relations and destination management. Marisah completed her Bachelor of Technology and B-Tech (Honours) in Tourism Management (cum laude) at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) as well as a module towards her master’s degree in Geography of Tourism (cum laude) at Stellenbosch University.

She was selected as jury member for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Awards for Excellence in Research & Technology, serves on the South African Wine Routes Forum, the steering committee of the Great Wine Capitals and chairs the tourism and marketing sub- committee of the South African Wine Industry Professional Body (SAWIPB)