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Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on
TourismMartin Jansen van Vuuren National
Satsa Exco member Director Grant
Thornton Strategic SolutionsHoward Johnston
Satsa Western Cape Chairman Owner One
World Language School
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Issues to addressEnterprise development and
partnerships

• Red Door
• TEP
• DTI Incentives
• Associations
• Access to Finance
• Mentorship
• Marketing channels
• Satsa 2nd MOU with NDT
• CATHSETA skills levy

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Issues to address

• Initiatives to increase domestic tourism
  development
• Cost of travelling?
• Increased access through infrastructure spend
• Duplication between SAT provincial marketing
  organisations?

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Domestic Tourism in South AfricaHow do we get SA
residents to travel?
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Annual trips to each province
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Day trips should not be forgotten as a source of
tourism revenue
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Spend by day trippers can be higher than spend by
overnight visitors in some provinces
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The tourism sector contribution to development,
growth and job creation
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The tourism sector contribution to development,
growth and job creation
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The tourism sector contribution to development,
growth and job creation
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The tourism sector contribution to development,
growth and job creation
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Issues to address

• Support for sustainable livelihoods to small,
  medium and micro enterprises
• Governments buying behaviour buy local, buy
  SMME?

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Issues to address

• Shift in geographic markets geographic spread
• Traditional markets USA, UK, Germany
• New markets India China (visa issues?)
• DIRCO NDT, SAT SATSA training

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Source of Overseas Tourists to South Africa in
2010
Brazilian tourists in 2010 boosted by the World
Cup 14 100 arrivals in June
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The majority of foreign tourists passes through
Gauteng because of OR Tambo International Airport
and the need for cross border shopping/trading
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Gauteng's share of foreign bednights are much
less given the longer length of stay of foreign
tourists in other provinces
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Issues to address

• Tourism statistics
• How many tourists do we actually receive per
  annum?
• Over supply of hotels?

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International Tourism to South Africa in 2010

• Total Foreign Visitor Arrivals11 303 098
• Total Foreign Tourists 8 073 552
• Total Overseas Tourists 2 216 994

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Issues to address

• Successes
• World Cup
• Airport developments
• Public transport
• Seven Wonders of the World
• Increase in visitors
• Responsible Tourism
• Convention Centre
• Design Capital

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Issues to address

• Challenges that are facing the services industry

• Liquor Bill
• SANParks
• Department of Transport
• Airport taxes and access
• Crime
• Robben Island

• Exchange Rates
• Bank fees
• Public Transport
• Responsible Tourism
• Skills Development
• Visas

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Issues to addressSector development

• Case study Edutourism
• Definition
• Growth and stats
• Successes
• Challenges
• Development of youth tourism

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Discussion
Martin Jansen van Vuuren Director Grant Thornton
Strategic Solutions Tel [phone] E-mail
martinjansen.vanvuuren_at_za.gt.com
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What is a tourist?
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International Tourism in 2011

• International tourist arrivals up 4.4 to 908
  million
• Growth projected between 3 and 4 in 2012 to
  reach 1 billion international tourist arrivals
• Africa maintained international arrivals at 50
  million
• Gains of two million by sub-Saharan destinations
  (up 7) was offset by the losses in North Africa
  (down 12)

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Expenditure by foreign tourists is closely
related to number of bednights spent in a province
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