The recently released South African Tourism Report contains SA Tourism's summation of the tourism market and one of the charts summarizes Key Brand metrics such as Memorable, Adventurous, Natural Wildlife Experience, Welcoming People You Can Interact With, A Wide Variety of Experiences, Breathtaking, Enriching, Unique, An Authentic Travel Experience, Value for Money and Safety & Security. Across the board South Africa is consistently ranked by tourists from Netherlands, Germany, UK, … [Read more...] about Here’s a Shocker – We thought the perception of South Africans was one of a friendly people
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SA has the Status of a Premier Destination
So said Deputy Minister of Tourism, Tokozile Xasa who was in Port Elizabeth, at the invite of Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism, to address tourism authorities and stakeholders this morning. Xasa is a local Eastern Cape lass from the village of Libode near mThatha in the Eastern Cape who went from wielding chalk in a classroom to politics and was appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism in 2009. As is the wont of every person who attends these events, we were only there in an attempt to fathom … [Read more...] about SA has the Status of a Premier Destination
Hospitality Training for Youth
An initiative aimed at training the country's unemployed youth was unveiled by Deputy Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa in Bathurst in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday. The Hospitality Youth Initiative (HYI) is aimed at helping 300 unemployed youth from across the country with training to find meaningful employment. The HYI targets youth between the ages of 18 and 35 years with grade 12 senior certificates to find meaningful employment in the Hospitality Service Industry at entry … [Read more...] about Hospitality Training for Youth
