New appointments at Tourvest Destination Management:

Seventeen years of total commitment and dedication to Welcome Tourism Services, well known travel personality Felicity Vieira has watched the company grow from a fledging business in South Africa’s incoming tour operating industry to the largest and most successful business unit within Tourvest Destination Management’s portfolio today, handling in the region of 18 000 in-bound tourists since 2006.  Employed initially as Sales Manager, she was soon appointed to Divisional Director of developing markets, thereafter Marketing and Sales Director, and then Marketing and Business development Director.

“It comes as no surprise our decision to promote Felicity to Product & Marketing Director and welcome her to Tourvest Destination Management’s Board of Directors.  It is a position that is well deserved.’ says CEO and mentor Martin Wiest.

This new appointment comes at a time when Bryan Coetzee, has recently been appointed as COO for Tourvest Destination Management’s new business division focusing on Sports Tourism and MICE business.  Part of Felicity’s new responsibilities will include procurement of product for Tourvest Destination Management’s four business units, namely Welcome Tourism Services, Your Africa, Focus Tours, and SST, thereby fulfilling a role-play previously managed by Coetzee.

Felicity’s departure from Welcome Tourism Services will without doubt be felt, especially by WTS’s all girl’s management team, Nelita Ferreria and Sabine Blehle who took over the reins of this dynamic company when Martin Botha moved up the ladder to being COO of Tourvest Destination Management.

“Although we will miss Felicity’s invaluable experience in the daily running of the company, the reality is that her professionalism will be felt at a much higher level, which ultimately will be beneficial to us all, our clients included”, comments Sabine Blehle, WTS’s Sales Director.

Felicity, known as ‘Felix’ to all, celebrated being the winner of the prestigious  ‘CEO’s Award’ at Tourvest Destination Management’s annual staff awards party held at the Sandton Sun a few weeks ago, she also recently gave birth to her second son, Mitchel, a brother for Oliver (3 years old).