Expanding South Africa’s tourist market share is one of the key issues to be debated at the inaugural South African Travel and Tourism Industry Conference (SATTIC), which will take place at the Protea Hotel O.R. Tambo, in Ekurhuleni, to the east of Johannesburg.
Timed to kick off Tourism Month, the conference is expected to provide the opportunity for all industry thought and opinion leaders, across the total value chain, to get to grips with what it will take for South Africa to become a successful tourism nation.
SATTIC will be opened and addressed by the Minister of Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk. The Minister’s opening speech will be followed by a high level discussion of the industry’s competitiveness, led by a presentation of the 2012 World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness report by Professor Geoffery Lipman, advisor to the UNWTO and WEF, and a presentation by David Scowsill, CEO and President of the World Travel and Tourism Council. The session, titled “Is South Africa getting its fair share of tourist arrivals?” will delve more into the dynamics impacting on the country’s ability to expand its market share and explore possible solutions.
This session will be moderated by Wayne Duvenage, previous CEO of Avis Car Rental and current Chairman of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA), and will feature the following industry leaders: Thulani Nzima, CEO of SA Tourism; Martin Wiest, CEO of Tourvest Destination Management Services and Bongani Maseko, Acting MD of Airport Company South Africa (ACSA).
There are only 11 days left to register for the conference. Register online at www.sattic.co.za or www.tourismvision2020.co.za.
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