There has always been a common understanding between Government and the tourism industry that inflating accommodation prices during the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be detrimental to the sustainability of the industry beyond the event.
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) and South African Tourism (SAT) have joined forces to improve their service to the South African meetings industry.
Following a rigorous audit on Friday 18 December 2009, the Cape Town & Western Cape Convention Bureau delivered an excellent performance, reporting no non-conformities in its service quality and delivery. The audit was conducted against the 33 service standards which make up the Quality Management System (QMS) a rigorous requirement for membership of the BestCities Global Alliance.
The transport sector is ready to ensure that the first-ever Soccer World Cup on African soil becomes a runaway success, Minister of Transport S’bu Ndebele told UK media last week.
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) welcomes the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism, Thandiwe January-Mclean.
The Charter is based on the Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism which was signed when Cape Town hosted the first International Conference on Responsible Tourism in 2002.
A recent economic survey on the national conference and exhibition industry has revealed that there has been a steep decline in corporate and government events from 2008 - 2009.
