Question NW188 to the Minister of Tourism
23 March 2017 - NW188
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism
What was the (i) destination, (ii) purpose and (iii) cost of each official international trip undertaken by (a) him and (b) the Deputy Minister since 26 May 2014?
Reply:
(a) Official International trips by the Minister of Tourism
(i)Destination & date |
(ii)Purpose |
(ii) Cost |
Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo, Brazil (21 to 25 September 2014) |
|
R 111 957.74 |
Uzbekistan, Turkey & Samarkand (29 to 30 September 2014 Turkey) (01 to 03 October 2014 Samarkand ) |
|
R 197 919.41 |
United Kingdom & Netherlands London & Amsterdam (03 to 06 November 2014) |
|
R 119 506.01 |
Namibia, Windhoek (23 to 24 February 2015) |
|
R 7 489.39 |
Germany & Italy Berlin & Milan (02 to 05 March 2015 Berlin) (06 to 07 March 2015 Italy) |
|
R 162 201.85 |
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (14 to 16 March 2015 UAE) (15 to 16 March 2015 Dubai) |
|
R 167 843.67 |
|
R109,127.39 |
|
United States of America (USA) & Spain (13 to 14 April 2015 New York) (15 to 16 April 2015 Madrid) |
|
R124,722.72 |
|
The cost is included in the USA trip (connection) |
|
Seychelles, Victoria (24 to 26 April 2015) |
|
R 54 173.04 |
United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai (04 to 05 May 2015) |
|
R 67 303.35 |
Croatia, Rovinj (27-29 May 2015) |
|
R 111 831.38 R 68,285.44 |
Zimbabwe, Harare (18 June 2015) |
|
R 27 549.34 |
Medellin, Colombia, (12 to 16 September 2015) |
|
R84,396.50 |
Antalya, Turkey (28 to 30 September 2015) |
|
R 61,894.72 |
Milan, Italy (14 to 16 October 2015) |
|
R145,043.72 |
London, United Kingdom (02 to 05 November 2015) |
|
R89,823.72 |
Saudi Arabia (13 to 15 December 2015) |
Working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
R116,653.72 |
Cairo, Egypt
|
Ministerial working visit to Egypt to Promote South Africa as Tourism Destination
|
R28 985.72 |
Beijing and Shanghai, China (29 Mar18 May to 01 April 2016) |
Working visit to China Minister’s visit to China to meet with his counterpart to discuss policy related matters on tourism and engage with the tourism trade. |
R 65 568.46 |
Delhi and Mumbai, India (01 to 04 April 2016) |
The visits were part of South African Tourism’s roadshow to boost tourism from these key source markets. |
R59 568.46 |
Abidjan, Cote dÍvoire (19 to 21 April 2016) |
|
R89 161.23 |
Mahe, Seychelles (22 to 24 April 2016) |
|
R77 457.23 |
Malaga, Spain (09 to 11 May 2016) |
|
R72 394.23 |
China, Beijing (19 to 21 May 2016) |
|
R34 152.23 + R59,611.00 |
Khajuraho, India (01 to 02 September 2016) |
|
R58 560.23 |
Tehran, Iran (05 to 08 February 2017) |
|
R74 586.23 |
(b) Official International trips by the Deputy-Minister of Tourism
(i)Destination & date |
(ii)Purpose |
(ii) Cost |
China (16-22 September 2014) |
|
R117 983.90 |
Dublin, Ireland (23-26 September 2014) |
|
R105 000.00 |
Mahe, Seychelles (20-21 November 2014) |
|
R61235.39 |
Frankfurt, Germany (18-22 May 2015) |
|
R80,954.72 |
South East Asia (21-23 August 2015) |
|
R120 896.23 |
Brazil (22-23 September 2015) |
|
R62 613.78 |
Malawi (21-25 November 2015) |
|
R85 995.00 |
Iran, (07-09 November 2015) |
|
R100 875.02 |
Angola (1-5 March 2016) |
|
R92,728.09 |
Berlin, Germany (08-13 March 2016) |
Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB) The ITB is an effective business platform, global market place, networking and meeting place, trend barometer, knowledge platform, think tank, career springboard-for trade visitors and exhibitors. The trip included:
To attend the Africa Forum – Community based Tourism: factors for success and best practice examples from Botswana |
R109 585.45 |
Frankfurt, Germany (19-21 April 2016) |
To attend IMEX and to participate in the Politicians Forum. |
R251 851.66 |
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (14-18 June 2016) |
|
R14 024.44 |
East Asia (25 June – 09 July 2016) |
|
R120 896.23 |
Maputo, Mozambique (14 to 17 October 2016) |
|
R 14 629.26 |
United States of America (15-22 October 2016) |
|
R155 753.22 |
Caucun, Quintana, Mexico (30 November - 05 December 2016) |
|
R99 897.23 |