Questions and Replies

Reply:

a) Total number of tourist who visited South Africa.

2013*	2014*	2015*	2016*
8,961,565	9,549,236	8,903,773	10, 044, 163

b) Total number of passengers that undertook domestic trips

2013	(ii)2014	2015
12,015,147	12,009,209	12,431,911

*Tourism statistics for tourist arrivals and tourism revenue are reported on by calendar year in line with global reporting standards. The domestic tourism statistics are also reported on by calendar year.

** Revenue for 2016 still to be determined.

Reply:

The department has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Environmental Affairs to co-operate in different areas that support the development and growth of tourism.

The department has been engaging with SANParks regarding discounted rates for specific groups and these have been included in the social tourism directory, which is distributed to NGOs, schools and Stockvels.

In addition, annually the parks continue to host open parks week during tourism month as part of promoting inclusive participation, targeting surrounding communities and South Africans broadly.

Provincial parks are under the control of their respective provincial authorities.

Reply:

a) Yes. The ‘tourist information capacity building’ was rolled out as planned in collaboration with the University of Pretoria.

b) The capacity-building programme was conducted as follows:

Groups	Dates	World Heritage Sites	Number of beneficiaries	Where
1	31 August – 04 September 2015	Cradle of Humankind, Mapungubwe, iSimangaliso Vredefort Dome.	21 officials.	Pretoria, Gauteng
2	07–11 September 2015	Cape Floral Kingdom.	22 officials.	Robertson, Western Cape
3	30 November – 02 December 2015	Richtersveld, iSimangaliso Robben Island.	10 officials	Cape Town, Western Cape.

The department has completed the information capacity building in all the eight World Heritage Sites in the 2015/16 financial year.

The course content covered the following key aspects: Service Excellence, the tourism landscape in South Africa, communication and presentation skills, standard operating procedures, business ethics, officer-client relationship, visitor services management, tourism products knowledge, profiling of all eight World Heritage Sites, time management, development and management of tourism products databases, tourism stakeholder roles and tourism stakeholder management. The assessments were in the form of a portfolio of evidence, group assignments and group presentations.

Reply:

a) Not applicable as progress has been made with regards to the review of the National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS).

b) The strategy will be presented to the Portfolio Committee once it has been considered by Cabinet and gazetted for public comment. As part of the Cabinet process, Clusters and their constituent sub-committees were consulted and gave inputs during the period November 2016 to February 2017. The final draft is due to proceed to Cabinet shortly. The review process was led by a panel of experts and commenced with an environmental scan which included an assessment of implementation progress. The issues from the environmental scan informed the development of a draft strategy which was extensively consulted on with both the public and private sectors.

Reply:

a) The Minister has had engagements with the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), and the Board of Airlines Representatives of South Africa (BARSA) in 2015 and 2016 to discuss common issues affecting tourism and airlift. These engagements emphasised the need for accessible air transportation and ensuring air connectivity to tourism products throughout the country. Although airfares are determined by market forces (including oil prices), the department has consistently engaged civil aviation stakeholders to ensure transparency in the determination of the cost of airport user charges, air navigation and surveillance cost which contributes to the setting of airfares.

b) The Department of Tourism continuously engages on matters of air transport strategy with the Department of Transport, who is responsible for the Aviation mandate, and participates in forums led by the Department of Transport to advance the tourism agenda. These include the Strategy Planning Committee and the National Facilitation Committee meetings which are responsible for implementation of civil aviation strategy and planning for intermodal transportation systems respectively. The Department also plays a supportive role to the Department of Transport with regards to their participation, on behalf of South Africa as a member state, in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

c) As both airfares and airlift are not the direct mandate of the Department of Tourism there are no specific projects and therefore no project timelines. The Department of Tourism in collaboration with SA Tourism remains committed to working with all stakeholders involved with the air transport strategy and engages with them timeously if new matters arise that might have an impact on tourism.

Reply:

a) Staffing structures in the department.

	(aa) in senior management positions; and	(bb) as regular staff members
(i) How many persons are employed	65	432
(ii) How many vacancies are there	3	35

	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16
(iii) What is the total annual spend on salaries for the past three financial years	R202,371 million	R231,504 million	R252,906 million

b) Staffing structures in SA Tourism

	(aa) in senior management positions; and	(bb) as regular staff members
(i) How many persons are employed	6 in top management	170 151 regular permanent staff members 19 contract employees 5 interns
(ii) How many vacancies are there	0 in top management	45, of which 19 are filled with contract employees *** see note

	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16
(iii) What is the total annual spend on salaries for the past three financial years	R 169 476 million (including Home Office and Country Offices)	R 179 557 million (including Home Office and In-Country Offices)	R 170 297 million (including Home Office and In-Country Offices)

***Note:

The 19 contract employees are due to the current organisational review process. SA Tourism cannot appoint people permanently while redesigning the entire organisation to be fit for purpose.

The contract employees and interns fulfil the necessary roles for the mandate and the strategy of SA Tourism. The organisational design process will be completed by the end of Quarter 1 2017/2018.

Reply:

1. The Department has not received any reports on threats to tourists visiting the Kruger National Park with respect to incursions by poachers.

2. The Department of Tourism has not conducted any impact assessment study on the negative effects of incursions on tourism in the Kruger National Park. SANParks, which is the management authority for Kruger National Park, manages and implements a comprehensive anti-poaching strategy, which also takes into account the tourism aspects. The department will continue to support SANParks endeavours in this regard.

Reply:

Following the study on the municipal owned resorts for the low budget market, the department and the Industrial Development Corporation are reviewing the outcomes so as to provide sound recommendations to the affected stakeholders on possible options going forward.

The department is further in the process of developing the Infrastructure and Investment Master Plan. The Master Plan will include catalytic projects with high impact and ensure fair provincial geographic spread.

The Infrastructure Master Plan will provide a national framework which will serve as a guideline for the development and maintenance of tourism infrastructure across the country. The framework will set out key objectives, identify and address the infrastructural challenges or gaps which exist in state owned underutilised properties in order to stimulate tourism growth.

The department is currently conducting consultations with provincial and local spheres to solicit inputs into the Master Plan.

The Department is also aware that successful implementation of the initiatives aimed at sustainability of some of these resorts rest with the owning municipalities as they would need to decide on the adoption of such proposed funding and operating models. The role of the department is to highlight such opportunities and where possible facilitate partnerships.

 

Reply:

(i) Department of Tourism

(a) None

(b) External forensic reports as indicated below:

(aa) Investigated Project Name	(bb)Subject Matter	(cc) Date of Conclusion
Tshakuma Heritage and Conference Centre	Forensic and Financial Investigation	19 July 2011; further bank account analysis report issued on 2 September 2013
Wild Coast Tourism Development	Forensic and Financial Investigation	25 July 2011
KZN King Matiwane	Forensic and Financial Investigation	19 July 2011
Free State and Northern Cape training	Forensic and Financial Investigation	7 July 2011
FS- Guest House Building in Qwaqwa	Forensic and Financial Investigation	28 November 2014
FS- Information and Business Centre Project	Forensic and Financial Investigation	28 November 2014
EC-Lake Gariep Development Project	Forensic and Financial Investigation	9 October 2014
EC-Lake Gariep and PK Le Roux dam	Forensic and Financial Investigation	9 October 2014
EC- Rock Art Tourism	Forensic and Financial Investigation	9 October 2014
EC- Motherwell Eco Tourism Development Project	Forensic and Financial Investigation	9 October 2014
LP-Mnisi Resort project	Forensic and Financial Investigation	9 October 2014
Vha Tsonga Cultural Village Project	Forensic and Financial Investigation	9 October 2014

(ii) South Africa Tourism

(a) None

(b) External forensic report as indicated below:

(aa) Name	(bb) Subject Matter	(cc)Date of Conclusion
Fraud India Office Case	Fraud case against Country Manager and Finance Manager in India Office	25 May 2011
Local and International South African Tourism Warehouses Case	Exhibition Stands and Warehouses	24 May 2012
Fraud and Corruption Case	Irregularities in awarding the Lead Agency Tender in 2010	14 January 2015
Fraud and Corruption Case	Possible collusion between suppliers in Nigeria	6 July 2016

Reply:

(1) (i) 2014-15

Amount Funding	Funding used for:
R250 000.00	Interpretive Signage Interpretative Signage on the island and Nelson Mandela Gateway

(ii) 2015-2016

Amount Funding	Funding used for:
R10 000 000.00	Destination Development As part of Destination Development, a three year Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Department and Robben Island Museum (RIM) made provision for the transfer of funds for implementation of various initiatives that seeks to strengthen the product offering, promote job creation, increase revenue and ultimately enhance the overall visitor experience. These initiatives include: Capacity development of tourist guides, Digitisation of the Mayibuye (Tapes) Archives, Conversion of existing buildings into a visitor information centre, Introducing additional food and beverage facilities (restaurant), Developing a crafts centre to produce memorabilia for sale on the island, Introducing an open day with free tours for South Africans, Developing and enriching the narratives of the RIM App. Project implementation commenced in the 2016/17 financial year.
R125 827.00	Capacity Building Programme Capacity building programme for front line staff at three World Heritage Sites, Robben Island Museum; uKhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site and Richtersveld World Heritage Site aimed at enhancing the visitor experience

(iii) 2016-2017

(a)Amount Funding	(b) Funding used for:
R25 000 000 .00	Energy Efficient Project As part of a broader pilot initiative to retro-fit a number of identified iconic and strategic state-owned attractions with renewable energy generation solutions, the Department has appointed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor to design, construct and commission a solar photovoltaic installation at Robben Island.
R 76 827.00	Service Excellence Programme The department is currently implementing the Service Excellence Programme at Robben Island. The aim of the programme is to ensure that service levels are improved at all service points.

Section 1. c, d and e

Not applicable.

Section 2

Not applicable.

The management and daily operations of the Robben Island Museum resides within the mandate of the Department of Arts and Culture.

Reply:

No, SA Tourism has not conducted any studies to determine why the accommodation industry. The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) will be conducting formal research in quarter three of 2016/17, to determine the perceptions of grading in the sector which will provide insight into the reasons for cancellations.

  (a) The results of this research study will assist the TGCSA greatly in its strategy development and implementation.

  (b) In order the address the cancellations, the TGCSA is currently implementing the following

measures and actions:

   (i) TGCSA is working closely with NDT to address the cost of grading through the Grading Support Programme offered by the Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP).

   (ii) TGCSA’s Basket of Benefits continues to be developed and updated to ensure the business support services and discounts available on the platform are relevant to all categories. Registration of establishments on the Basket of Benefits platform continues to grow.

   (iii) TGCSA has opted to implement Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Provincial Consumer Protection Authorities directly. The basis of these memoranda is to partner with and enlist the services and support of the provincial bodies to eradicate the illegal usage of stars in the provinces through consumer and trade education initiatives. MOUs have either been concluded or are in the final stages of conclusion between TGCSA and the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal authorities. The remaining provinces are currently at consultation phase. TGCSA has also presented the consumer impact of the illegal usage of stars at the National Consumer Forum.

  (iv) TGCSA has provided input to Treasury on the amendments to the National Travel Policy. This policy and pending revisions have been closely linked to star grading and will encourage grading amongst establishments as well as direct government procurement of travel services.

Reply:

(a) Department of Tourism spend on

Media	Media	(aaa) 2015-16 Financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2016
ANN 7	-	0	0
(ii) SABC	(aa) Television channels	0	0
	(bb) Radio Stations	0	0
(iii) National Commercial radio stations	-	0	0
(iv) Community	(aa) Community television	0	0
	(bb) radio stations	0	0

 

(b) SA Tourism spend on

Media	Media	(aaa) 2015-16 Financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2016
(i)ANN 7	-	N/A	N/A
(ii) SABC	(aa) Television channels	R21,500,000	R2,072,300
	(bb) Radio Stations	R1,395,030	R7,299,932.86
(iii) National Commercial radio stations	-	R5,204,575.50	R2,698,224.19
(iv) Community	(aa) Community television	N/A	N/A
	(bb) radio stations	R1,200,000.00	N/A

 

Reply:

a) (i) Chief Financial Officer

National Diploma: State Accounts and Finance

(ii) Acting Chief Financial Officers

Not applicable

(b)(i) Directors-General

Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics and Applied Physics

International Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management (Israel)

Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance

Graduate Diploma in Company Direction

(ii) Acting Directors-General

Not applicable

Reply:

(a) There was no delay in the transfer of funds to South African Tourism. The total marketing allocation as appropriated was transferred in April 2016 upon National Treasury’s approval, to allow for management of potential currency losses.

(b) Not applicable. The department transfers the contribution to South African Tourism quarterly in advance.

Reply:

The additional funding of R10,7 million is being used for marketing activities through the Tourism Business Council of SA (TBCSA)/ Tourism Marketing South Africa (TOMSA) and the SA Tourism Collaborative Fund. Four core markets, namely Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom and China have been selected for Joint Marketing Agreements to boost tourist arrivals and tourism revenue into South Africa.

Reply:

1. (a) Following Cabinet’s concurrence on 28 September 2016, the recommended candidate, Mr Sisa Ntshona was notified of his appointment as CEO by the SA Tourism Board.

(b) Mr Ntshona will assume duties on 3 October 2016.

2. (a) Remuneration of Board members was tabled in the SA Tourism Annual Report 2013/14. Refer to page 73 and 100.

(b) Remuneration of Board members was tabled in the SA Tourism Annual Report 2014/15. Refer to page 74 and 75.

(c) Remuneration of Board members was tabled in the SA Tourism Annual Report 2015/16. Refer to page 81 and 82.

3. (a) SA Tourism Vacancies:

Business Unit	Approved positions	Occupied positions	Vacant positions	Temporary staff
Office of the CEO	6	5	1	-
Operations	30	28	2	2
Finance	23	22	1	3
SANCB	15	12	3	2
Marketing	114	93	21	4
TGCSA	14	14	-	-
Total	202	174	28	11

(b) The vacancies have not affected the performance of SA Tourism. Interim arrangements have been made to ensure that the operations of the organisation are not impacted during the organisational review process.

Reply:

I have not found that the outcome of the UK referendum has had any effect on tourists’ arrival to South Africa. It is important to note that it would be premature to make any statements on the impact on tourism. Uncertainty around developments in some areas could in the short and medium-term impact on arrivals to South Africa from the UK. It is probable that in the short-term, personal spending will be conservative in anticipation of negative impacts, and that long-haul travel and spending on non-essentials may be conservative.

In the context of arrivals to South Africa, it must be noted that

• June to August are low season months for travel to SA (peak travel months are December-February) and any impact would not be immediately visible.
• The majority of leisure travellers decide on a holiday to SA at least three months before travel. Impact on arrival numbers will only be noted from October 2016 onwards.

Reply:

(a) The National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) did not provide an indicator for total tourism revenue. However, targets are provided for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contribution. In this regard, the targets have been achieved. Tourism was estimated to contribute R71 billion in 2009 in the original NTSS with a target of R118 billion by 2015. The Tourism Satellite Account for South Africa, final 2012 and provisional 2013 and 2014 recorded a contribution of R111 560 billion (2.9% of total GDP) in 2014. In terms of total (direct and indirect) GDP contribution, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Travel and Tourism Economic Impact 2016 South Africa Report estimated a contribution of R375 billion in 2015 (9.4% of total GDP).

(b) Yes, 2015 NTSS targets in terms of both direct and total jobs were achieved. The NTSS 2011 provided a baseline of 389 100 direct jobs in 2009 and a target of 403 900 direct jobs in 2015. According to the Tourism Satellite Account for South Africa (final 2012 and provisional 2013 and 2014) tourism contributed 680 817 direct jobs in 2014. The WTTC Travel and Tourism Economic Impact 2016 South Africa Report estimated a contribution of 703 000 direct jobs in 2015. This performance exceeded the National Tourism Sector Strategy targets.

In respect of total jobs (both direct and indirect) contribution, the NTSS set a baseline of 919 800 jobs in 2009 and a target of 968 300 jobs in 2015. The WTTC estimated a total contribution of 1 554 000 jobs in 2015, surpassing the 2020 target of 1 097 000.

Reply:

The SA National Convention Bureau provided a report to the Portfolio Committee as Annexure A1 of the SA Tourism Quarter 1 presentation to the Portfolio Committee, for the meeting of 2 September 2016. The document was distributed on 29 August 2016 to the committee secretariat.

Reply:

I would like to make the Honorable Member aware that in my speech I referred to the enhancement of signage and information at iconic national heritage sites rather than tourism signage on major roads.

However, with respect to signage on major roads, we have obtained the following information from the department of transport:

(a)(i) In terms of the National Road Traffic Act, N0. 93 of 1996 and its Regulations, various provincial and municipal authorities deicide on the erection of road traffic signs and tourism signage. The South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM) and Southern African Development Community Road Traffic Signs Manual (SADCRTSM) also require that signage for tourism attractions be signed from the nearest numbered route and implemented.

South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM) Volume 2, Chapter 4 gives guidance on Tourism Signage as well as the required committee structures which need to be put in place for the approval process. Part of the approval process is a site inspection to determine the safety of the access to the facility.

(ii) Once signs are approved by the committee structures they have to be manufactured according to the standards set by the SABS and erected at the approved sites.

(b)(i) – (ii) The processing of applications for tourism signs will be carried out by a Regional Tourism Liaison Committee (RTLC). Membership of the RTLC must include representatives of the Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO), the relevant road/provincial and/ or local authority for the region and the Local Tourism Organisation in the region.

With regard to the completion dates, I will refer to the completion of the iconic national heritage sites as follows:

(c) (i) (ii)

The committee structures as per SARTSM, Volume 2, Chapter 4 do not exist in all provinces or district municipalities. In the absence of such committees the relevant road authorities make the decision. Thus it is difficult to assign dates to the process as the functions of these committees as per SARTSM are ongoing since tourism facilities are continuously created/generated/produced.

However, in terms of the Department’s programme for tourism interpretative signage (which is not road signage) within the iconic national heritage sites, the date of commencement will be July 2016 for two iconic national heritage sites, and October 2016 for the next two iconic national heritage sites, with the final completion date envisaged for the end of December 2016 (as planned in the Department’s Annual Performance Plan for 2016/2017). This will be done through a Memorandum of Agreement with the management authorities of the sites. It is the management authorities who will be finally responsible for the implementation.

The management authority for the Nelson Mandela Capture Site, is the Apartheid Museum who manage the site on behalf of the Umgeni Municipality in KZN. The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) is the management authority for the Mandela Stature (Union Buildings) and Victor Verster (Western Cape) and for Freedom Park (Gauteng) the management authority is the Freedom Park Trust.

Reply:

Payment for the provision of tourist attraction signs is normally dependent on the policy of the relevant road, be it national, provincial or local authority. The road authority will, however, provide the necessary tourism signs for emergency services such as police stations or government hospitals. All other tourism signs for attractions or services are normally paid for by the owner/operator of the facility.

Factors taken into account in calculating the fee are as follows:

• text size on signs is dependent on the speed of the road thus a sign on a national road and a sign on a municipal road will differ in cost;
• the size of the sign determines the materials used and thus the manufacturing cost;
• the size of the sign will determine the number of poles needed to support the sign;
• a road signage team has to go out to erect the sign;
• should a sign be damaged it would need fixing or replacing (the lifespan of a sign is from 7 to 10 years).

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: EXPLANATION FROM DOT ON COMMENTS

Various roads are managed by various authorities. National roads are managed for the DoT by SANRAL; Provincial roads are managed in each province by that province and municipal roads are managed by the municipalities in which they occur. Thus you will find that within the borders of a certain province there will be national, provincial and municipal roads. Each of these authorities will have policies and/or legislation governing how roads are managed by the particular authority.

Tourism signs in the SA and SADC Road Traffic Signs Manuals are brown signs. As Police Stations and Government Hospitals are signed on brown signs they form part of what is called Tourism signs in the manual.

Whoever submits the request for the signage will be responsible for the cost of implementing the signage.

There is no average as the size of the sign dictates the cost. A large sign will cost more than a small sign. The road authority cannot put signs up which are not legible at the speed travelled on the road and small signs are not legible at 120 km/h.

SABS determines only the quality of the material to be used for the manufacture of the sign. The SA and SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual stipulate the type of material to be used. If the wrong material or inferior quality of material is used the sign will become illegible more quickly and have to be replaced more often and this will eventually increase the cost of the signage.

Most signs will require at least two poles. Sometimes the sign can be attached to an existing sign structure and then the cost of poles would not be relevant. Sometimes the sign might be large enough to warrant three poles in this case it might influence the cost.

Reply:

The Department of Tourism had a meeting with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs and the Umngeni Local Municipality’s Town Planning and Signage Unit on 17 May 2016 to discuss and resolve the matter on directional signage in Howick.

(a) According to the Department of Transport, the Howick Falls form part of the Midlands Meander which has many attractions. This makes it difficult to sign every attraction. The South African Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM) and Southern African Development Community Road Traffic Signs Manual (SADCRTSM) also require that attractions be signed from the nearest numbered route. The nearest numbered route from the Howick Falls is the R103. Thus according to the manual the Howick Falls should be signed from the R103 and not the N3.

In addition, the Department of Tourism has noted correspondence between SANRAL and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs dated

30 May 2016 where SANRAL advised that the application must be made with the Provincial Department of Transport.

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs has committed to lodging a new application with the Provincial Department of Transport for the installation of directional signage. Both local and provincial governments have cited budgetary constraints.

(b) The Department of Tourism has taken a decision to make funding available and to work with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs to ensure that directional signage is erected from the nearest numbered route R103 to Howick Falls and Nelson Mandela Capture Site, within the current financial year.

Reply:

(a) Department

   (i) Yes, the Department has a Tourism Enterprise Development Programme that is aimed at providing support for small business.

(ii) Support provided is mainly to community trusts through the Social Responsibility Implementation (SRI) Programme. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with the Department of Small Business Development include support for tourism cooperatives.

(aa) Relevant details:

The Tourism Enterprise Development Programme, consists of information dissemination through a web portal, support for 100 rural enterprises, establishment of two Tourism incubator Hubs in Pilanesberg and Manyeleti as well as provision of business advisory and technical support. The department also provides market access support through the Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP).

(bb) The budget allocated for the programme is R15m.

(cc) Support in small business will definitely contribute significantly to the creation of jobs.

However, it is not possible to state categorically how many jobs will be created through this

programme in the 2016/17 financial year.

(b) South African Tourism

Running development programmes for small business and co-operatives is not within SA Tourism’s mandate

   (i) No.

   (ii) No

(aa) - (cc) Not applicable

Reply:

(a) (i) R 2 673 358.61 (Department of Tourism)

(ii) R 417 031 499.00 (SA Tourism)

(b) (i) R 6 500 000.00 (Department of Tourism)

(ii) R 313 124 285.00 (SA Tourism)

 

Reply:

(1) (a) (i) No

(ii) No

(iii) No

(b) Not applicable

(2) (a) (i) No

(ii) No

(iii) No

(b)The Department of Tourism does not make provision for gifts, donations or sponsorships in its Estimate of National Expenditure. Any requests from any organisation is dealt with in accordance with Treasury Regulation 21.1.1 in that gifts, donations or sponsorships can only be approved if they are in the interest of the state.

Reply:

(a) No.

(b) No.

(i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

Reply:

The Minister did not form part of the President’s delegation to Dubai in March 2016.

(a) N/A

(b) N/A

(c) N/A

Reply:

1(a) Twenty three (23) projects are still in their construction phase.

No.	(1b) (i) Project name	1(b) (ii) Project budget (cost)	Municipality
EASTERN CAPE
	Mbashe, Coffee Bay, Mvezo N Mandela – Phase 3	R33,610,054	King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
	Mthonsi Lodge	R28,215,000	Nkonkobe Local Municipality
	Steve Biko Heritage	R12,062,348	Buffalo City Local Municipality
	Aliwal Spa Project - Phase 3	R 7,930,080	Makana Local Municipality
	Qatywa Eco-Tourism Development	R23,750,000	Mbashe Local Municipality
	Cradock Four Garden of Remembrance – Phase 2	R13,056,403	Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality
FREE STATE
7.	Accommodation Facilities at Metsi Matso Dam - Phase 3	R28,851,326	Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality
8.	Sentinel Peak Car Park Access	R11,432,622	Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality
9	Witsieshoek Mountain Hotel Project	R25,367,200	Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality
10.	Building a Guest House in Qwa Qwa	R16,906,319	Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality
GAUTENG
11.	Alexandra Mandela Yard Project	R24,631,000	City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
12	Komjekejeke Heritage Site Project	R21,185,000	Metsweding District Municipality
KWAZULU-NATAL
13.	Muzi Pan	R 9,405,000	Jozini Local Municipality
14.	Lilani Hot springs	R18,810,000	Umvoti Local Municipality
LIMPOPO
15.	Khalanga Guest Lodge - Phase 2	R23,512,500	Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality
15.	Mahlathi Village Tourism	R17,575,181	Greater Giyani Local Municipality
16.	Mukumbani Waterfalls -Phase 3	R18,810,000	Thulamela Local Municipality
17.	Muyexe Tourism Project	R14,107,500	Greater Giyani Local Municipality
18.	Ngove Cultural Village - Phase 2	R20,133,951	Greater Giyani Local Municipality
19.	Tisane Cultural Village	R18,810,000	Makhudutamaga Local Municipality
MPUMALANGA
20.	Middelburg Information Centre - Phase 2	R 905,158	Steve Tshwete Local Municipality
21	Barberton Tourism and Biodiversity Corridor	R24,784,279	Umjindi Local Municipality
NORTHERN CAPE
22.	Caravan Park Kai Garib Project	R 6,474,163	!Kai! Garib Local Municipality
NORTH WEST
23.	Manyane Lodge Project	R47,515,112	Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

2 (a) Six (6) projects have not been completed due to problems experienced

2(b)(i) and (ii) Projects that experienced problems.

No	2b(i) Name of project	2(b)(ii) Cost	Municipality
EASTERN CAPE
1.	Western Tembuland	R10,449,156	Emalahleni Local Municipality
2.	Upgrading of Kiwane Campsite - Phase 3	R 9,500,000	Buffalo City Local Municipality
3.	Upgrading of Kiwane Campsite - Phase 2	R 9, 500,000	Buffalo City Local Municipality
FREE STATE
4.	Barolong Ba Seleka	R 3,372,500	Mangaung Local Municipality
LIMPOPO
5.	Sekhukhune Cultural Village – Phase 2	R 7,600,000	Fetakgomo Local Municipality
6.	Bohlabela Cultural Village - Phase 2	R 9,500,000	Bushbuckridge Municipality

(3) Legal process and details per project:

No	(3) Name of project	(3) Relevant Details	Municipality
EASTERN CAPE
1.	Western Tembuland	Yes, a notice of breach of contract has been issued to the implementer. Disciplinary action has been taken against the official for the dereliction of duty. The department is now pursuing the option of cancellation of the contract and appointing another service provider to complete the project.	Emalahleni Local Municipality
2.	Upgrading of Kiwane Campsite - Phase 3	Case opened with SAPS – being investigated for possible misuse of State funds	Buffalo City Local Municipality
3.	Upgrading of Kiwane Campsite -Phase 2	Case opened with SAPS – being investigated for possible misuse of State funds	Buffalo City Local Municipality
FREE STATE
4.	Barolong Ba Seleka	No, the project is one of those ceded from the then Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism to the Department of Tourism following the split of the two departments in 2010. The challenges were immediately identified, however the contract with the implementer had expired and the whereabouts of the implementer are unknown. The department is looking into various options whether to complete the project or not.	Mangaung Local Municipality
LIMPOPO
5.	Sekhukhune Cultural Village - Phase 2	Case opened with SAPS – being investigated for possible misuse of State funds	Fetakgomo Local Municipality
MPUMALANGA
6.	Bohlabela Cultural Village -Phase 2	Case opened with SAPS – being investigated for possible misuse of State funds	Bushbuckridge Municipality

(4) (a) Projects that were successfully implemented in 2014/2015.

No.	4(a) 2014/15 Completed projects	Municipality
EASTERN CAPE
1.	Manqondo Tourism	King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
2.	Wonkumuntu Tourism	King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
3.	IP OR Tambo Heritage	Mbizana Local Municipality
KWAZULU-NATAL
4.	Muzi Pan	Jozini Local Municipality
5.	Ntuzuma	eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
LIMPOPO
6.	Mukumbani Waterfall	Thulamela Local Municipality
FREE STATE
7.	Black Water Fly Fishing	Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality
8.	Establishment of Central Communication Centre	Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality

4 (b) Projects that were successfully completed in 2015/2016

No	(4) (b) 2015/16 Completed projects	Municipality
EASTERN CAPE
1.	IP OR Tambo Heritage Route	Mbizana Local Municipality
2.	Bongolo Dam	Lukanji Local Municipality
3.	Ndlambe Tourism Infrastructure	Ndlambe Local Municipality
4.	Grahamstown Caravan Park	Makana Local Municipality
5.	Maluti Hiking and Horse Trail	Matatiele Municipality
FREE STATE
6.	Establishment of Central Communication Centre	Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality
KWAZULU-NATAL
7.	Mpumalanga Gateway	eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
NORTHERN CAPE
8.	Frances Baard Park	Sol Plaatjie Local Municipality
WESTERN CAPE
9.	False Bay Ecology Project	City of Cape Town Metro
10.	Donkey Tracking Route - Phase 3	Cederberg Local Municipality
11.	Tourism Development for Atlantis - Phase 2	City of Cape Town Metro

Reply:

No, the department does not intend to cut down the number of SA Tourism offices.

  (a) SA Tourism continuously looks at adopting the most effective operating model in each market that allows for maximum spend in-market, on both the traveller and trade. This approach includes setting up physical country offices in core markets, the hub approach, operating virtual offices, and General Marketing Agencies (GMAs). Any office closures are considered on this principle.

  (b) South African Tourism’s physical office in Milan will be closed in the 2016/17 financial year to maximise marketing investments across the entire South Europe territory. The Italian market will be serviced through a virtual office reporting into South Europe Hub Office based in France.

Reply:

1. (a) No

(b) No

(c) No

(d) No

(2)

	Spouse	Children	(c ) Close family
(i) When	No	N/A	No
(ii)How much	No	N/A	No
(iii)Which Business	No	N/A	No
(iv)For what work ?	No	N/A	No

Reply:

(1) How many (a) direct and (b) indirect jobs respectively have been created in the tourism industry in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015 respectively;

(a) Direct contribution to jobs

The latest figures available from Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) are provisional figures for 2014. Estimates from the World Travel and Tourism Council were used to report on 2015.

Job Creation	2013	2014	2015 estimate
Direct Jobs	655 587	680 817	705,600

Source: 2013 and 2014: Tourism Satellite Account, StatsSA. 2015: WTTC 2015 estimates.

(b) Total contribution to employment (direct and indirect)

It should be noted that StatsSA does not measure the total contribution of tourism to employment (direct and indirect contribution). Figures and estimates from WTTC were used to report on this indicator. However, WTTC does not release figures on the indirect contribution alone, therefore figures reported below is for total contribution which includes both direct and indirect contribution.

Job Creation	2013	2014	2015 estimate
Total contribution to employment (Direct and indirect)	1 437 500	1 497 600	1 551 400

Source: WTTC

(2) how much did tourism contribute to the country’s gross domestic product during (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 respectively

It should be noted that the contribution of tourism to GDP is reported for direct as well as for total contribution (direct and indirect). StatsSA only measures the direct contribution to GDP and the latest figures available are 2014 provisional figures. Therefore figures reported below for direct contribution in 2013 and 2014 were sourced from StatsSA. WTTC estimates were used to report on the direct contribution to GDP for 2015 as well as the direct and indirect contribution from 2013 to 2015.

Contribution to GDP	2013	2014	2015 estimate
Direct	R101,7 billion	R111,6 billion	R117,8 billion
Direct and indirect	R345,7 billion	R357,0 billion	R369.3 billion

Source: Source: 2013 and 2014: Tourism Satellite Account, StatsSA. 2015: WTTC 2015 estimates.

(3) International tourist arrivals

Airport	2013	2014	2015
Cape Town International Airport	461,186	524,131	557,050
OR Tambo International Airport	2,656,222	2,001,365	1,932,096
King Shaka International Airport	35,920	38,449	37,162

Source: Statistics SA

Reply:

(1) How many (a) direct and (b) indirect jobs respectively have been created in the tourism industry in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015 respectively;

(a) Direct contribution to jobs

The latest figures available from Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) are provisional figures for 2014. Estimates from the World Travel and Tourism Council were used to report on 2015.

Job Creation	2013	2014	2015 estimate
Direct Jobs	655 587	680 817	705,600

Source: 2013 and 2014: Tourism Satellite Account, StatsSA. 2015: WTTC 2015 estimates.

(b) Total contribution to employment (direct and indirect)

It should be noted that StatsSA does not measure the total contribution of tourism to employment (direct and indirect contribution). Figures and estimates from WTTC were used to report on this indicator. However, WTTC does not release figures on the indirect contribution alone, therefore figures reported below is for total contribution which includes both direct and indirect contribution.

Job Creation	2013	2014	2015 estimate
Total contribution to employment (Direct and indirect)	1 437 500	1 497 600	1 551 400

Source: WTTC

(2) how much did tourism contribute to the country’s gross domestic product during (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 respectively

It should be noted that the contribution of tourism to GDP is reported for direct as well as for total contribution (direct and indirect). StatsSA only measures the direct contribution to GDP and the latest figures available are 2014 provisional figures. Therefore figures reported below for direct contribution in 2013 and 2014 were sourced from StatsSA. WTTC estimates were used to report on the direct contribution to GDP for 2015 as well as the direct and indirect contribution from 2013 to 2015.

Contribution to GDP	2013	2014	2015 estimate
Direct	R101,7 billion	R111,6 billion	R117,8 billion
Direct and indirect	R345,7 billion	R357,0 billion	R369.3 billion

Source: Source: 2013 and 2014: Tourism Satellite Account, StatsSA. 2015: WTTC 2015 estimates.

(3) International tourist arrivals

Airport	2013	2014	2015
Cape Town International Airport	461,186	524,131	557,050
OR Tambo International Airport	2,656,222	2,001,365	1,932,096
King Shaka International Airport	35,920	38,449	37,162

Source: Statistics SA

Reply:

1. A. International tourism

Province	(1)(a)Tourism Figures - 2014	(b) (i)Revenue 2013 - billion	(b) (ii)Revenue 2014 - billion	b (iii) Revenue 2015
Eastern Cape	304,888	R 2.0	R 2.4	Data for 2015 is not available as yet
Free State	960,147	R 1.9	R 1.2
Gauteng	3,804,125	R 25.6	R 26.1
KZN	768,228	R 4.4	R 3.8
Limpopo	1,639,766	R 9.4	R 9.4
Mpumalanga	1,144,021	R 5.2	R 4.7
North West	508,537	R 1.7	R 1.4
Northern Cape	166,657	R 0.7	R 0.7
Western Cape	1,386,100	R 13.1	R 14.5

1. B. Domestic tourism

Province	(1)(a)Tourism Figures - 2014	(b) (i)Revenue 2013 - billion	(b) (ii)Revenue 2014 - billion	b (iii) Revenue 2015
Eastern Cape	3,2 million	R 2,5	R 3,0	Data for 2015 is not available as yet
Free State	1,0 million	R 0,7	R 1,1
Gauteng	4,3 million	R 3,6	R 4,4
KZN	5,3 million	R 6,6	R 5,2
Limpopo	7,4 million	R 4,3	R 5,5
Mpumalanga	3,3 million	R 2,7	R 2,4
North West	2,3 million	R 1,1	R 1,9
Northern Cape	0,6 million	R 0,6	R 0,5
Western Cape	1,6 million	R 2,3	R 2,8

2. Business conferencing

Province	*(2)(a)Attendee Figures	*(b)(i) Revenue due to promotion of business conferencing 2014 - million	b (ii) Revenue 2015 Revenue due to promotion of business conferencing 2015 - million
Eastern Cape	1105	R 9,4	Data for 2015 is not available as yet
Free State	2 139	R 29,8
Gauteng	12 790	R 159,9
KZN	13 265	R 111,6
Limpopo	200	R 2,2
Mpumalanga	173	R 2,4
North West	810	R 7,8
Northern Cape	0	0
Western Cape	32 384	R 455,1

*information on business conferencing is based on data received from the provincial convention bureaus on Association meetings.

Reply:

a) In the 2015/16 financial year, the department is supporting one hundred (100) rural tourism SMMEs through the Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP) programme. In the second quarter 92 enterprises were supported on mentorship, business training, and marketing / market access and business development fund assistances and in the third quarter 78 enterprises were supported. The types of tourism businesses supported included accommodation establishments, restaurants, arts and crafts, tour operators and tourism attractions. The department contributed R13.5 million towards the partnership. The department has signed an MOU with the Ministry of Small Business Development to stimulate the establishment of new SMMEs, starting from the 2016/17 financial year.

b) TEP reported that 1,556 Full Time Equivalent (FTEs) jobs were created in the second and third quarter of the 2015/16 financial year.

Reply:

1.(a) 13 Country Offices are currently in operation.

(b) The South African Tourism offices are situated in the following countries:

USA

UK

Germany

France

Netherlands

Italy (to be closed in 2016/17 financial year)

India

China

Japan

Australia

Angola (rental agreement ending August 2016)

Nigeria

Brazil (General Marketing Agent)

2. (a)

Country Office	2015/16 Budgets
1. USA	R69 069 634
2. UK	R52 316 899
3. Germany	R54 297 239
4. France	R35 939 548
5. Netherlands	R27 687 781
6. Italy	R14 771 183
7. India	R32 166 316
8. China	R26 617 535
9. Japan	R12 664 850
10. Australia	R33 239 550
11. Angola	R14 251 649
12. Nigeria	R25 035 247
13. Brazil	R23 658 828

(b)

Country Office	Number of Staff (approved headcount)
1. USA	7
2. UK	6
3. Germany	7
4. France	4
5. Netherlands	4
6. Italy	5
7. India	4
8. China	5
9. Japan	3
10. Australia	3
11. Angola	1 (Trade Relations Manager only)
12. Nigeria	4
13. Brazil	General Marketing Agent

Reply:

(a) Department

(i) 44.1% from 1 April 2015 to 30 November 2015

(ii) None

(b) South Africa Tourism

(i) 6% of total procurement spend is spent on SMMEs in South Africa. This excludes foreign spend.

(ii) None. There is no procurement expenditure in the co-operatives category of suppliers.

Reply:

1. (a) By mutual agreement, Mr Thulani Nzima gave notice of his departure from South African Tourism with effect from 04 December 2015, following discussion with the Board.

(b) Ms Sthembiso Dlamini, the current COO has been appointed as the Acting CEO as of 05 December 2015.

(c) The Board is working on appointing a new CEO. The position was advertised in the SA Tourism social media platforms and the Sunday Times and City Press on 07 February 2016.

(2) In light of the findings of the Ministerial Review of the organisation, SA Tourism has undertaken an exercise to evaluate its Tourism Growth Strategy with the aim to bolster tourism’s contribution to the overall economy and job creation. The intervention is focused on reviewing the performance of South Africa as a tourism destination, understanding the key growth drivers and barriers, defining the goal of the organization and identifying the critical steps towards achieving that goal.

Reply:

a) 2012-13: No

b) 2013-14: No

c) 2014-15: No

Reply:

(a) 2012-13: No

(b) 2013-14: No

(c) 2014-15: No

Reply:

Yes, all Ministers are subject to Performance Agreements with the President.

(a) Key indicators and targets from the MTSF reflected in the Agreement:

Outcome	Key indicator
4	Tourism strategy interventions towards growth, employment creation and higher incomes for poor households underway.
	Develop and review realistic and sustainable strategy to grow output and employment and improve equality, support alignment across the state, manage monitoring of actions, address blockages and identify new opportunities and risks as they arise.
	Sector and cross cutting interventions towards growth, employment creation and higher incomes for poor households underway in specified jobs drivers.
7	Differentiated plans for economic development in targeted areas of economic potential in rural areas completed.
	Number of rural enterprises in rural district municipalities established.
	Number of new industries in rural district municipalities established.
	Number of people employed in rural enterprises.
	Percentage of enterprises in rural district municipalities supported.
	Percentage of existing industries in rural district municipalities supported.
11	Increase international tourism revenue contribution to the economy.
	Increased international tourist arrivals.

(b) Performance is presented to Cabinet on a quarterly basis.

(c) to (e) Refer to the department’s Quarterly and Annual Reports.

Reply:

The Ministry has no frozen vacant positions.

Reply:

There has been no attempt to persuade the Minister of Finance to establish a Tourism Development Fund. The tourism development aspects raised in the question are funded through existing funding mechanisms in the department provided for by the National Treasury within the current appropriated budget. These include inter alia the Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP), the Social Responsibility Implementation (SRI) Programme and the Strategic Partners in Tourism initiative.

Reply:

(a) A tender process to recruit a service provider to complete the project was advertised with a closing date of 03 November 2015. The briefing session with prospective bidders was held on 22 October 2015 at Vredefort Dome. The evaluation and adjudication of the tender will take place in November 2015, and it is expected that an appointment will be made in December 2015. The project will be completed during the 2016/17 financial year.

(b) The estimated cost of the completion of the project will be based on the proposals received once the tender process is complete.

(c) No, the department did not consult Unesco, as the interpretation centre is outside the declared protected area.

Reply:

It is important note from onset that the limitations with regards to compilation of tourism economic account at sub-national level are not unique to South Africa. It is for this reason that the development of such a framework is being championed by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Thus, at this stage, there is no framework that can be used for production of statistics at provincial and municipal level in the same manner that the Tourism Satellite Account is produced.

The Department has establish the National Tourism Research and Knowledge Management Committee, a technical committee comprised of officials responsible for tourism data at provincial level. This committee serves as a platform to strengthen initiatives related to tourism data collection at provincial and local level. Statistics South Africa is a standing member of this committee. This committee, was afford an opportunity to make input into the UNWTO process of developing a tourism economic account.

Furthermore, the department invites StatsSA on a regular basis to engage with tourism stakeholders at platforms such as the National Tourism Stakeholder Forum (NTSF) which constitutes of representatives from government i.e. ((a) provinces and (b) municipalities) and private sector to share information related to tourism statistics. This information includes methodologies for compilation of different data sets as well as tourism standard definitions to ensure comparability.

Reply:

The person referred to is not a consultant, but is employed as a Special Advisor to the Minister.

(a) The person referred to is appointed as a Special Advisor in accordance with Public Service Act Section 12A (i), to:

1. Advise the Executive Authority on the exercise/performance of the Executive Authority’s powers and duties
2. Advise the Executive Authority on the development of policy that will promote the department’s objectives and
3. Perform such tasks as appropriate in respect of the exercise/performance of the Executive Authority’s powers and duties

(b) The person referred to is remunerated in accordance with Section 12A of the Public Service Act, 1994 and the relevant dispensation for Special Advisors, as contained in Section 17 of the Act.

Reply:

1. (a) (i) Spent on travel                          R184 543.72

              (ii) Trips undertaken                        27 trips

          (b) (i) Total amount spent on hotel       R0.00

              (ii) Total amount spent on residential or other accommodation:

                     (aa) Cape Town R0.00

                     (bb) Pretoria R0.00

 

     2.   (a) (i) Deputy Minister spent on travel    R160 358.38

               (ii) Trips undertaken                         25 trips

           (b) (i) Total amount spent on hotel         R0.00

               (ii) Total amount spent on residential or other accommodation:

                        (aa) Cape Town R0.00

                        (bb) Pretoria R0.00

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Reply:

(a) Yes, the Vredefort Interpretation Centre was designed to include a reception area for visitors. An amount of R11,7 million was budgeted for the Vredefort Interpretation Centre but was not completed due to the structural defects on the building and a budget shortfall. According to an independent engineer, the main building (interpretation centre) started to show cracks, leaks and structural defects as a result of the weak panels supporting the structure which would endanger the lives of any person entering the building.

The project proposal was prepared in 2004 and the cost norms and standards applicable at the time were used to determine the project budget. The actual construction work only commenced in 2006 which under normal circumstances would have included escalation to accommodate increased costs. The allocation of budget by the department did not take into account the time lapses and associated cost escalations.

The project was implemented in two phases and the building in question was one of the many deliverables. The building was done in phase 1 and the budget for the project included other deliverables such as stalls, kitchen, ablution block, fencing, bulk electricity and water supply.

(b) No, the Department of Tourism is in the process of completing the project.

(i) Falls away

(ii) Falls away




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Reply:

	(a) How much was spent	(b) Purpose of the Visit	(c) Destination	(d) (i) Flights	(d) (ii) Accommodation	(d) (iii) Daily allowances
(i) Deputy Minister	Total: R 191 764.88	To attend the China Incentives. Business Travel & Meetings (CIBTM) in China and World Youth & Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) in Dublin.	China: Beijing Date: 17 - 19 September 2014 Ireland: Dublin Date: 22 - 25 September 2014	Flight: R 114 212.00	Accommodation: R 51 917.79	Allowance: R 25 635.09
	Total: R 73 390.97	To attend the Indian Ocean Rim Association(IORA) First Tourism and Travel Mart in Seychelles	Seychelles: Mahe Date: 21 - 22 November 2014	Flight: R 59 603.39	Accommodation: Complementary	Allowance: R 13 787.58
	Total: R 73 291.04	To attend the World Exhibition for Incentive Travel. Meeting and Events (IMEX) 2015 and to participate in the IMEX Politicians Forum to be held in Villa Kennedy Hotel in Frankfurt	Germany: Frankfurt Date: 19 - 21 May 2015	Flight : R 67 436.72	Accommodation: Complementary	Allowance R 5 854.32
	Total: R 122 651.19	To attend a South East Asia Tourism Trade Roadshow in Malaysia. Singapore and Indonesia.	Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Date:16 - 17 August 2015 City: Singapore: Date: 17 August 2015 Indonesia: Jakarta Date: 18 - 19 August 2015	Flight: R 84 960.72	Accommodation: R 28 600.00	Advance: R 9 090.47
(ii) Director General	Not applicable	The DG did not travel overseas for the period 1 May 2014 - 1 September 2015	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
(iii) Deputy Director-General Policy and Knowledge Management	Not applicable	The DDG: PKS did not travel overseas for the period 1 May 2014 -- 1 September 2015	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
(iii) Deputy Director General Domestic Tourism Management	Total: R 97 842.95	To attend the 5th Carnival International de Victoria in Seychelles	Seychelles: Mahe Date: 22 - 27 April 2015	Flight: R 49 904.72	Accommodation: R 33 120.00	Allowance: R 14 818.23
	Total: R 73 338.01	Attended the Home Stay Study Tour in Malaysia	Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur 15 - 22 August 2015	Flight: R66 341.72	Accommodation: R 2000.00	Allowance: R 4 996.29
(iii) Deputy Director General International Tourism Management	Total: R 99 856.37	To attend IMEX and related side meeting	Germany. Frankfurt 17 - 23 May 2014	Flight: R 61 624.00	Accommodation: R 30 462.07	Allowance: R 7 770.30
	Total: R 24 879.70	To attend the SADC Meeting	Zambia: Livingstone 17 - 21 June 2014	Flight: R 6 924.00	Accommodation: R 13 616.00	Allowance: R 4 339.70
	Total: R 105 135.84	To attend the World Youth Student Conference where South Africa was announced as the host for the 2015 Conference	Ireland. Dublin 21 - 28 September 2014	Flight: R 68 966.00	Accommodation: R 17 500.85	Allowance: R 18 668.99
	Total: R135 193.82	To attend the World Travel Market	United Kingdom: London 02 - 07 November 2014	Flight: R 84 475.39	Accommodation: R 37 999.98	Allowance: R 12 718.45
	Total: R 76 984.48	To attend and present a paper at the 13th Global Forum on Tourism Statistics and UNWTO Special Workshop on Tourism Statistics	Japan: Nara 14 - 21 November 2014	Flight: R62 385.39	Accommodation: R 6 115.47	Allowance: R 8 483.62
	Total: R 18 618.15	To attend the Extra Ordinary SADC Meeting	Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls 25 - 29 November 2014	Flight: R 7 122.39	Accommodation: R 7 530.89	Allowance: R 3 964.87
	Total: R 97 927.03	To attend the ITB and visit SA Tourism’s offices	Germany: Berlin Italy. Milan 02 - 08 March 2015	Flight: R 65 358.39	Accommodation: R 23 996.76	Allowance: R 8 571.88
	Total: R108 888.15	To attend the 100th UNWTO Executive Council meeting. South Africa through the National Department of Tourism was elected to serve on the Executive Council of the UNWTO for the period 2014- 2017.	Croatia: Rovinj 25 - 29 May 2015	Flight: R 83 938.72	Accommodation: R 17 564.99	Allowance: R 7 384.44
	Total: R 26 064.40	To attend the 54th RETOSA Board and Annual General meetings	Malawi: Lilongwe 28 July 2015	Flight: R 14 520.72	Accommodation: R 8 920.00	Allowance: R 2 623.68
(iii) Deputy Director General/ Chief Operations Officer	Not applicable	The COO did not travel overseas for the period 1 May 2014 -1 September 2015	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable

Reply:

1. (a)-(e) No, the Department of Tourism does not keep statistics of visitors to specific sites. Such information may be obtained from the relevant management authorities on request. Some of these entities publish such information on their annual reports. The Department uses such information in planning for tourism development.
(i)  Not Applicable
(ii) Not Applicable

 

2. Part of the department’s strategy is enhancement of important tourist destinations. This will ensure that there is enhanced quality experience and increased activities for our tourists. However, this is dependent on availability of financial resources. Other organs of state also have responsibilities and contribute to the upkeep and successful running of some of our iconic attractions.

 

 

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Reply:

1.           (a) Total Amount Air travel:                  R503 358.12

              (b) Number of trips:                              81 trips

 

2.             (a) Total Amount on accommodation:  R139 064.16

                (b) Total amount on car rental:             R40 639.25



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