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QUESTION NO. 1956

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 20

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 July 2011

Dr D T George (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(a) How many (i) international flights and (ii) domestic flights were undertaken by (aa) him and (bb) his deputy minister using (aaa) military aircraft, (bbb) chartered aircraft or (ccc) commercial aircraft during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) what class did he and his deputy minister travel in each case and (c) what amount did his department spend with regard to each specified flight?

NW2194E

DR D T GEORGE (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1956. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

The Ministry of Tourism, Department of Tourism and its public entity South African Tourism works collaboratively to fulfill our vision and mandate to position South Africa as one of the top 20 tourism destinations globally by 2020, and to grow tourist arrivals and spend with a view to sustainable job creation and economic growth. Our international and domestic travel investments are guided by these strategic imperatives.

Official travel was undertaken to participate in Cabinet, Parliamentary and other official duties directly related to the business of government, including official state visits with the President and Deputy President and destination marketing. Furthermore, we have various bilateral agreements, and regional and international institutional obligations. Above all, we have a legislative mandate to market SA internationally. We are extremely proud of our achievements in all these respects.

South Africa recorded an exceptional 15.1% increase in tourist arrivals to the country last year. In 2010 we saw more than 8 million tourist arrivals (8 073 552) to the country compared to just over 7 million (7 011 865) in 2009. This compares very well in international terms. Figures from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) show that global tourism arrivals is estimated to have grown by 6.7% in 2010, which means that South Africa outperformed the global market by more than 8%.

The 15.1% growth in tourist arrivals to South Africa outperformed that of every other region in the world, including arrivals growth of 13.9% for the Middle East, 12.6% for Asia and the Pacific, 7.7% for the Americas, 6.4% for Africa and 3.2% for Europe. We are delighted with these strong growth figures.

Growth was not driven only by the World Cup, as the figures show that tourist arrivals performance in 2010 exceeded that of 2009 across all 12 months of the year. In terms of tourist arrivals to South Africa, we recorded increases from all our markets, with the regional growth rates as follows:

Ø Europe 8.1%

Ø North America 22.5%

Ø Central and South America 109.2%

Ø Australasia 26.3%

Ø Asia 39.1%

Ø Middle East 19.3%

Ø Africa 12.8%

These figures provide a solid base on which we can build in terms of our growth targets for emerging markets. From a tourism perspective we stand to gain tremendously from our recent inclusion in the BRIC partnership and we are aligning our planning and strategies accordingly.

We have continued this positive growth during this first quarter of this year.

(a)(i)(aaa) Minister – None Deputy Minister - None

(a)(ii)(aaa) Minister –None Deputy Minister - None

(a)(i)(bbb) Minister – 1 Deputy Minister - None

(a)(ii)(bbb) Minister – None Deputy Minister – None

(a)(ii)(ccc) Minister International trips - 18

Domestic - 52

Deputy Minister International trips -10

Domestic -85

(b) The class is dependent on availability, route and connections. Please note that first class seats are in some instances cheaper than business class seats due to special rates at certain given times.

Minister International - First / Business Class / Economic

Domestic - Business Class / Economic

Deputy Minister International - First / Business Class

Domestic - Business Class / Economic

Minister : International R1 584 883

Chartered to Lesotho R72 300

Costs were shared with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Domestic R299 160

Deputy Minister: International R991 028

Domestic R376 826

QUESTION NO. 1922

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 20

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 July 2011

Mr N J van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether he has employed a ministerial special advisor; if so, (a) what are the duties of the advisor, (b) at which post level was the appointment made, (c) what is the salary level of the advisor, (d) what is the duration of the employment contract entered into with the advisor and (e) why was it necessary to appoint this advisor?

NW2160E

Mr N J VAN DEN BERG (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1922. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

Yes, one of the two Special Adviser posts provided for in the approved establishment is filled.

(a) The key duties of the Adviser is to advise the Minister, within the framework of the Department's strategic objectives and Government's Programme of Action, on strategic, policy and communication matters as well as international responsibilities related to the tourism portfolio.

(b) Compensation level III (as per Dispensation for Special Advisers)

(d) The term of the Agreement is from 1 July 2009 to the end of the term of office of the Minister of Tourism.

(e) The adviser was appointed for the purposes as foreseen in the Public Service Act, which determines that Special Advisers may be appointed: to advise the Executing Authority on the exercise or performance of the Executing Authority's powers and duties; to advise the Executing Authority on the development of policy that will promote the relevant department's strategic objectives; and to perform such other tasks as may be appropriate in respect of the exercise or performance of the Executing Authority's powers and duties.

QUESTION NO. 1860

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 20

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 July 2011

Mr P van Dalen (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) With reference to his reply to question 1719 on 13 July 2011, what is the breakdown of the R13,969 million spent on travel and subsistence in the 2010-11 financial year;

(2) (a) how many trips were undertaken by (i) him and (ii) his Deputy Minister during this time and (b) who accompanied them in each case;

(3) for each of these trips undertaken by (a) him and (b) his Deputy Minister, (i) which destinations were visited, (ii) how long did they stay at that destination, (iii) what was the cost and (iv) what was the motivation in each case? NW2098E

MR P VAN DALEN (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1860. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

Ø Europe 8.1%

Ø North America 22.5%

Ø Central and South America 109.2%

Ø Australasia 26.3%

Ø Asia 39.1%

Ø Middle East 19.3%

Ø Africa 12.8%

We have continued this positive growth during this first quarter of this year.

(1) Breakdown of the R13,969 spent on Travel and Subsistence:

	Minister & Office of the Minister R'000	Deputy Minister and Office of the Deputy Minister R'000	Total R'000
T&S Dom with op:Air transport	1 312	991	2 303
T&S Dom with op:Road transport	54	178	232
T&S Dom without op:Car rental	96	414	510
T&S Dom without op:KM All (Own transport)	2	9	11
T&S Dom:Accommodation	515	234	749
T&S Dom:Daily allowance	9	4	13
T&S Dom:Food & bever(served)	13	1	14
T&S Dom:Incidental cost	33	7	40
T&S forgn with op:Air transport	5 363	2 151	7 514
T&S forgn with op:Railway transport	16	-	16
T&S forgn with op:Road transport	385	247	632
T&S forgn without op:car rental	9	3	12
T&S forgn:Accommodation	1 161	388	1 549
T&S forgn:Daily allowance	251	105	356
T&S forgn:Food & Bever(serv)	2	-	2
T&S forgn:Incidental cost	7	1	8
T&S: Non employees	8	-	8
Total	9 236	4 733	13 969

(2)(i) 18 international trips undertaken by Minister

52 domestic trips undertaken by Minister

(2)(ii) 10 international trips undertaken by Deputy Minister

85 domestic trips undertaken by Deputy Minister

Official international visits by Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk

MINISTER OF TOURISM: 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011

DESTINATION (3) (a)(i))	DURATION (3) (a)(ii)	ACCOMPANIED BY (2) (b) (i)
USA	4 – 9 April 2010	Special Adviser
Zimbabwe	15 – 16 April 2010	Chief Director Deputy Director 2 Security staff
Europe and USA	27 April – 1 May 2010	Director Deputy Director
China	22 – 27 May 2010	Chief Director
United Kingdom	7 – 8 June 2010	Special Adviser Spouse
China	24 – 27 July 2010	Director Deputy Director
Russia	2 – 5 August 2010	Special Adviser Deputy Director
Lesotho	11 August 2010	Special Adviser Deputy Director Assistant Director
China	22 – 27 August 2010	Chief Director Deputy Director
Switzerland and Germany	7 – 10 September 2010	Director Deputy Director
Brussels, Belgium	23 – 25 September 2010	Special Adviser Spouse
Vietnam and South Korea	5 – 12 October 2010	Deputy Director Assistant Director
Namibia	3 – 4 November 2010	Chief Director Assistant Director
Switzerland and UK	7 – 11 November 2010	Chief Director (both) Special Adviser (Switzerland)
France and Switzerland	15 – 19 November 2010	Director Deputy Director
United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom	28 November – 3 December 2010	Special Adviser Spouse
Switzerland	25 – 28 January 2011	Special Adviser
Principality of Andorra and Germany	6 – 11 March 2011	Special Adviser (Berlin) Deputy Director (Andorra & Berlin) Deputy Director (Andorra & Berlin) Spouse

(3) (a) (iii) Total cost for international visits for Minister and delegation: R7 202 000

Official domestic visits by Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk

MINISTER OF TOURISM: 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011

2 (b) (i) The Minister was accompanied on domestic visits by staff in his private office and where needed VIP protectors.

3 (a) (i) Official domestic visits were taken to Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Polokwane and George.

3 (a) (ii) The duration of the visits ranges from 1 (one) to 5 (five) days.

(3) (a) (iii) Total cost for domestic visits for Minister and staff in his private office: R2 034 000

Official International Visits by Ms Thokozile Xasa

DEPUTY MINISTER OF TOURISM: 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011

DESTINATION (3) (b)(i)	DURATION (3) (b)(ii)	ACCOMPANIED BY (2) (b) (ii)
Victoria Water Falls, Zimbabwe	15 – 16 April 2010	Administrative Assistant VIP Security
Blantyre, Malawi Greece, Athens	20 – 21 April 2010 22 – 28 April 2011	Administrative Assistant
Algiers, Algeria	16 – 18 May 2010	Administrative Assistant
Athens, Greece Istanbul, Ankara, Turkey	21 – 22 May 2010 23 – 26 May 2010	Administrative Assistant
Iguazu, Argentina	5-8 June 2010	Deputy Director
Shanghai & Beijing, China	29 August 2010 – 6 September 2010	Director Partner
Cairo, Egypt	18 - 20 October 2010	Deputy Director
Dubai, UAE Porto Valerta, Mexico Nairobi, Kenya	12 - 14 November 2010 15 – 22 November 2011 23 – 25 November 2010	Deputy Director
FITUR, Spain	20 – 22 January 2011	Deputy Director
Paris, France	14 – 18 March 2011	Deputy Director

(3) (b) (iii) Total cost for international visits for Deputy Minister and delegation: R2 895 000

Official domestic visits by Ms Thokozile Xasa

DEPUTY MINISTER OF TOURISM: 1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011

2 (b) (i) The Deputy Minister was accompanied on domestic visits by staff in her private office and where needed VIP protectors.

3 (a) (i) Official domestic visits were taken to Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London and George.

3 (a) (ii) The duration of the visits ranges from 1 (one) to 5 (five) days.

(3) (b) (iii) Total cost in for domestic visits for Deputy Minister and staff in her private office: R1 838 000

QUESTION NO. 1843

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 20

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 July 2011

Dr C P Mulder (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

How many (a) African, (b) Coloured, (c) Indian and (d) White employees are there in each of the public institutions that report to him in terms of Schedules 1 to 3D of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999?

NW2079E

DR C P MULDER (FF PLUS) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1843. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

South African Tourism

(a) African 70

(b) Coloured 14

(d) White 49

Total employees: 151

QUESTION NO. 1719

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 18

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 24 June 2001

Mr N J van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(2) (a) what was the actual budget increase each year, expressed as a percentage, for funds allocated to this sub-programme and (b) how is the increase for each specified financial year justified?

NW1943E

Mr N J VAN DEN BERG (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1719. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(1) The National Department of Tourism (NDT) is a newly created Department following the announcement by the President in May 2009. A budget vote for the Department of Tourism only came into effect from 01 April 2010 and can thus only report on the 2010/11 financial year. The detailed expenditure breakdown for the Ministry of Tourism for the 2010-11 financial year is as follows:

Details	2010/11
Subprogramme	R'000
Ministry	29,350
Economic classification
Current payments	29,033
Compensation of employees	11,505
Goods and services	17,528
Administrative fees	22
Advertising	1
Assets less than the capitalisation threshold	69
Audit cost: External	-
Bursaries: Employees	2
Catering: Departmental activities	77
Communication	583
Computer services	-
Consultants and professional services: Business and advisory services	27
Contractors	116
Entertainment	65
Inventory: Food and food supplies	16
Inventory: Fuel, oil and gas	163
Inventory: Medical supplies	-
Inventory: Other consumables	25
Inventory: Stationery and printing	457
Lease payments	1,465
Travel and subsistence	13,969
Training and development	108
Operating expenditure	34
Venues and facilities	329
Payments for capital assets	317
Machinery and equipment	317
Total	29,350

(2) (a) Not applicable as per 1 above.

(b) Not applicable as per 1 above.

QUESTION NO. 1627

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 17

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 June 2011

Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) How many international trips have (a) he, (b) departmental officials and (c) official SA Tourism delegations undertaken (i) in the (aa) 2008-09, (bb) 2009-10 and (cc) 2010-11 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2011 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) with regard to each specified trip, (a) how many persons were in the delegation, (b) who formed part of the delegation, (c) what was the (i) departure date, (ii) return date and (iii) duration, (d) which destinations were visited and (e) what (i) were the total costs and (ii) is the breakdown of the costs?

NW1832E

MRS J F TERBLANCHE SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1627. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

The newly created Department of Tourism financially split from the former Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism on 1 April 2010 and information is therefore supplied accordingly.

Ø Europe 8.1%

Ø North America 22.5%

Ø Central and South America 109.2%

Ø Australasia 26.3%

Ø Asia 39.1%

Ø Middle East 19.3%

Ø Africa 12.8%

We have continued this positive growth during this first quarter of this year.

Concerning our destination marketing organisation specifically, namely South African Tourism, it should be noted that the organisation is, amongst others, charged with the responsibility of promoting the country as a preferred destination internationally. For that reason, the organisation has 11 international offices and requires from its employees to, depending on the specific approved Annual Performance Plan of the relevant portfolio market for the year, regularly travel to these 11 markets as well as other identified markets around the world to attend to marketing activities indicated in its approved Annual Resource Plan. Such marketing activities include participating in country-level marketing activations, participation in trade shows and trade workshops, joint marketing activity negotiations with the outbound trade, participation in publicity trips related to big events like the recent 2010 World Cup, etc. There is also travel related to audits; HR matters and training which are related to our country offices. The organisation has an approved calendar within which travel is undertaken as well as approved business plans per market. Given the nature of their work, the executive members undertake about three to six international trips per year, depending on the organisational marketing and operational programme.

South African Tourism:

(a) has stringent internal controls around the approval of every international trip including the motivation for the trip (on a three month travel plan), limiting the duration of the trip (to minimize cost) and minimising the accommodation- and other costs associated with the international trip;

(b) keeps very accurate real-time records of all its travel cost and all this information is monthly checked by Executive Management, reported to the Board as and when requested and handed to the Auditor-General annually during the interim- and final audits so that it can be independently audited.

Total audited international travel expenses of South African Tourism during the past 3 financial years varied depending on the specific marketing activities in every market targeted by South African Tourism and were R 9,9 million (for the 2010/11 financial year), R 6,8 million (for the 2009/10 financial year) and R 8,9 million (for the 2008/9 financial year) respectively. In the interest of time, SAT has gone through an extensive exercise of pulling out all the international travel cost of its senior- and middle management employees and these details have been provided in Annexure C, D, E.

(1) (a)(i)(cc) The Minister undertook 18 international trips in 2010/11

(b)(i)(cc) Departmental officials undertook 31 trips in 2010/11

(c)(i)(aa) Public Entity – SA Tourism undertook 97 trips in 2008/09 - Annexure C

(c)(i)(bb) Public Entity – SA Tourism undertook 71 trips in 2009/10 - Annexure D

(c)(i)(cc) Public Entity – SA Tourism undertook 113 trips 2010/11 - Annexure E

(ii) The information for the period 1 April 2011 to date is not yet available as this information has not yet been audited.

(2) Annexure A (Minister's trips) and Annexure B (Departmental officials) with the requested information with regard to each specified international trip for 2010/11 are attached.

QUESTION NO.1626

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.17

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 June 2011

Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) How many (a) hotels, (b) lodges, (c) country houses, (d) guest houses, (e) bed and breakfast establishments, (f) self-catering accommodation establishments, (g) caravan and camping establishments, (h) backpackers and hostels and (i) game lodges were identified as using the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) star rating system illegally (i) in the (aa) 2008-09, (bb) 2009-10 and (cc) 2010-11 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2011 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) how many in each category were prosecuted in each year for using the TGCSA star rating system illegally;

(3) with regard to each category, what was the (a) range of fines or penalties that were imposed on the defaulting establishments and (b) total monetary value of fines or penalties imposed on all institutions?

NW1831E

MRS J F TERBLANCHE SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1626. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

1 (aa) 2008 – 2009

Establishments	Illegal Usage	Prosecuted	Fines	Rand
(a) hotels	6	(2) There were no prosecutions. South African Tourism (SAT) management tries by all means to convince the offending property to get graded. With the new star Grading Plaque the TGCSA is taking back control of the Plaque, with a new design which reflects a serial number together with the clear message that states that "This Grading Plaque is the property of the TGCSA", thus making it legal for the TGCSA to remove the plaque from those establishments who insist on displaying it although no longer graded.	(3) (a) There are no fines or penalties that were imposed on the defaulting establishments. South African Tourism (SAT) management tries by all means to convince the offending property to get graded. With the new star Grading Plaque the TGCSA is taking back control of the Plaque, with a new design which reflects a serial number together with the clear message that states that "This Grading Plaque is the property of the TGCSA", thus making it legal for the TGCSA to remove the plaque from those establishments who insist on displaying it although no longer graded.	(b)There is no monetary value of fines or penalties imposed on the defaulting establishments. South African Tourism management (SAT) tries by all means to convince the offending property to get graded. With the new star Grading Plaque the TGCSA is taking back control of the Plaque, with a new design which reflects a serial number together with the clear message that states that "This Grading Plaque is the property of the TGCSA", thus making it legal for the TGCSA to remove the plaque from those establishments who insist on displaying it although no longer graded.
(b) lodges	11	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(c) country houses	4	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(d) guest houses	21	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(e) bed & breakfast	7	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(f) self-catering	4	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(g) caravan & camping	1	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(h) backpackers &hostels	1	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(i) game lodge	no category	(2) no category	(3) (a) no category	(b) no category

1 (bb) 2009-2010

Establishments	Illegal Usage	Prosecuted	Fines	Rand
(a) hotels	1	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(b) lodges	8	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(c)country houses	2	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(d) guest houses	9	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(e)bed & breakfast	4	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(f) self-catering	1	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(g) caravan & camping	0	(2) Not applicable	(3) (a) Not applicable	(b) Not applicable
(h) backpackers & hostels	0	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(i) game lodge	no category	(2) no category	(3) (a) no category	(b) no category

1 (cc) 2010-2011

Establishments	Illegal Usage	Prosecuted	Fines	Rand
(a) hotels	3	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(b) lodges	9	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(c)country houses	1	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(d) guest houses	7	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(e)bed & breakfast	7	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b As above
(f) self-catering	2	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(g) caravan& camping	0	(2) (a) Not applicable	(3) (a) Not applicable	(b) Not applicable
(h) backpackers & hostels	1	(2) As above	(3) (a) As above	(b) As above
(i) game lodge	No category	(2) no category	(3) (a) no category	(b) no category

QUESTION NO. 1480

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 14

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 3 June 2011

Mr N J van den Berg (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(a) On how many occasions since 1 March 2010 did his office hire a vehicle to transport (i) him and (ii) the Deputy Minister and (b) in each case, (i) what was the cost of hiring the vehicle, (ii) for what reason was the vehicle hired, (iii) for how many days, (iv) what (aa) make and (bb) model of vehicle was hired and (v) what total distance was travelled?

NW1647E

MR NJ VAN DEN BERG
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1480. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(a) (i) Seven (7).

(ii) Thirty two (32).

MINISTER
(b) (i)	(b) (ii)	(b)(iii)	(b) (iv)(aa)	(b) (iv) (bb)	(v)
Cost of hiring	Reason for hiring	Number of days	Make	Model	Total KM travelled
R3 953.25	National Tourism Sector Strategy launch	2	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	397
R4 096.79	MINMEC	2	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	364
R10 115.57	Presidential visit for incoming Ugandan President	2	VOLKSWAGEN	KOMBI	1091
R7 774.32	Tourism Enterprise Programme Road show	3	HYUNDAI	BUS (H1)	492
R1 481.92	SAACI National Conference	1	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	122
R9 842.75	Consultation meetings on the National Tourism Sector Strategy and attending FIFA World Cup Semi Final	4	HYUNDAI	BUS (H1)	531
R9 426.29	Official vehicle in for maintenance servicing	4	MERCEDES BENZ	E300	245

DEPUTY MINISTER
(b)(i)	(b)(ii)	(b)(iii)	(b) (iv)(aa)	(b) (iv) (bb)	(v)
Cost of hiring	Reason for hiring	Number of days	Make	Model	Total KM travelled
R3586.30	Constituency responsibilities	1	BMW	320	606
R4 585.78	MINMEC meeting.	2	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	394
R5 234.93	Stakeholder engagement to assess tourism potential.	3	HONDA	ACCORD	603
R974.26	Constituency responsibilities.	1	BMW	320i	67
R4 979.63	Constituency responsibilities	2	KIA	SPORTAGE	651
R11 797.03	Rural Tourism Strategy Road Show	3	TOYOTA	PRADO	482
R10 590.48	Identification of rural tourism development programmes.	4	HONDA	CRV	1223
R6 619.85	Constituency responsibilities	2	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	695
R18 668.15	Tourism community outreach meetings and constituency responsibilities	13	AUDI	A4	2632
R4 278.92	Constituency responsibilities	3	BMW	320I	529
R21 614.91	Constituency responsibilities	5	AUDI & BMW	A4 & 320i	3374
R18 006.90	Constituency responsibilities. (Key note address on job creation in tourism.)	4	TOYOTA	PRADO	1211
R10 419.00	Constituency responsibilities.	4	AUDI	A4	1270
R2 203.61	Constituency responsibilities.	1	BMW	320	265
R1 937.29	Constituency responsibilities	2	BMW	320	212
R4 489.58	Guest Speaker for Regional Matriculants on Tourism opportunities.	3	AUDI	A4	934
R9392.81	Officiate at the Launch of the Visitor Information Centre and discussions.	7	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	1417
R12 871.09	Constituency responsibilities	3	TOYOTA	PRADO	917
R12 862.46	Official visit to KSD Municipality.	3	TOYOTA	PRADO	872
R4 005.42	Official Women's Day Event. Women's Day build events with focus on Women in Tourism.	5	AUDI	A4	594
R7 342.39	Heritage Tourism Event	4	AUDI	A4	1606
R2 921.68	Constituency responsibilities	2	BMW	320	487
R24 418.85	Official meeting on rural women in tourism and attending the Durban July.	2	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	1849
R6 418.75	Official visit (Tourism infrastructure assessment and constituency responsibilities.	5	AUDI	A4	1454
R880.08	Meeting With Executive Mayor on Sports Tourism	1	MERCEDES BENZ	C180	102
R8 033.63	Constituency responsibilities	5	AUDI	A4	1476
R7 986.01	Constituency responsibilities	6	AUDI	A4	1261
R27 103.40	Official use in Pretoria - Official vehicle in for repairs.	5	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	763
R3 893.42	Constituency responsibilities	2	AUDI	A4	812
R733.21	Constituency responsibilities	1	MERCEDES BENZ	E200	75
R1 350.16	Officiate at Tourism Awards and Gala Dinner	1	MERCEDES BENZ	C180	202
R4 016.23	Young Women in Tourism Dialogue Programme	3	BMW	318i	800

QUESTION NO. 1254

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 11

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15 April 2011

Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(a) What monthly increase in tourist arrivals since 1 July 2010 can directly be attributed to the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament and (b) how do these figures compare to original forecasts and targets?

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MR G R KRUMBOCK (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

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1254. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

Total foreign tourist arrivals increased by 15.1% in 2010 with double-digit growth month-on-month since August 2010. The 2010 FIFA World Cup itself, in the months of June and July 2010, contributed approximately 4% of this growth, i.e. 309 000 tourists of a total of 8 million for the year. Total foreign tourist growth to South Africa exceeded the global growth of 6.7%. While results from South African Tourism's brand tracker study indicate that the FIFA World Cup improved awareness and consideration to visit South Africa, we will only see those results in 2011 as travel has a 6 to 18 month lead time.

QUESTION NO. 1253

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 11

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15 April 2011

Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) What are the reasons for the decline in South Africa's brand positivity from 38% in 2009 to 36% in 2010 as reported to the Tourism Portfolio Committee in March 2011;

(2) whether any steps have been taken to address this decline; if not, why not; if so, (a) what steps and (b) what are the further relevant details?

NW1397E

MR G R KRUMBOCK (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1253. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

South African Tourism conducts brand tracking twice a year, in February and November. Last year, an extra wave was conducted in August 2010 to assess the impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on South Africa's tourism brand. On positivity, the figure in 2009 was 38%; in August was 42% and in November was 36%. The successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup certainly contributed to grow positive perceptions of South Africa and increase desire to visit. The decline in positivity in 2010 overall was driven by investment markets and not our core markets which maintained good positivity scores.

We use this data to enhance marketing efforts and to promote favourable aspects of our brand on an ongoing basis.

QUESTION NO. 1252

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 11

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15 April 2011

Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether any steps have been taken to deal with South Africa's Safety and Security brand statistic declining from (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10; if not, why not; if so, (i) what are the reasons for the decline and (ii) what steps have been taken?

NW1396E

MR G R KRUMBOCK (DA) SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

1252. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

South African Tourism tracks the tourism brand twice a year, in February and November. Last year, an extra wave of research was conducted immediately post the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The perceptions of safety in South Africa increased considerably post the FIFA World Cup. There was a slight decrease in November 2010 but not to the levels pre the World Cup. These figures are a guideline and not definitive but are used to inform our marketing and communications in tourism so that we base marketing on consumer needs. We will constantly work on using word of mouth and media to promote South Africa as a safe destination to visit. The facts show that 95% of tourists who visit the country annually are very satisfied with their visit and will recommend the country to others.

QUESTION NO. 831

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 6

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 March 2011

Mr W P Doman (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether (a) his department or (b) any of its affiliated entities have purchased any tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011; if not, why not; if so, (i) what process has been followed to purchase these tickets, (ii) how many tickets have been purchased, (iii) for which matches, (iv) what has been the total cost of these tickets, (v) what are the reasons for purchasing these tickets, (vi) to whom will each of these tickets be allocated and (vii) on what was the decision for the allocation of these tickets based?

NW903E

MR WP DOMAN SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

831. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

National Department of Tourism

(a) No,

Not currently priority for the Department.

South African Tourism

(b) No,

South African Tourism dedicated its budget for strategic work due to budget constraints.

QUESTION NO. 728

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 4

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 7 March 2011

Mrs M AA Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether his department has identified the criteria that small tourism businesses are required to meet in order to receive support from the State; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?NW797E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

728. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

The National Department of Tourism is providing support to emerging tourism businesses through the Tourism Enterprise Partnership. The criteria that small tourism businesses are required to meet in order to receive support is as follows:

· Business must be within urban areas, and have been in operation for at least 2 years and must meet level 5 of TEP's Business Sophistication Measure.

· Rural, start-up and HDE businesses may be younger than 2 years and can meet any level of TEP's Business Sophistication Measure

· Businesses registering with TEP must sign an official Memorandum of Agreement as a pre-requisite to registration on the TEP database

· All businesses must be small, medium and micro enterprises as defined by the South African National Small Business Amendment Bill (www.dti.gov.za/STB/ammendment03.pdf)

· Businesses must be legal entities, the minimum requirement being that it adheres to statutory labour practices and is registered with SARS. If a business is not legal at registration TEP can assist the business to become legal within a period of 12 months

· Businesses must be direct tourism businesses, i.e. more than 50% of the revenue of the company comes from either domestic or international tourism

· All business owners/shareholders must be in possession of a valid Green Bar Coded South African Identity Document and submit certified copies during registration

· Verification of Banking Details

QUESTION NO. 727

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 4

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 7 March 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether his department has developed any further plans on ways to increase accessibility tourism for tourists with disabilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW796E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

727. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

The National Department of Tourism developed the draft Universal Accessibility in Tourism National Action Plan (UA Action Plan) in partnership with key industry stakeholders. The objective of the UA Action Plan is to identify areas of intervention by role-players in the broader tourism value chain.

In addition, the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA)'s grading criteria was revised in 2010, and now includes Universal Access Grading.

The Draft Minimum Standard for Responsible Tourism which will be published by SABS in the next few months also encourages tourism organisations to provide access for persons with special needs as part of the minimum criteria.

Lastly, to spread the awareness and encourage the tourism industry, the department has also produced the Universal Access in Tourism brochure which is distributed to tourism stakeholders in all nine provinces when it conducted provincial road-shows last year.

QUESTION NO. 619

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 4

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 7 March 2011

Mr T W Coetzee (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) (a) Which travel agencies or travel service providers does his department use currently and (b)(i) how and (ii) when were they appointed in each case;

(2) what was the (a) budgeted amount and (b) actual amount paid to each specified service provider for departmental travel expenditure in the (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10 financial years?NW662E

MR TW COETZEE
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

619. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

National Department of Tourism

(1) (a) Wings Naledi;

Travel with Flair; and

Hlophe shuttle services.

(b) (i) Open tender.

Open tender.

(ii) 1 February 2011.

1 February 2011.

(2) (a) Not applicable, the National Department of Tourism only listed on Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE) as Department from 01 April 2010.

(b) (i) Not applicable.

(ii) Not applicable.

(iii) Not applicable.

QUESTION NO. 563

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 3

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 February 2011

Mr L J Tolo (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) Whether his department will contribute toward the national target of 5 million jobs by 2020; if not, why not; if so, (a) how will the tourism sector be utilised to contribute to job growth and (b) on which sector in tourism does his department intend to focus in this regard;

(2) whether his department has its own target for job growth within the sector; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details ?

NW621E

MR L J TOLO SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

563. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(1) and (2) Yes. The following targets have been set for the MTEF period for the National Department of Tourism for creating Full Time Equivalent (FTEs) jobs in the Tourism sector: 2011/12 – 5270, 2012/13 - 3 860 and 2013/14 – 4241.

QUESTION NO. 538

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 3

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether his department, as part of the new job creation initiatives for 2011, has a strategy for creating sustainable jobs in the sector; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW585E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

538. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

The National Department of Tourism's Social Responsibility Implementation Unit under the auspices of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) will be initiating several tourism projects in the new financial year with a budgetary value of R 227 million of the MTEF period. Sustainability and job creation are key components of these projects.

QUESTION NO. 537

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 3

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether his department is partnering with any tertiary institutions to enhance the tourism sector (a) through skills development or (b) funding; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

NW584E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

537. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(a) In 2008 and 2009 the Department hosted the National Tourism Careers EXPO (NTCE) in Durban and partnered with the Universities in and around Durban, namely the Durban University of Technology, University of Zululand and University of KwaZulu Natal. All these institutions participated in the Steering and planning committees for this event. The following institutions also participated as exhibitors and speakers addressing both learners and tourism educators during these events, i.e. the University of Johannesburg, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Walter Sisulu University of Technology as well as Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

The Department has also facilitated the establishment of Tourism and Hospitality Education Providers of South Africa (THEPSA). This structure represents all institutions of higher learning, offering tourism and hospitality. The NDT has participated in their meetings to share issues of mutual concern. During the year under review the Department will further engage these institutions to outline areas of cooperation in improving the skills in the sector.

(b) The Department has not funded any tertiary institution in all the initiatives outlined above, as there was clear mutual benefit from participating at these events.

QUESTION NO. 536

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 3

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether his department has a strategy for 2011 on how to counter negative tourism publicity in areas such as the Cape Flats and townships to ensure that cultural tourism thrives in these areas; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW583E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

536. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

Provincial and local tourism authorities deal with communication regarding such matters.

QUESTION NO. 512

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 3

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25 February 2011

Mr W P Doman (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether (a) his department or (b) any (i) agency or (ii) institution which receives transfers from his departmental budget employs staff to perform the duties set out in the Minimum Information and Security Standards (Miss) that were adopted by Cabinet on 4 December 1996 or any subsequent version of the Miss; if not, why not, in each case; if so, in each case (aa) how many and (bb) what (aaa) is the job title, (bbb) is the employment level, (ccc) are the academic qualifications, (ddd) is the salary and (eee) are the other benefits of each specified staff member?

NW558E

Mr W P DOMAN SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

512. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(a) National Department of Tourism

Yes

(bb)

(aaa) Job Title	(bbb) Employment level	(ccc) Academic Qualification	(ddd) Salary	(eee) Other benefits
Director: Buildings Administration and Support	Level 13	Degree of Baccalaureus Arium: Public Administration	R685 200.00	Cellphone allowance: R750 and 3G allowance: R600.
Deputy Director: Physical security and Vetting	Level 11	Baccalaureus Technology: Policing	R406 839.00	Cellphone allowance: R500 and 3G allowance: R600.
Assistant Director: Physical Security	Level 9	Baccalaureus Technology: Public Administration	R206 982.00	None
Assistant Director: Vetting	Level 10	Grade 12	R258 342.00	None
Security Officer	Level 6	Grade 12	R118 755.00	None
Security Officer	Level 6	Grade 12	R118 755.00	None
Security Officer	Level 6	Grade 11	R118 755.00	None

(b)(i) South African Tourism

Yes.

(bb)

(aaa) Job title	(bbb) Employment level	(ccc) Academic qualifications	(ddd) Salary (Patterson Grading)	(eee) Other benefits
Manager: Administration	D1	· Degree of Baccalaureus Arium: Having complied with the requirements of the Art, Statute and Regulations, University of Durban Westville	R472 581.52	Group Life Cover, Disability Cover, 3G allowance: R998 and Cellphone allowance: R840.
General Manager: Business Information Systems.	D1	· National Diploma: Information Technology, Durban University of Technology, · Post Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management – University of KwaZulu-Natal, · International Diploma: Computer Electronics, Hardware and Network Engineers, NCC training College.	R472 581.52	Group Life Cover, Disability Cover, 3G allowance: R998 and Cellphone allowance: R556.
General Manager: Human Resources.	EL	· Bachelor of Social Science: University of Cape Town.	R976 500.00	Group Life Cover, Disability Cover, 3G allowance: R998 and Cellphone allowance: R840.
Contracts Attorney	C5	LLB, University of North West.	R434 000.00	Group Life Cover, Disability Cover, 3G allowance: R998 and Cellphone allowance: R556.

QUESTION NO. 386

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) Whether any new public-private partnerships had been created to enhance tourism as a result of the World Economic Forum held between 26 and 30 January 2011 in Switzerland; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether he has found that South Africa succeeded in portraying itself as a top tourist destination at the Forum; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW420E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

386. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(1) The World Economic Forum is not a platform where formal public-private partnerships are forged. It is, however, an effective platform for public-private dialogue on global trends affecting the tourism sector.

(2) Yes, it was part of the key messaging at the Forum.

QUESTION NO. 385

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) (a) How will his department contribute toward the national target of 5 million jobs by 2012 and (b) which sectors within his department will be focused on to achieve job creation;

(2) whether he has set his own target for job creation in tourism; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW419E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

385. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(1) (a)and(b) The Department of Tourism's Social Responsibility Implementation programme which is managed under the auspices of the Expanded Public Works Programme will focus on job creation by implementing labour intensive tourism projects targeting the unemployed, youth, women and people living with disabilities.

(2) The following targets have been set for the MTEF period for Department for creating Full Time Equivalent (FTEs) jobs: 2011/12 – 5270, 2012/13 - 3 860 and 2013/14 - 4 241.

QUESTION NO. 384

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether he has found that the current political instability in northern Africa had any impact on tourism figures in South Africa; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW418E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

384. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

The events in northern Africa took place in January 2011. The Department do not have figures on tourism arrivals for this period yet, so we are unable to give a measurement on the effects on tourism.

QUESTION NO. 297

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 2

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 February 2011

Mr W P Doman (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) How many documents has (a) his (i) ministry and (ii) department and (b) any (i) institution or (ii) agency which receives transfers from his departmental budget classified as (aa) top secret, (bb) secret, (cc) confidential and (dd) restricted under the provisions of the Minimum Information Security Standards that were adopted by the Cabinet on 4 December 1996 in the (aaa) 2005-06, (bbb) 2006-07, (ccc) 2007-08, (ddd) 2008-09 and (eee) 2009-10 financial years;

(2) what is the (a) name and (b)(i) rank or (ii) employment level of the official who decided on the classification at each specified public body?

NW319E

Mr W P DOMAN SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

297. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

National Department of Tourism

(1) (a) (i) None – no documents are classified by the Ministry

The National Department of Tourism is a stand-alone Department only since 2009.

(a) (ii) (aa) (aaa) None (Top secret)

(bbb) None

(ccc) None

(ddd) None

(eee) None

(bb) (aaa) None (Secret)

(bbb) None

(ccc) None

(ddd) None

(eee) 4 Cabinet memoranda

(cc) (aaa) None (Confidential)

(bbb) None

(ccc) None

(ddd) None

(eee) 43 documents - Documentation for Managements meeting,

Bilateral meetings with South African Tourism,

MINMEC meetings and MIPTECH meetings

(dd) (aaa) None (restricted under provisions of MISS)

(bbb) None

(ccc) None

(ddd) None

(eee) None

(2) (a) Ambassador LM Makhubela

(b) (i) and (ii) Director General

South African Tourism

(3) (b) (i) (ii)(aa) None.

(bb) None.

(cc) Employee records and individual responses of the research surveys conducted by South African Tourism are deemed to be confidential; access to these records are governed by the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000.

(dd) (aaa) None.

(bbb) None.

(ccc) None.

(ddd) None.

(eee) None.

(4) (a) The Executive Committee of South African Tourism as represented by Ms T January-Mclean.

(b) (i) Chief Executive Officer.

QUESTION NO. 205

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.1

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

( 1) Whether he has any plans in place to promote responsible tourism in host communities such as townships; if not, why not; if so, how will he ensure that responsible tourism (a) contribute to the conservation of natural heritage, (b) provide more meaningful connections with the local people and (c) minimise negative environmental and economic impact;

(2) Whether he has any plan in place to ensure that a greater percentage of host communities in local townships receive the economic and business benefits of tourism; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW223E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

205. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(1) Given the importance of responsible tourism in ensuring the competitiveness and sustainability of the tourism industry, the National Department of Tourism established the Directorate Responsible Tourism at the beginning of this financial year. The Directorate is responsible for the promotion of responsible tourism practices across the tourism sector.

a) The National Department of Tourism has developed the National Minimum Standard for Responsible Tourism (NMSRT), which is currently undergoing the SABS process. The standard establishes specific minimum requirements for the performance of organizations in the tourism sector in relation to sustainability, and enables an organization to formulate a policy and objectives, which take into account legal requirements and information pertaining to the environmental impact, socio-cultural and economic significance. The standard requires tourism organizations to contribute to the protection of sites that are of local historical, archaeological, cultural and spiritual importance through the provision of codes of behaviour for visitors.

b) The NMSRT encourages tourism organizations to provide local communities or residents with reasonable access to sites of historical, social, cultural or religious significance located in their properties. They shall also support local community development initiatives and not jeopardise the provision of basic services such as water to neighbouring communities.

c) Tourism organizations that will be certified with the NMSRT will be encouraged to appoint local people, demonstrate support to local SMME through the purchase of local services and goods. They shall also be requested to prohibit child and forced labour. The standard also requires that tourism organizations minimize the negative environmental impact through;

· the conservation of natural resources and wildlife;

· Reducing water and energy consumption;

· The proper management of waste;

· Raise environmental awareness to visitors and host communities; and

· Reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

In addition to the above, the NDT has embarked on Responsible Tourism provincial workshops aimed at raising industry and local community awareness on the benefits of implementing responsible tourism practices. Nine workshops were held in all nine provinces in this financial year. In the coming months, the NDT will train Certification Agencies that will be accreditated to the NMSRT in an effort to harmonize the certification process and to ensure that the compliance of certified entities can be monitored.

(2) The NDT Social Responsibility Implementation Unit has launched three major tourism skills development initiatives namely, the Hospitality Youth Initiative with a budget of R 7 million which focuses on training youth to be able to work in the tourism hospitality sector, the Chefs Training project with a budget of R 25 million where young people will be equipped to become chefs, and the Tourism Buddies Programme which have been rolled out in all nine provinces with a total budget in this financial year of R39 million. There are also two tourism infrastructure development projects in townships which are being implemented in the Free State and one in Mpumalanga. More projects are being planned but will only be implemented in the next financial year.

Furthermore the Department, in partnership with the Business Trust, is implementing an enterprise support programme for SMMEs in the tourism sector. SMMEs can register with the Enterprise Partnership (TEP) programme to receive information, support and capacity building on product development, packaging of high quality tourism products and facilitation of market access.

QUESTION NO. 203

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1) Whether his department has any practical solutions to increase inbound tourism; if not, why not; if so, what strategy is in place to ensure that inbound tourism is promoted;

(2) whether he identified the main factors that contribute to the growth of this sector; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the main bottlenecks inhibiting growth in this sector?

NW221E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

203. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM

1. South African Tourism's 5-year Strategic Plan and Annual Resource Plan consist entirely of practical solutions aimed at increasing international tourism arrivals and promoting domestic tourism.

1.1 South African Tourism (SAT) considers the following when compiling Annual Resource Plans for execution in different markets around the world:

· Detailed research on the segments of tourists in different markets across the world (including their buying cycles);

· Detailed research on South Africa's brand status in different markets around the world;

· Learning from the execution of previous Annual Resource Plans in markets around the world;

· Markets selected by SAT for the execution of marketing activities (based on where we can achieve the highest return on investment);

· Global trends (such as the increasing procurement of travel on-line, the increasing presence of "tribes" communicating through social media and the fact that women are increasingly making travel procurement decisions in families around the world);

· Global economic situation;

· Available budget.

1.2 Annual Resource Plans include the identification of numerous projects for a market:

· That can practically be executed given our available human and financial resources in a market;

· That are most appropriate for the market (e.g. some markets require a trade emphasis, others a consumer emphasis, others a mixture of business- and leisure tourism and the balance a mixture of the previous).

2 The main factors that contribute to the growth of the tourism sector in South Africa are:

· Tourist arrivals totaled 7.3 million or a 15.7 growth until November 2010;

· Increase in the demand for tourism experiences in South Africa (following SA Tourism's promotion of the destination internationally);

· Value-for-money pricing of tourism experiences inside South Africa;

· Global oil price (as it effect the cost of flights);

· The strength of our currency against major global currencies (as a strong Rand make SA too expensive as a tourist destination);

· The extent to which Provincial Tourism Authorities use their available funding for the aggressive promotion of their provinces for short-breaks in provinces with higher Gross Domestic Products (such as Gauteng).

Bottlenecks:

We are jointly working with various government departments to address any bottlenecks that may arise that could inhibit growth.

QUESTION NO. 146

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 February 2011

Mr W P Doman (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

What (a) statutory provisions, (b) regulations, (c) policy instruments and (d) practices govern the (i) classification, (ii) protection against the release or access, (iii) protection for other purposes such as preservation and (iv) release upon request for access of (aa) documented information and (bb) undocumented information held by (aaa) his department or (bbb) any other entities who receive budgetary transfers from his department?

NW158E

Mr W P Doman SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

146. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

(aaa) Department

(aa) and (bb)

(a) The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000; the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000, the National Archives and Record Service of South Africa Act, 1996, the National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994, the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002, the Public Service Act, 1994, the Legal Deposit Act, 1997 and the Public Finance Management Act, 1999.

(b) National Archives Regulations, published under Government Notice R1458 in Gazette of 20 November 2002; Regulations Regarding the Promotion of Access to Information, published under Government Notice R187 in Gazette 23119 of 15 February 2002, Treasury Regulations for Department, trading entities, Constitutional institutions and public entities issued in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1994, Legal Deposit Regulations, published in Government Notice R836 in Gazette 18992 of 26 June 1998. Regulations regarding the Promotion of Administrative Justice, published under Government Notice R1022 in Government Gazette 23674 of 31 July 2002,

(d) Officials sign Declaration of Secrecy and Security Clearance Forms upon appointment by the Department,

(i) - (iv) governed by the above.

(bbb) South African Tourism

(aa) and (bb)

(a) The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000; the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 and Public Finance Management Act, 1999.

(b) National Archives Regulations, published under Government Notice R1458 in Gazette of 20 November 2002; Regulations Regarding the Promotion of Access to Information, published under Government Notice R187 in Gazette 23119 of 15 February 2002, Treasury Regulations for Department, trading entities, Constitutional institutions and public entities issued in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1994, Regulations regarding the Promotion of Administrative Justice, published under Government Notice R1022 in Government Gazette 23674 of 31 July 2002,

(d) Confidentiality prescripts.

(i) - (iv) governed by the above.

QUESTION NO. 204

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 10 February 2011

Mrs M A A Njobe (Cope) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether his department has any plans on increasing entrepreneurial opportunities and encouraging meaningful participation of previously disadvantaged communities and persons within the tourism sector; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW222E

Mrs M A A Njobe SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT

HANSARD

PAPERS OFFICE

PRESS

204. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:

The National Department of Tourism (NDT) is currently engaged in activities which address increased entrepreneurial opportunities and encourage meaningful participation of communities through its key areas of performance.

In May 2009 the Tourism BEE Charter was gazetted as a section 9 code making it a binding code. In this Charter the sector committed itself to focusing on human development elements of the scorecard, which were deemed critical in developing a globally competitive sector whilst addressing transformation. In 2010 the department commissioned a study which is about to be concluded, to measure the state of transformation in the sector in order to establish how far has the industry contributed towards the empowerment of persons from designated groups focusing on skills development, enterprise development, csi and management control elements of the scorecard. The outcome of the study will provide information on the pace of transformation and what interventions are necessary to accelerate the process.

The National Department of Tourism fund the Tourism Enterprise Programme (TEP) on an ongoing basis. TEP has a specific focus and drive towards increasing economic participation especially by the historically marginalised. 70% of small businesses assisted by TEP are historically disadvantaged and is growing to 75%. TEP also has a strong focus on assisting businesses from rural areas.The programmes implemented by TEP focuses on Skills Development, Product Development and Market Access.

The following is a breakdown of small business that are currently receiving assistance by TEP in the various provinces.

Province	Total
Eastern Cape	363
Free State	322
Gauteng	842
KwaZulu-Natal	1,036
Limpopo	292
Mpumalanga	371
Northern Cape	142
North West	163
Western Cape	430
Total	3,961

2011-12-08

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