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2015-03-12

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Reply received: June 2015 Question Number:     1934
Date of Publication:   22 May 2015 NA IQP Number:         15
Date of Reply:             03 June 2015

Mr A.G. Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(a) Who are the current chief financial officers of (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to it and (b) what is the qualifications of each chief financial officer?     

NW2155E

REPLY:

1. (i) Mr Ralph Heinrich Ackermann

(ii) Mr Thomas Ignatius Bouwer

 

1. (i)  National Diploma: State Accounts and Finance

(ii) Masters in Business Leadership, Unisa School of Business Leadership;

     Bachelor of Military Science (Commerce), University of Stellenbosch

 

Reply received: June 2015

Question Number:     1899
Date of Publication:   22 May 2015 NA IQP Number:         15
Date of Reply:             03 June 2015

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Since 1 January 2015, has his department installed generators at any of (a) its offices or (b) the offices of the entities reporting to him as a result of load shedding; if so, what is the total cost of the (i) installation and (ii) running of these generators?                              

NW2120E

REPLY:

1. No, however the department has always had a generator installed prior to occupation of the office space as a risk mitigation intervention to ensure business continuity.
    
2. No

1. None
2.  

Month	Cost
January 2015	R 15 127.87
February 2015	R 10 120.00
March 2015	R 0.00
April 2015	R 11 890.00
May 2015	R 0.00
Maintenance (Service) done in March 2015	R  9 988.99

 

 

 

Reply received: May 2015

Question Number:     1620
Date of Publication:   08 May 2015 NA IQP Number:         13
Date of Reply:              21 May 2015

Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1)      Whether, with reference to the Tourism Act, Act 3 of 2014 which makes provision for a Tourism Complaints Officer, he appointed a Tourism Complaints Officer; if not, what are the reasons for the delay in making the specified appointment; if so, what is the (a) full name and (b) credentials of the specified person;

(2)      how many complaints have been lodged since the creation of this office;

(3)      what (a) was the nature of each complaint and (b) action has been taken in respect of each complaint lodged;

(4)      what procedure must be followed to lodge a complaint? NW1837E

REPLY:

(1) (a)  Ms Mirriam Mmaditonki Setwaba an official of the Department of Tourism has been designated as the Tourism Complaints Officer , published in Gazette No. 38419 vol 595 on 30 January 2015.

(b)   Ms Setwaba is the Chief Director:  Legal Services in the Department of Tourism. She is a holder of a B. PROC and an LLB Degree and is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. She has amongst others, sound knowledge and understanding of the Tourism Act, 2014 and of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008

(2)        Eleven (11) complaints.

(3)

 

FILE NO:	SECTOR	NATURE OF COMPLAINT	ACTION TAKEN BY THE TOURISM COMPLAINTS OFFICER
LS/10/8/1	Accommodation	The complainant joined a holiday vouchers plan with a distributor.  The arrangement was that the complainant will make payment and in return will receive holiday vouchers. The complainant alleges that to date and after payment has been deducted, the complainant has not received vouchers.	Referred the complaint to the National Consumer Commission for investigation.
LS/10/8/2	SRI Project	This was not a Tourism Complaint	It was referred to the relevant unit within the Department.
LS/10/8/3	Service/ Transport	Complaint is about bad experiences and non-payment of refund to tourist	Referred to the Limpopo Tourism Agency for resolution
LS/10/8/4	Accommodation	Complaint is about unfair discrimination on the grounds of race over a tourist booking accommodation.	Engaged in mediation process to afford parties an opportunity to resolve the dispute by themselves.
LS/10/8/5	Accommodation	Complaint is about racial remarks over dispute about payment of extras at the hotel.	Mediation process took place and matter resolved.
LS/10/8/6	Accommodation	Complaint is about racial remarks over dispute about noise that happened contrary to hotel policy.	Mediation process took place, and complaint referred to the South African Human Rights Commission.
LS/10/8/7	Accommodation	Complaint is about a refund for payment meant for accommodation that never took place.	Engaged in a mediation process to afford parties an opportunity to resolve the dispute by themselves
LS/10/8/8	Accommodation	The complaint is about a double booking payment made into and a refund for the extra money paid.	Engaged in a mediation process to afford parties an opportunity to resolve the dispute by themselves
LS/10/8/9	Accommodation	The complaint is about failure to host an event as per agreement and a demand for 50% refund.	Notified the service provider about the complaint to enable mediation process to take place.
LS/10/8/10	Accommodation	The complaint is about the non-refund of the money paid for accommodation.	Engaged in mediation process to afford parties an opportunity to resolve the dispute by themselves
LS/10/8/11	Accommodation	The complaint is about a hotel cancellation policy and racial discrimination.	Engaged in mediation process to afford parties an opportunity to resolve the dispute by themselves
LS/10/8/12	Accommodation	The complaint is about failure to cancel a subscription.	Engaged in mediation process to afford parties an opportunity to resolve the dispute by themselves.

 

(4)        Tourism complaints can be lodged with the Tourism Complaints Officer by:

Telephone: (012) 444 6312;

Fax:            (012) 444 7101

Sending an email to [email protected]; or

Visiting the offices of the Department of Tourism located at Tourism House, 17 Trevenna Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria.

 

Reply received: May 2015 Question Number:     1582
Date of Publication:   24 April 2015 NA IQP Number:         11
Date of Reply:             07 May 2015

Mr J A Esterhuizen (IFP) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether his department has taken any immediate steps to address and allay any international xenophobia-related fears that may have arisen due to recent attacks directed at foreign nationals which may cause a decline in tourism to South Africa; if so, what are the relevant details?                    

NW1794E

REPLY:

Yes, the Department of Tourism issued a press statement condemning in the strongest possible terms, the attacks on foreign nationals. The statement, in line with government’s overall message, has also made it very clear that these attacks do not reflect the sentiments of the nation, whose reputation as a welcoming and hospitable people has earned global recognition. Having expressed regret for these unfortunate incidents, the Department has also affirmed that tourism activities have not been affected and further commended the swift action taken by the law enforcement agencies in putting a stop to such senseless actions.

In the build-up to the 2015 Tourism Indaba, the Department and South African Tourism have also reached out to the tourism stakeholders, exhibitors and buyers attending Indaba to reaffirm the sentiments expressed above. 

 

Reply received: May 2015 Question Number:     1412
Date of Publication:   17 April 2015 NA IQP Number:         10
Date of Reply:             06 May 2015

Ms L V James (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(a) What number of (i) financial, (ii) forensic and/or (iii) other investigations that were commissioned by his department have been completed since 1 April 2013 and (b) in each case, what are the relevant details on the (i) investigation including a synopsis of the facts and findings of each case, (ii) persons or third parties responsible for each investigation, (iii) total cost to date of each investigation and (iv) appropriate steps taken against officials and third parties implicated of wrongdoing in the findings of the investigations?         

NW1625E

REPLY:

(a)

(i) & (ii) 15 forensic and financial investigations have been completed.

(iii) None.

(b)

1. The following facts and findings are consistent in all the reports:

• Non-compliance with the conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement; and
• Inaccurate reporting on the status of projects.

(ii) KPMG conducted forensic and financial investigation of the following projects:

• Limpopo Province – Tshakuma Heritage  and Conference Centre;
• Eastern Cape Province – Wild Coast Tourism Development;
• KwaZulu-Natal – King Matiwane; and
• Free State and Northern Cape Province training projects.

• conducted forensic and financial investigation of the following projects:

• Lake Gariep and PKJ Le Roux Dam – Development of picnic facilities at the Van der Kloof Dam, upgrading of infrastructure at the Gariep Resort, Route signage for five towns (Bethulile, Oviston, Gariep, Venterstad and Colesberg).

• Lake Gariep Development Project – Construction of a Tourism information Centre at Bethulile.

•  Motherwell ECO Tourism Development Project (Phase 1&2) – Construction of a multipurpose environmental education centre and tourism information unit, establishment of a hiking trail in the Swartkops Nature Reserve and construction of an environmental hub additional to the environmental centre.

• Rock Art Tourism Development Project (Phase 1&2) – Establishment of an information and interpretation centre in Joubertina and a rock art tourist hiking route in the area.

• Guest House Building in Qwaqwa – Site works, construction of a 32 bed guest house, main building, access road, staff accommodation and install furniture.

• Information and Business Centre Projects – Construction of administration offices, conference room, internet cafe and ablutions facilities.

• Mnisi Resort Project – Establishment of accommodation facility, landscaping, create picnic facilities, and bulk infrastructure.

• Vha Tsonga Cultural Village Project (Phase 1&2) – Construction of six chalets, supporting amenities to the accommodation inclusive of kitchen, restaurant, entertainment and reception as well as providing water reticulation to the resort.

(iii)

• Limpopo Province - Tshakuma Heritage  and Conference Centre R1,201,861.74;
• Eastern Cape Province - Wild Coast Tourism Development - R378 396.78;
• KwaZulu-Natal - King Matiwane Village - R378 396.78; and
• Free State and Northern Cape Province training projects – R422 560.38

The investigation of the following projects in total amounted to R1, 211,316.00

• Lake Gariep and PKJ Le Roux Dam.
• Lake Gariep Development Project.
• Motherwell ECO Tourism Development Project.
• Rock Art Tourism Development Project.

• Guest House Building in Qwaqwa.
• Information and Business Centre Projects.
• Mnisi Resort Project.
• Vha Tsonga Cultural Village Project.

1.  

• Limpopo Province – Tshakuma Heritage  and Conference Centre – the case is in court for prosecution;
• Eastern Cape Province – Wild Coast Tourism Development – the case is with the SAPS for further investigation;
• KwaZulu-Natal – King Matiwane Village - the case is with the SAPS for further investigation;
• Free State and Northern Cape Provincestraining projects - the case is with the SAPS for further investigation;

The following financial and forensic investigation reports were submitted to the Internal Audit unit of the department during March 2015 and are going through internal process in preparation for the Accounting Officer to consider the findings and recommendations.

• Lake Gariep and PKJ Le Roux Dam;
• Lake Gariep Development Project;
• Motherwell ECO Tourism Development Project;
• Rock Art Tourism Development Project;
• Guest House Building in Qwaqwa;
• Information and Business Centre Projects;
• Mnisi Resort Project; and
• Vha Tsonga Cultural Village Project.

 

Reply received: May 2015

Question Number:     1309
Date of Publication:   17 April 2015 NA IQP Number:         10
Date of Reply:             07 May 2015

Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1)        Which airlines, if any, does SA Tourism (SAT) work with to ensure cheaper packages for South African holiday experiences;

(2)        What discussions, if any, is SAT having with the Department of Transport on the Airlift Strategy?

NW1518E

REPLY:

1. South African Tourism works with South African Airways, Mango Airlines and South African Express.
2. South African Tourism in collaboration with the Department of Tourism continuously engages on matters of air transport strategy with the Department of Transport.

 

 

Reply received: April 2015 Question Number:     1149
Date of Publication:   27 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         9
Date of Reply:             15 April 2015

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

(a) What amount did (i) his department and (ii) state entities reporting to him spend on each newspaper subscription in each month (aa) in the (aaa) 2011-12. (bbb) 2012-13 and (ccc) 2013-14 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) how many copies of each newspaper were ordered on each day of the week (i) in each specified financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?  

NW1314E         

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Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     1040
Date of Publication:   20 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         8
Date of Reply:             26 March 2015

Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Is there any amount owed by his department to its service providers; if so, what is the detailed breakdown of all outstanding accounts?        

NW1200E

REPLY:

 No, the department does not owe any amount to any service provider. This is because the department implements the 30 day turnaround time on payment of invoices.

d to meet demand which had deliberately not been met under Apartheid. Naturally, this led to an extraordinary increase in demand which the successive Democratic Administrations have done everything possible to meet. 

 

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     790         Date of Publication:   13 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         7         Date of Reply:             26 March 2015         Mr G R Krumbock (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism: With respect to the Small Business Project survey conducted for the Tourism Enterprise Partnership which identified that over 35% of the businesses surveyed found that the regulatory environment, including labour laws, was a barrier to employment, (a) what is the estimated number of jobs in tourism that have been lost as a result of such legislation and (b) what interventions has he initiated with the Minister of Labour to find solutions for this situation? NW940E REPLY:   (a)        According to Statistics South Africa, which is responsible for compilation and release of the Tourism Satellite Account officially used to report on the direct contribution of tourism to employment, no job losses were reported. The latest figures available indicated that the estimated direct contribution of tourism to employment increased from 591 785 persons in 2011 to 617 287 persons in 2012.   (b)        There is no intervention initiated by the Minister with the Minister of Labour.

 

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     789
Date of Publication:   13 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         7
Date of Reply:             26 March 2015

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

 (1)       Does his department compile any statistics on how many direct jobs are created as a result of financial support from the Tourism Enterprise Partnership; if so, what was the number of jobs created as a result of such support in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014;

(2)        what was the cost of each such job in each of the specified years;

(3)        how does this cost compare to international benchmarks for similar government interventions?                                                                                                         NW939E

REPLY:

1. Yes, the Department of Tourism compiles a record of jobs created through TEP funding. These statics are obtained annually from TEP. Due to the casual and seasonality of tourism industry, TEP measures job opportunities (person days of work) instead of permanent jobs. The seasonal nature of the tourism industry leads to many part-time and temporary jobs.

According to the information obtained from TEP, the job opportunities facilitated are as follows:

1. 2010:     4991
2. 2011:     5095
3. 2012:    4901
4. 2013:    4040
5. 2014:     2701

1. The department has not done a cost analysis of each job created for the specified years.
2. The department has not done any international benchmarking / cost comparison exercise on similar government interventions.

 

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     737
Date of Publication:   13 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         7
Date of Reply:             26 March 2015

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

With regard to officials from his department staying in accommodation establishments on official business within the country, what percentage of the resulting accounts are (a) 30 days outstanding, (b) 60 days outstanding, (c) 90 days outstanding and (d) 120 days or longer outstanding?      

NW885E

REPLY:

1. 0%

1. 0%

1. 0%

1. 0%

 

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     595
Date of Publication:   06 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         5
Date of Reply:             13 March 2015

MR JJ MC GLUWA (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF TOURISM:

Whether, with regard to the announcement by the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, during his State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2015, that R11 billion will be allocated to upgrading and maintaining roads which are not tolled, his department will take any steps to ensure that the spending of this infrastructure funding occurs in some tourist destinations that have been inaccessible due to poor road conditions; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW676E

REPLY:

Given the spread of tourism products and attractions across the country, it is without doubt that the sector stands to benefit. The department works closely with relevant structures such as municipalities, provinces and transport authorities. Furthermore, the Department serves on the National Transport Forum, which inter alia discusses matters pertaining to transport infrastructure.

 

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     594
Date of Publication:   06 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         5
Date of Reply:            20 March 2015

Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Is his department involved in any engagements relating to the implementation of the minimum wage in the tourism industry; if not, why not; if so what are the relevant details?

NW675E

REPLY:

The Department of Tourism is not in any engagements relating to the implementation of the minimum wage in the Tourism Industry.

 

The Sectoral Determination currently applicable within the Tourism Sector is the Sectoral Determination 14: Hospitality Sector, issued by the Minister of Labour.  The implementation thereof, thus falls with the Department of Labour.

 

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     593
Date of Publication:   06 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         5
Date of Reply:            20 March 2015

Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Has there been any progress with the implementation of the National Tourism Sector Strategy as a means to assist underperforming municipal resorts to attract new middle-income travellers; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?           

NW674E

REPLY:

The department in partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) conducted an audit of municipal and provincially owned tourism assets. The study identified that some of the assets could be viable if adequately refurbished and supported to attract the new middle income market. While the department and/or IDC have not yet invested funding based on the outcomes of the study, the department has continued to fund municipalities and provinces through the Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI) programme for this purpose. The funded municipalities and products include some of those that were identified during the study. These include caravan parks, picnics sites (day visit facilities), and accommodation facilities, among others. Given the outcomes of the study, and subject to availability of resources, the department will continue to support municipalities and provinces to refurbish and enhance their products and facilities.

 

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     592
Date of Publication:   06 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         5
Date of Reply:             20 March 2015

Mr J Vos (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(a) What were the country’s domestic tourism figures, (b) how much revenue was generated from domestic tourism and (c) how many jobs were (i) created or (ii) lost in the tourism industry in (aa) 2012, (bb) 2013 and (cc) 2014?    

NW673E

REPLY:

(a) Year:	Domestic Tourism Figures	Total trips
2012	12.5 million	25.4 million
2013	12.0 million	25.2 million
2014 (Year to date: January – September)	9.0 million	19.8 million

 

(b) Year:	Revenue generated
2012	R21.8 billion
2013	R24.3 billion
2014 (Year to date: January – September)	R18.5 billion

1. (i)   Statistics South Africa is responsible for the compilation and the release of the Tourism

Satellite Account which is used to report on the direct contribution of tourism to the total Gross Domestic Product and employment. The latest figures available are for the period 2012 and it was estimated that the direct contribution of tourism to employment was 617 287 persons (4.6% of total employment). This was an increase from 591 785 persons in 2011.

 

1. No jobs losses were reported by Statistics South Africa during this period. According to WTTC and Oxford economic models in there 2014 forecast, the total contribution of travel and tourism to employment in South Africa is 1.438 million jobs. This represents just over 10% of all jobs in the country.

 

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number:     563
Date of Publication:   06 March 2015 NA IQP Number:         5
Date of Reply:             13 March 2015

Ms T Gqada (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

Whether any employees in his department have been on suspension with full salary since 1 January 2014; if so, (a) how many employees and (b) what is the total cost thereof?

NW643E

REPLY:

1. None

1. There is no cost since there have been no suspensions with full salary.  

 

 

Reply received: March 2015 Question Number:     196
Date of Publication:   12 February 2015 NA IQP Number:         1
Date of Reply:             27 February 2015

Mr A G Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

(1)        With reference to the reply of the Minister of Communications to question 1031 on 27 November 2014, what was the total amount that (a) his department and (b) each of its entities (i) spent on or (ii) budgeted for advertising for each month between 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2014, excluding expenditure transferred through the Department of Communications for advertising;

(2)        does such figure for each month represent the (a) total value of advertising that appeared in the media in that month, (b) amount paid in that month for advertising that may have appeared previously or (c) amount paid in advance for advertising that appeared at a later date;

(3)        in each specified case, what amount did (a) his department and (b) each of its entities spend on advertising in (i) print, (ii) radio, (iii) television, (iv) online and (v) outdoor;

(4)        in each specified case, what is the breakdown of advertising by (a) his department and (b) each of its entities in terms of (i) name of and (ii) amount spent on each (aa) publication, (bb) radio station, (cc) television station, (dd) website and (ee) billboards location in each province?                                                                                                                             NW206E

 

REPLY:

 

1. (a) Total amount spent on  advertising 1 January 2013 – 31 July 2014 by the

Department of Tourism

 

	Spent	Budgeted
January 2013	27,339.31	27,340.00
February 2013	224,440.93	224,441.00
March 2013	241,738.41	241,739.00
April 2013	28,979.40	28,980.00
May 2013	489,401.56	489,402.00
June 2013	148,136.51	148,137.00
July 2013	158,475.45	158,476.00
August 2013	70,663.50	70,664.00
September 2013	139,241.88	139,242.00
October 2013	168,158.87	168,159.00
November 2013	281,967.15	281,968.00
December 2013	217,593.36	217,594.00
January 2014	224,038.68	224,039.00
February 2014	691,367.22	691,368.00
March 2014	45,505.64	45,506.00
April 2014	65,640.76	65,641.00
May 2014	82,254.05	82,255.00
June 2014	68,154.60	68,155.00
July 2014	352,229.82	352,230.00
Total	3,725,327.10	3,725,336.00

1. (b) Total amount spent on  advertising 1 January 2013 – 31 July 2014 by  SAT

	Spent	(ii) Budgeted
January 2013	13 636 321	13 636 321
February 2013	13 129 361	13 129 361
March 2013	9 281 823	9 281 823
April 2013	10 910 952	10 910 952
May 2013	16 325 738	16 325 738
June 2013	5 630 184	5 630 184
July 2013	15 997 943	15 997 943
August 2013	37 711 045	37 711 045
September 2013	12 368 663	12 368 663
October 2013	20 195 565	20 195 565
November 2013	4 774 205	4 774 205
December 2013	10 853 791	10 853 791
January 2014	8 125 441	8 125 441
February 2014	13 445 490	13 445 490
March 2014	19 084 832	19 084 832
April 2014	4 903 779	4 903 779
May 2014	19 795 958	19 795 958
June 2014	19 828 750	19 828 750
July 2014	38 006 168	38 006 168
Total	294 006 009	006 009

2.   Value of advertising:  Department of Tourism 

Total value of advertising     (R)	Advertisement paid that appeared previously	(c)Amount paid in   advance  for advertising that appeared later
3 725 327.10	3 302 815.74	422 511.36

2.    Value of advertising: SAT 

Total value of advertising     (R)	Advertisement paid that appeared previously    (R)	(c)Amount paid in advance  for advertising that appeared later                   (R)
294 006 009	52 212 758	88 244

3.    In each specified case what amount was spend on

	(a)Department of Tourism ( R)	(b) SAT
print		19 309 872
radio	354 996.00	9 614 638
television	529 671.36	99 818 959
on line	0.00	99 413 958
outdoor	10 198.44	28 447 049

                          

(4)        In each specified case what is the breakdown of the advertising in terms of

1. Department of Tourism

	(i) Name		(ii)amount spent  (R)
(aa)  publication	Kone Solution	1 331 228.90
	Siyafika Recruitment	1 157 448.79
	Independent Newspapers	149 353.16
	Ultimate recruitment solution	33 278.52
	Government printing	64 607.17
	Cape Media Corporation	27 303.00
	Time Media	21 546.00
	Future Publishing	29 640.00
	Mikateko Media	16 055.76
(bb)   radio station	National Community Radio Forum		354 996.00
(cc )  television			529 671.36
(dd)   website	No Expenditure		0.00
(ee) billboard location in each province	Upington Ateljee		10 198.44

                                                                                             

	(i) Name	(ii) amount spent ( R)
	Sydney Morning Herald (via adventure world), Adventure Publishing, Australian Traveller, BT Publishing, Cirrus Media, Grin Creative, Impact Publications, Let’s Travel Magazine, Travel Digest, Out and About Magazine, Pro-Mag, Reed Business Information, Global Traveller, Travel Bulletin, Travel Inc, Travel Talk, Vacations and Travel Mag, Lifestyle glossy mags (Harper’s Bizzare, Vogue, Gourmet Traveller), Newspapers- national, (Fairfax and Newscorp), Trends Travel, Travel+Leisure, Top Travel, CHINA TRAVEL AGENT, Travel Weekly. Events,China BT MICE, Travel Times, City Zine, Telegraaf, Columbus, Villa D’arte & Metro, MairDumont, Axel Springer network, Gruner + Jahr,  Bicycle Club, Bicycle 21, Daily Yomiuri, Diamond Big Globe-Trotter Travel Guide Book Mook, Diamond Big Globe-Trotter Travel Guide Book, MICE JAPAN, The Japan News, The Japan Times, The Guardian, Observer, Telegraph, Independent, ES, Shortlist	19 180 467
radio  station	Jacaranda, Heart, Kaya FM Metro FM, East Coast Radio, Skyradio, Australian Radio Network, Radio 105 - Radio Montecarlo - Radio Virgin	9 614 638
	CNN/National Geographic Channel/Channel M6France SABC, ETV, DSTV, Inflight on Mango Airlines, RTL4, The Travel Channel, “Today News”-“Hello, Africa”, TV- free to air and pay TV (Foxtel lifestyle channels), Mediaset  (Canale5 - Italia1 - Rete4 - Iris - La5 - TgCom) - SKY TV (Sky Cinema - Sky Fox - Sky TG - Sky Sport 1 - Nat.Geo)	96 560 959
(dd) website	Search, Wayn, Trip Advisor, Expedia,Yahoo, Travelocity, You Tube, Tribal Fusion, Facebook, Google display, Baidu, Cadreon, Sanoma, E Travel Blackboard, Media Web, Cirrus Media, Webjet, Print and Digital Publishing, Reed Business Info, Travel Daily, Travel Talk, EOL, MairDumont, Gruner + Jahr,	99 449 321
(ee) billboard locations in each province