Department of Tourism - ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11

DATES COUNTRY PURPOSE
15–19 November
2010
28 November – 3
December 2010
France and
Switzerland
United Arab
Emirates and
United Kingdom
Tourism Related meetings
• Minister met with the Secretary-General of the Organization
of the OECD to discuss the improvement of the tourism profile
within the OECD
• Minister hosted in conjunction with the South African Embassy
in Switzerland a Business Tourism Workshop
• Minister met with Prof Martin Barth, General Manager of the
World Tourism Forum about South Africa‟s participation in this
event
WEF Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai and Tourism related
meetings in London
• Minister attended and chaired sessions at the WEF Summit on
the Global Agenda in preparation for Davos
• Minister met with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
to discuss South Africa‟s engagement in the WTTC programme
of work and the 2011 summit, as well as emerging tourism
growth barriers in the aviation tax regimes
25–28 January
2011
Switzerland
Member of the official South African delegation to the Annual
Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF)
• The theme of the meeting was "Shared Norms for the New
Reality"
• Minister also participated as Chairperson of the WEF‟s
Aviation, Travel and Tourism Committee in the proceedings of
the Council where they focused on issues of regulatory reform
in the aviation industry, travel barriers, the changing profile of
consumers/tourists, and shifting markets in travel and tourism
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Department of Tourism - ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11