Department of Tourism - ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11
Department of Tourism - ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11
Department of Tourism - ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11
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DATES COUNTRY PURPOSE<br />
6–<strong>11</strong> March 20<strong>11</strong> Principality <strong>of</strong><br />
Andorra and<br />
Germany<br />
United Nations World <strong>Tourism</strong> Organisation (UNWTO) 1 st Global<br />
<strong>Tourism</strong> Forum, Principality <strong>of</strong> Andorra<br />
International Turismus Borse (ITB), Berlin<br />
• Minister addressed the UNWTO 1 st Global <strong>Tourism</strong> Forum –<br />
Building New Models for <strong>Tourism</strong> Growth: Competitiveness &<br />
Responsibly<br />
• High Level Ministerial meeting‟s focus was on Mainstreaming<br />
<strong>Tourism</strong> in the Political and Economic Agendas<br />
• ITB is one <strong>of</strong> the biggest tourism trade platforms globally in<br />
South Africa<br />
• South African <strong>Tourism</strong> (SAT) had a stand at ITB and Minister<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficiated at the opening, addressed the Emerging <strong>Tourism</strong><br />
Entrepreneur <strong>of</strong> the Year Awards (ETEYA) finalists and hosted a<br />
meeting <strong>of</strong> Ministers from like-minded, long haul destinations<br />
at the SA Embassy in Berlin on the impact <strong>of</strong> aviation taxes<br />
on the countries respective tourism economies. A Joint<br />
Communiqué was adopted outlining the views<br />
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