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Departmental Budget speech 2018/19 Tourism contribute immensely to the provincial GDP The Tourism Industry faced multiple challenge, especially in the previous year but despite these challenges the industry has contributed immensely to the provincial GDP for the 2017/18 financial year. North West MEC for Tourism Desbo Mohono said that the contribution to the provincial GDP for the fiscal year 2017/18 was 10.3% as compared to 9.8% in the 2016/17 fiscal year. Hon. MEC Desbo Mohono Department to draw inspiration from the country's icons to anchor transformation within the tourism sector. To commemorate the centenary of former President Nelson Mandela and Mama Albertina Sisulu, the North West MEC for Tourism Desbo Mohono says her department will learn from their lives. MEC Mohono was delivering her departmental budget vote for 2018/19 at the provincial Legislature when she said the stalwarts will be remembered for their resilience, strength, compassion and commitment to the people of South Africa. “We shall use all platforms to unite, rebuild and renew the pledge they took in the past and intensify our work to build the free and equitable society for which they so hard fought for. We shall renew our focus on these stalwart's vision of a non -racial society in which social and economic barriers are removed for the emancipation of our people and economic growth of our country”, said Mohono MEC Mohono said that the tourism industry is still grappling with transformation and her department is committed in continuing to address the challenges to ensure equal access and benefit for citizens irrespective of race. “This clearly shows that steadily and surely we are growing as a province. There's some light as we are told by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The WTTC forecasts that the sector will contribute R424.5bn to the overall SA economy in 2018 - about 3% more than in 2017.This is good news for the country and the province”, said Mohono Presenting her 2018/19 Budget Speech for her department MEC Mohono assured members of the provincial legislature that the tourism sector in the province is heading in the right direction. She said that looking at Markets Investments Framework, Domestic holiday trips increased in 2017 by approximately 12% which resulted in the domestic holiday target being achieved. “Holiday trips in 2017 were higher than 2016 levels in nine of the twelve months, declining in May, August and December. About 13% of total domestic holiday trips were taken in December 2017, a much smaller share compared to December 2016. Despite the increase in domestic holiday trips, total domestic trips amounted to 17.1 million trips. This is a decrease of approximately 29% over 2016, and is driven by an estimated 41% decline in VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives) trips”, Mohono said. Furthermore Mohono said the consumer in South Africa has faced strong headwinds in 2017 with a recession early in the year and unemployment remaining high. She said that these conditions had a far reaching effect on consumers and domestic tourism in particular the VFR segment. “The province has set Tourism as part of the ACT pillar thus recognizing the sector as one of the pillars of our economy not just here in our province but in the country and this is reinforced by Cabinet's recognition of the gains the sector continues to yield. The North West province is an investment and tourism destination of choice and we should stop doubting our relevance. We have great stories to tell about our culture and tradition; our history; our unique ways of using the fauna and the flora as taught by our grandparents; our parks; our unique names for our animals, to mention but a few”, Mohono concluded. – Kamogelo Pooe @NWDeptOfTourism North West Department of Tourism www.nwpg.gov.za/Tourism “A Re Yeng Bokone Bophirima” “The National Department of Tourism and South African Tourism last year launched the 5 in 5 strategy under the theme “We do Tourism”. When we say “We do Tourism”, we mean exactly that in the North West Province, we live and breathe Tourism in all its forms and we remain committed to ensuring the growth of the sector for the benefit of our VTSD communities. We confirm SAT's view that “tourism is the shining beacon of hope in our 24 year old economy”, said Mohono. “The North West Province, though rural, is not fairing badly at all in relation to international arrivals. Out of our target of 1 million target for international arrivals, the province managed to attain 800 000
(translating to 81%) and ranked number six in the country compared to other provinces. On the domestic front the target was 1.3 million and we managed to attract 1.24 million trips translating to 92% of our target. We remain committed to reaching our 5 in 5 target and hitting the 100% mark. We are confident that our efforts to market the province at international trade fares and in the SADC region will yield results”, Mohono added. “The Tourism Board has done research in conjunction with North West University that showed a huge growth in our domestic market performance. The research shows that we had 1.8 million trips as opposed to the reported 1.2 million by SAT. We will continue to use our market intelligence to gather data on tourists visiting our province from all quarters of the world”, Mohono concluded. – Kamogelo Pooe Department remains steadfast in growing the economy of the province. Mmabatho – North West MEC for Tourism Desbo Mohono says that her department will remain undeterred in ensuring that it continuous to positively contribute towards growing the economy of the North West Province. Mohono was tabling her departmental budget of R 261 551 million for the 2018/19 fiscal year at the North West Provincial Legislature recently when she said that the contribution of the tourism sector is measured by the number of jobs it creates and its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the amount of revenue created from activities within the sector. “The tourism sector is fundamentally a collaborative sector made up of a complex web of stakeholders. This is a depiction of the ACT cluster value chain e.g. CATA – paintings in and around our establishments by our local artists; food in our kitchens from our agricultural sector etc. 'It is important that all of us, in government and the private sector pull in the same direction”, she said. Mohono said her department was using the budget vote to take stock of what they did in the previous financial year and chart a way forward for the coming 12 months. She said her department will use the National Development Plan to focus on building an economy in which all people of the North West can flourish and benefit the people of North West as a whole, rather than a privileged few. In her conclusion, Mohono said that her department's vision encourages and welcomes investment from all quarters while in the same breath we offer policy certainty and always look for ways to unlock the barriers that inhibit growth and social inclusion. – Kamogelo Pooe Department creates a conducive environment for tourism investors The North West Department of Tourism has called on all potential Tourism Investors to invest in the province. “Our vision as a department encourages and welcomes investment from all quarters while in the same breath we offer policy certainty and always look for ways to unlock the barriers that inhibit growth and social inclusion. Our commitment is to build strong partnerships in which the sector and all its role players work towards the common good.” Mohono said that her department has made the most with the little that they were given and will not be deterred from going from strength to strength. She said that some of the milestones include but are not limited to ensuring that the North West Tourism Board fully assumed all marketing roles which she says previously the department had to intervene. “The North West Tourism Board together with the department managed to showcase and market Destination Bokone Bophirima at Meetings Africa in Sandton, Tourism Indaba in Durban, Getaway Show in Randburg, Cape Town International Jazz Festival in Cape Town, and World Travel Market (WTM) Africa which is also in Cape Town. Our Botswana Marketing Activation in Gaborone yield positive results as we recently hosted 10 Botswana Travel Agents and Media personnel for a 5 day familiarization tour of the province. We have also marketed ourselves at the Mahika Mahikeng Cultural Festival in Mahikeng”, said Mohono MEC Mohono also added that the department together with the North West Tourism Board was able to market Destination Bokone Bophirima at some of most prestigious travel markets. “These includes the Serbia Tourism Exhibition in Belgrade which was done in collaboration with YUTA – which is an organization representing all tour operators in Eastern Europe and intents to have them come over for a familiarisation trip with Turkish Airlines. “We also did the World Travel Market (WTM) in London and ITB in Berlin which yielded 170 crew members for the German idols in the Pilanesburg Sun City nodal area for a programme viewed by 8 million Germans and syndicated in Switzerland and Austria”, read Mohono. In March, the department in partnership with South African Tourism hosted 10 Australian Flight Centre Agents and in December, the department will host 200 travel agents and tour operators for a period of 5 days in the Bojanala region. MEC Mohono said that her department also able to implement different capacity building programme which ensured that the industry in the province does not become rigid but remains relevant and also kept abreast with industry norms, standards and expectation and that they also able to compete with other provinces. She said her department participated in the International Tourist Guide Day celebration held in Hoedspruit, Limpopo where trained Tourist guides from Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District were officially confirmed as certified tourist guides. She also mentioned the successful hosting of the provincial Lilizela Tourism Awards where 23 establishments were awarded certificates of excellence in different categories – Kamogelo Pooe During her 2018/19 Budget Vote Speech, MEC for Tourism, Desbo Mohono assured Tourism stakeholders that her department has created a conducive environment for tourism investment. She said that despite challenges faced by the department, they kept their heads above water and have performed very well as a department.
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