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The tourism minister for South Africa has been put forwards by his government to take over the head role at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  The job is currently being held by the esteemed Yvo de Boer, but after he announced his resignation in February this year, the slot needs to be [...]

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South Africa outperformed most international markets in 2009 and recorded growth in foreign arrivals of 3.6 percent, Minister of Tourism, Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, announced today.
“This defies the decline of four percent that the global travel industry experienced last year as traveller markets reeled from the effects of the global financial crisis. I believe it [...]

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The Black Management Forum (Western Cape) is proud to host a business breakfast with the National Minister of Tourism, Mr. Marthinus Van Schalkwyk and call on your support to make this yet another successful BMF initiative.
THEME “National Government policy on Tourism Post 2010 and its impact on Economic Growth, Job Creation, Enterprise Development and  Transformation [...]

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Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism, welcomed one of the largest tourism industry delegations to the country and expressed his confidence that the delegation would be impressed by South Africa’s depth of offering as a long term investment market.
“Germany is one of our most important source markets in terms of foreign arrivals and we [...]

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South African Tourism (SAT) claimed the lime light at the Netherlands’ premier travel trade show by delighting over 13000 visitors with several opening day events. Vakantiebeurs is open to the Netherlands’ public and travel trade from the 13th to 17th January 2010.
South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Martinus Van Schalkwyk opened the busy holiday fair with [...]

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Optimism was the main theme during the second day of the Hospitality Investment Conference Africa 2009, as speakers explored future prospects for the continent’s hospitality sector amid the current economic climate. The conference is currently on at the Sandton Sun hotel and ends today.
Speaking during an advisory panel discussion, Dr Auliana Poon, MD of  Tourism [...]

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South African Tourism is proud to announce its participation at one of the world’s leading exhibitions for the global conference, incentives, events, business travel and meetings industry – EIBTM (European Incentive Business Travel Market) that takes place in Barcelona, Spain in December.
EIBTM gives exhibitors a platform to promote their meetings destination capabilities to international hosted [...]

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South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk accompanied by South Africa’s 2010 FIFA World Cup™ mascot Zakumi, attended the JATA World Travel Fair (WTF) at Tokyo Big Sight from 18th to 20th September 2009. The minister’s message drove home South Africa’s preparedness for 2010 while allaying Japanese concerns about safety and security.
“2010 preparations would [...]

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The third annual, Hospitality Investment Conference Africa (HICA) has confirmed an impressive speaker and topic list, as excitement builds for the event due to take place from 4-6 November at the Sandton Sun.
Day one of the conference will include an in-depth discussion around the Global and African Hospitality performance with leaders of some of leading [...]

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Cape Town’s new Destinations Expo will be held in the city from 22-25 October 2009 and is the perfect platform to promote and boost your tourism business.
Minister of tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, recently said at a Sho’t Left domestic marketing event that “The short-haul and domestic tourism markets are proving to be very lucrative and [...]

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