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Tourism Incentive Programme: Department of Tourism briefing
5 Sep 2014
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on its Tourism Incentive Programme (TIP). In 2011 the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had transferred a unit that had dealt with tourism incentives to the NDT. The unit had been involved in the DTI’s Tourism Support Programme (TSP). In ...
Tourism
Tourism Grading Council of South Africa on its grading system
28 Aug 2014
The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) briefed the Committee on its grading system. The focus currently of the TGCSA was on the grading of accommodation but in the future it intended to move on to restaurants and other tourist attractions. The strategic objectives of the TGCSA were to ...
Tourism
National Tourism Sector Strategy: Department of Tourism briefing; Committee's Second Term Programme
22 Aug 2014
The National Department of Tourism (NDT) briefed the Committee on its National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS). Cabinet had approved the NTSS on the 3 March 2011. The aim of the NTSS was to assist in making SA one of the top 20 tourism destinations in the world by 2020. Some ...
Transport
International Convention on Prevention of Pollution from Ships Annexes IV & VI: Department of Transport request for approval
29 Jul 2014
The Department of Transport briefed the Portfolio Committee on a request that South Africa should now accede to Annex IV and Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78). Marpol had been adopted, under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisations, a ...
Tourism
Committee Report on Department of Tourism 2014 Strategic Plan
11 Jul 2014
The Committee considered its Draft Committee Report on the Strategic and Annual Performance Plans of the National Department of Tourism for 2014/15 to 2018/19.
The Committee Content Adviser provided an overview of the draft report, noting that he would highlight only the key issues which had emanated from discussions in ...
Transport
Committee Report on Transport 2014 Budget
10 Jul 2014
The Members met to approve the Committee’s draft Report on the budget vote of the Department of Transport. Members went page by page through the report and suggested various amendments to clarify the language, correct some of the statements, and add more information. Under the recommendations section, Members felt that ...
Tourism
National Department of Tourism, and SA Tourism, 2014 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans, in presence of Minister and Deputy Minister
4 Jul 2014
The Minister and Deputy Minister of Tourism attended and contributed to the briefing by the National Department of Tourism (NDT) on its Strategic and Annual Performance Plans 2014/15 to 2018/19. In his introductory remarks, the Minister noted the alignment between the National Development Plan, particularly its emphasis on employment, and ...
Tourism
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
The Committee met briefly to elect a chairperson. Ms B Ngcobo (ANC) was elected unopposed. Members were informed that the Committee’s meetings would take place on Friday’s. The DA objected to this and asked for this to be shifted to Tuesday’s instead. The Chairperson explained that the day had been ...