NATIONAL PARLIAMENT
(For Written Reply)
QUESTION NO. 1860
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 20
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 July 2011
Mr P van Dalen (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:
(1) With reference to his reply to question 1719 on 13 July 2011,
what is the breakdown of the R13,969Â million spent on travel and
subsistence in the 2010-11 financial year;
(2) (a) how many trips were undertaken by (i) him and (ii) his
Deputy Minister during this time and (b) who accompanied them in
each case;
(3) for each of these trips undertaken by (a) him and (b) his Deputy
Minister, (i) which destinations were visited, (ii) how long did
they stay at that destination, (iii) what was the cost and (iv)
what was the motivation in each case? NW2098E
MR P VAN DALEN (DA)
SECRETARY TO PARLIAMENT
HANSARD
PAPERS OFFICE
PRESS
1860. THE MINISTER OF TOURISM ANSWERS:
The Ministry of Tourism, Department of Tourism and its public entity South
African Tourism works collaboratively to fulfill our vision and mandate to
position South Africa as one of the top 20 tourism destinations globally by
2020, and to grow tourist arrivals and spend with a view to sustainable job
creation and economic growth. Our international and domestic travel
investments are guided by these strategic imperatives.
Official travel was undertaken to participate in Cabinet, Parliamentary and
other official duties directly related to the business of government,
including official state visits with the President and Deputy President and
destination marketing. Furthermore, we have various bilateral agreements,
and regional and international institutional obligations. Above all, we
have a legislative mandate to market SA internationally. We are extremely
proud of our achievements in all these respects.
South Africa recorded an exceptional 15.1% increase in tourist arrivals to
the country last year. In 2010 we saw more than 8 million tourist arrivals
(8 073 552) to the country compared to just over 7 million (7 011 865) in
2009. This compares very well in international terms. Figures from the
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) show that global tourism
arrivals is estimated to have grown by 6.7% in 2010, which means that South
Africa outperformed the global market by more than 8%.
The 15.1% growth in tourist arrivals to South Africa outperformed that of
every other region in the world, including arrivals growth of 13.9% for the
Middle East, 12.6% for Asia and the Pacific, 7.7% for the Americas, 6.4%
for Africa and 3.2% for Europe. We are delighted with these strong growth
figures.
Growth was not driven only by the World Cup, as the figures show that
tourist arrivals performance in 2010 exceeded that of 2009 across all 12
months of the year. In terms of tourist arrivals to South Africa, we
recorded increases from all our markets, with the regional growth rates as
follows:
ÃÂ Â Europe 8.1%
ÃÂ Â North America 22.5%
ÃÂ Â Central and South America 109.2%
ÃÂ Â Australasia 26.3%
ÃÂ Â Asia 39.1%
ÃÂ Â Middle East 19.3%
ÃÂ Â Africa 12.8%
These figures provide a solid base on which we can build in terms of our
growth targets for emerging markets. From a tourism perspective we stand to
gain tremendously from our recent inclusion in the BRIC partnership and we
are aligning our planning and strategies accordingly.
We have continued this positive growth during this first quarter of this
year.
1) Breakdown of the R13,969 spent on Travel and Subsistence:
| |Minister & |Deputy | |
| |Office of |Minister and| |
| |the |Office of | |
| |Minister |the Deputy |Total |
| | |Minister |Râ000 |
| | |Râ000 | |
| |Râ000 | | |
|T&S Dom with op:Air transport |1 312 |991 |2 303 |
|T&S Dom with op:Road transport |54 |178 |232 |
|T&S Dom without op:Car rental |96 |414 |510 |
|T&S Dom without op:KM All (Own |2 |9 |11 |
|transport) | | | |
|T&S Dom:Accommodation |515 |234 |749 |
|T&S Dom:Daily allowance |9 |4 |13 |
|T&S Dom:Food & bever(served) |13 |1 |14 |
|T&S Dom:Incidental cost |33 |7 |40 |
|T&S forgn with op:Air transport |5 363 |2 151 |7 514 |
|T&S forgn with op:Railway |16 |- |16 |
|transport | | | |
|T&S forgn with op:Road transport|385 |247 |632 |
|T&S forgn without op:car rental |9 |3 |12 |
|T&S forgn:Accommodation |1 161 |388 |1 549 |
|T&S forgn:Daily allowance |251 |105 |356 |
|T&S forgn:Food & Bever(serv) |2 |- |2 |
|T&S forgn:Incidental cost |7 |1 |8 |
|T&S: Non employees |8 |- |8 |
|Total |9 236 |4 733 |13 969 |
(2)(i) 18 international trips undertaken by Minister
52 domestic trips undertaken by Minister
(2)(ii) 10 international trips undertaken by Deputy Minister
85 domestic trips undertaken by Deputy Minister
Official international visits by Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk
MINISTER OF TOURISM: 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011
|DESTINATION |DURATION |ACCOMPANIED BY |
|(a)(i)) |(3) (a)(ii) |(2) (b) (i) |
|USA |4 â 9 April 2010 |Special Adviser |
| | | |
|Zimbabwe |15 â 16 April 2010|Chief Director |
| | |Deputy Director |
| | |2 Security staff |
|Europe and USA |27 April â 1 May |Director |
| |2010 |Deputy Director |
|China |22 â 27 May 2010 |Chief Director |
| | | |
|United Kingdom |7 â 8 June 2010 |Special Adviser |
| | |Spouse |
|China |24 â 27 July 2010 |Director |
| | |Deputy Director |
| | | |
|Russia |2 â 5 August 2010 |Special Adviser |
| | |Deputy Director |
|Lesotho |11 August 2010 |Special Adviser |
| | |Deputy Director |
| | |Assistant Director |
|China |22 â 27 August |Chief Director |
| |2010 |Deputy Director |
|Switzerland and |7 â 10 September |Director |
|Germany |2010 |Deputy Director |
|Brussels, |23 â 25 September |Special Adviser |
|Belgium |2010 |Spouse |
| | | |
|Vietnam and |5 â 12 October |Deputy Director |
|South Korea |2010 |Assistant Director |
| | | |
|Namibia |3 â 4 November |Chief Director |
| |2010 |Assistant Director |
|Switzerland and |7 â 11 November |Chief Director |
|UK |2010 |(both) |
| | | |
| | |Special Adviser |
| | |(Switzerland) |
|France and |15 â 19 November |Director |
|Switzerland |2010 |Deputy Director |
| | | |
|United Arab |28 November â 3 |Special Adviser |
|Emirates and |December 2010 |Spouse |
|United Kingdom | | |
| | | |
|Switzerland |25 â 28 January |Special Adviser |
| |2011 | |
|Principality of |6 â 11 March 2011 |Special Adviser (Berlin) |
|Andorra and | |Deputy Director (Andorra & |
|Germany | |Berlin) |
| | |Deputy Director (Andorra & |
| | |Berlin) |
| | |Spouse |
(3) (a) (iii) Total cost for international visits for Minister and
delegation: R7 202 000
Official domestic visits by Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk
MINISTER OF TOURISM: 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011
2 (b) (i) The Minister was accompanied on domestic visits by staff
in his private office and where needed VIP protectors.
3 (a) (i) Official domestic visits were taken to Pretoria, Cape
Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Polokwane and George.
3 (a) (ii) The duration of the visits ranges from 1 (one) to 5
(five) days.
(3) (a) (iii) Total cost for domestic visits for Minister and staff
in his private office: R2 034 000
Official International Visits by Ms Thokozile Xasa
DEPUTY MINISTER OF TOURISM: 1 April 2010 â 31 March 2011
|DESTINATION |DURATION |ACCOMPANIED BY |
|(3) (b)(i) |(3) (b)(ii) |(2) (b) (ii) |
|Victoria Water |15 â 16 April 2010|Administrative Assistant |
|Falls, Zimbabwe | | |
| | |VIP Security |
|Blantyre, Malawi|20 â 21 April 2010|Administrative Assistant |
| | | |
|Greece, Athens |22 â 28 April 2011| |
| | | |
|Algiers, Algeria|16 â 18 May 2010 |Administrative Assistant |
| | | |
| | | |
|Athens, Greece |21 â 22 May 2010 |Administrative Assistant |
|Istanbul, |23 â 26 May 2010 | |
|Ankara, Turkey | | |
| | | |
|Iguazu, |5-8 June 2010 |Deputy Director |
|Argentina | | |
| | | |
|Shanghai & |29 August 2010 â 6|Director |
|Beijing, China |September 2010 | |
| | |Partner |
|Cairo, Egypt |18 - 20 October |Deputy Director |
| |2010 | |
|Dubai, UAE |12 - 14 November |Deputy Director |
| |2010 | |
| | | |
|Porto Valerta, | | |
|Mexico |15 â 22 November | |
| |2011 | |
| | | |
|Nairobi, Kenya | | |
| |23 â 25 November | |
| |2010 | |
|FITUR, Spain |20 â 22 January |Deputy Director |
| |2011 | |
|Paris, France |14 â 18 March 2011|Deputy Director |
(3) (b) (iii) Total cost for international visits for Deputy
Minister and delegation: R2 895 000
Official domestic visits by Ms Thokozile Xasa
DEPUTY MINISTER OF TOURISM: 1 April 2010 â 31 March 2011
2 (b) (i) The Deputy Minister was accompanied on domestic visits by
staff in her private office and where needed VIP
protectors.
3 (a) (i) Official domestic visits were taken to Pretoria, Cape
Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London and George.
3 (a) (ii) The duration of the visits ranges from 1 (one) to 5
(five) days.
(3) (b) (iii) Total cost in for domestic visits for Deputy Minister
and staff in her private office: R1 838 000