During the period until 6 August 2015, hotels were used once for domestic travel and on four occasions for international travel.
The domestic travel was to eThekwini for a three-night stay, at a cost of R5 753.
The international travel entailed official trips to the United Kingdom, Indonesia, the United States and Switzerland. This involved 12 nights accommodation at hotels. Of these, accounts have been received and paid for in respect of three of the trips, totalling R54 663 for eight nights stay in hotels. One account is still outstanding from DIRCO who secures hotel accommodation on behalf of the Ministry.
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