1. REVENUE GENERATION All hotels and restaurants report that they experienced the best December / January season ever. This was due to the combination of the COP 17 conference which filled the city and outlying areas to capacity for the first 11 days of December, coupled with a bumper domestic leisure season which kicked in on the 11 th Dec. FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK

2. REVENUE GENERATION Durban and Umhlanga beaches were a huge attraction. Police visibility was excellent. Zero incidents and Police had a zero tolerance on alcohol. City services were very good. FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK

3. REVENUE GENERATION January was a fantastic month for Domestic leisure tourists, as Gauteng schools only started on the 17 th January 2012. We should ask the Education Dept to do this every year as it boosts hotels’ occupancy and creates more jobs. Coastal hotels from Ballito to Margate experienced an extended season which only slowed down on the 15 th Jan and tourists were still in the hotels until the 21 st Jan. FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK

4. REVENUE GENERATION The entire KZN Province recorded a combined Room occupancy of 77,3% increase on last year’s 67,4%. Average room rate growth was high with 30% growth from R817.58 to R1,064.16 FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK

5. REVENUE GENERATION Umhlanga recorded the highest Room Occupancy (85,3%) which was up on last year’s 75,9%. FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK

6. REVENUE GENERATION Combined Room Occupancy for hotels in Durban and surrounding areas achieved an average of 81,1% as opposed to 2010 Occupancy of 68.5%. FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK

7. REVENUE GENERATION Durban and surrounding areas achieved a revenue per available room (revpar) growth of 63.4%. Umhlanga achieved 48% revpar growth and KZN regional hotels achieved a small 3% revpar growth. FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK

8. REVENUE GENERATION Of huge significance is the positive economic impact of this higher Occupancy and high Average Room Rate. The growth in December hotel rooms revenue spend year- on-year in the Province equated to R65,6 Million. This is an increase of 49,2% on December 2010. FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK

9. REVENUE GENERATION These figures are extracted from the Smith Travel Research Inc. (STR) Global Statistics where hotels in the KZN Province contribute monthly information on +6,000 rooms. FEDHASA DURBAN SEASON FEEDBACK