1. Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Tourism - 27 August 2019 Mr
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Tourism August 2019 Mr. Blacky Komani, TBCSA Chairman

2. Background to TBCSA
The Tourism Business Council of SA (TBCSA) is the umbrella organisation for organised business for the travel and tourism
An active member of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and taking part in Nedlac processes
Mandate to provide a unified voice for the private sector & provide ROUTE to the Government for our members
Membership based organisation with sectoral and corporate role players in the industry as members
Impact on both leisure and business travel
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3. Economic Benefits of tourism - WTTC
GDP
ZAR bn
-1.9 of total GDP contribution
JOBS
1.5 million jobs in 2018
9.2% of total employment
TOURISM’S ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION
Tourism’s contribution represents 8.6% of all economic activity in SA
64% of the travel economy generated by leisure visitors
44% of tourism spend came from international travelers
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4. Experiences and impact of Crime
50 Follow home robberies from ORTIA reported on TBCSA system (more reported to SAPS).
Fraud against guesthouses and lack of willingness to solve these issues 2016
Service delivery protests in key tourists destinations – in Mpumalanga only, there were 53 protests in 2017, 72 in 2018 and 41 up to 8 August 2019.
10 Tourists hijacked in Mpumalanga between June and July 2019 – Road between Sabie, Graskop and Hazyview is a hotspot.
Sandton, Jhb CBD, Kempton Park and Cape Town as hotspots for armed robberies
Traffic police soliciting bribes from tourists in MP.
Out of 460 respondents to a recent SATSA survey, 266 (57%) revealed that their groups/visitors to SA have been victims of crime
One medium sized tour operator had R8m worth of cancellations within 3 days of the Ukranian tourist’s death.
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5. Private sector initiatives
Tourism Safety Initiative
Crime Incident and Investigation Management System (CiiMS) system
Links suspects to a series of cases , vehicles, syndicates used and cellphones
Able to analyse CCTV camera footage from hotels and guesthouses
Blacklisting of suspects - card fraud
Stolen rental vehicles recovered
Vetting of staff (including shuttle drivers) prior to employment
Link with SAPS Natjoints for vehicle recoveries and other investigations
Link with Bryte Insurance to assist police with investigations of house robberies
TBCSA is a member of Gauteng Provjoints
Joint Action with Kruger Lowveld on issues of tourism safety
Industry Crisis Communications Plan
Co-chair of National Tourism Safety Forum and jointly developed the National Tourism Safety Strategy with the Department of Tourism .
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6. What we are doing now
Engaged with Minister Kubayi-Ngubane to repurpose the funds that TBCSA channels to SAT every year. Money to be used to create safety n hotspots.
SAT/ TBCSA roadshows to communicate that South Africa is open for business.
Tourism Safety App ready for launch and implementation
Tourism Safety Monitors
Tourism safety partnership with Mpumalanga
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TBCSA 2017

7. Thank you!
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