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Lester Kiewit speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of Tourism Business Council of South Africa, about a new program by the Department of Home Affairs to allow approved tour operators to cut visa red tape in bringing in tourists from China and India.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nosipho Radebe is in conversation with Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO at Tourism Business Council of SASee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stephen Grootes speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, about his latest read, "Tune In: How To Make Smarter Decisions In A Noisy World" by Nuala Walsh, and its valuable insights for business leaders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this conversation, the CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa explains in detail the landmark ruling of SA's Competition Commission on the Removal of price parity clauses between online travel agent (OTA) Booking.com and contracted accommodation providers in South Africa and what it means for the industry especially for Tourism SMEs.
Stephen Grootes speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa to discuss the landmark settlement between the Competition Commission and Booking.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After kicking-off with a dedicated business opportunity networking day and a three-day trade show, Africa's Trade Indaba 2024, is coming to a close in Durban. Exhibitors and role-players from across the African continent have been showcasing what they have to offer, for the overall benefit of growing Africa as a tourist destination. Africa Melane speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, to find out what is being done to re-invigorate the Asian market when it comes to tourism to South Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabo Mdluli in for Clement speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, the CEO of Tourism and Rosemary Anderson, the Chairperson of the Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa about how the tourism industry performed this festive season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa is the CEO at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa and joins Africa to speak on the measures being taken to boost security in the South African tourism industry this festive season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With the festive season fast approaching, Business Day TV caught up with Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council SA for his take on whether the sector can shrug off the effects of load-shedding and make the most of the upcoming holidays.
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, about the new ad featuring Trevor Noah, promoting South Africa as a tourist destination.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Clement speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, the CEO of the Tourism Business Council about where the sector stands in terms of transformation.Tshivhengwa sheds light on some of the strides made to transform the sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Readers surveyed by UK's newspaper, The Telegraph, have named South Africa as the greatest country on earth to visit, and Cape Town the best city. South Africa toppled New Zealand out of its ten-year running top spot position. The Telegraph Travel Awards stretch to 20 categories, covering everything from airlines and cruise operators to hotel groups and ski companies. Elvis Presslin spoke to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, the CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, echoes the call for such SEZ's to be considered by government – zones where incentives will be offered for mega resorts to be built to attract much needed local and foreign direct investment into the industry. Podcast series on Moneyweb
Guest: the Tourism Business Council of SA's CEO, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, about plans by SARS to implement a new online form for travellers to declare goods and pay tax. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In today's episode the CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa sheds light on the council's inaugural Tourism Leadership Conference scheduled to take place in Sun City Resort in the Northwest Province, South Africa from the 14th-16th September 2022.
South Africa has repealed COVID-19 regulations governing the use of face masks and which imposed entry requirements at its borders. The country's tourism sector has welcomed the move, saying it bodes well for the sector and will give the local economy a boost. Business Day TV caught up with Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa for more insight.
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) is calling on the eThekwini Municipality and marketing bodies in KwaZulu-Natal to make more money available to market Durban as an attractive tourist destination. This comes after the COVID-19 pandemic, the July 2021 unrest and the recent devastating floods dealt a severe blow to the city's economy.Today marks the final day of the Indaba which is currently underway at the Durban International Convention Centre. The conference has returned following a two year break as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a staggering 45000 delegates from across the continent. Udo Carelse spoke to CEO of the Tourism Business Council of SA, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa.
Clement speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, the Chief Executive Officer at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa about south Africa being open for business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How will local tourism look to capitalise on the recent scrapping of the mandatory requirement for a negative PCR test for vaccinated travellers to enter South Africa? Can the sector truly live again as the new marketing slogan implores us to do? Joining Michael for this discussion is Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of SA; Gillian Saunders, independent tourism consultant and David Frost the CEO of the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association – SATSA
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of SA speaks to John Maytham about South Africa being removed from the UK travel red list and the implications for our tourism sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Terwyl Namibiërs reeds uitsluitsel het oor Covid-maatreëls tot 15 Januarie, wag Suid-Afrikaners nog. Die buurland se Toerisme-sakeraad het gewaarsku dat 'n moontlike verbod op binnelandse reise sal die sektor verder verwoes. Dit kom na die vergadering van die Nasionale Koronavirus-bevelsraad, om moontlike verskerpte Covid-19-beperkings te bespreek. Die uitvoerende hoof van die sakeraad, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, sê die bedryf kan nie die sluiting van strande, parke of die opskorting van enige plaaslike reise bekostig nie, omdat dit 'n groot rol speel in pogings om die bedryf te help herstel:
British Health Secretary Sajid Javid yesterday announced that London will remove all 11 Southern African countries from its COVID-19 travel red list from today because there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant. The British government added the southern African countries - including South Africa, to its red list in late November. Javid says Britain will maintain its temporary testing measures for international travel. The UK travel ban has already caused a lot of damage to South Africa's tourism sector. To find out how the sector is receiving the news of the scrapping of the red list here is Tourism Business Council of South Africa CEO, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Business Council of South Africa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
While President Cyril Ramaphosa kept South Africa at Alert Level 1 for now, the tourism industry is hardest hit as countries suspend flights to and from Southern African countries. Ramaphosa updated the nation about the Omicron variant, which is largely behind the latest increase in positive Covid-19 infections. Tourism Business Council CEO, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa discusses the implications of a hard lockdown and the travel ban on tourism.
Clement speaks to the Tourism Business Council of South Africa CEO, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa and Chairperson of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on vaccines, Prof Barry Schoub on the announcement of a new variant detected in the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
South Africans have taken to various social media platforms to voice their disapproval of the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that government is looking at introducing a vaccine passport system. Speaking during an address to the Nation on Sunday night, Ramaphosa said the proposed passport would be used as evidence of vaccination for travel and other purposes. This was a contradiction to his earlier pronouncement that nobody will be forbidden from travelling or taking part in any public activity, if they have not been vaccinated. For a look at how such a system would affected the already battered tourism industry, we spoke to Chief Executive Officer at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa ...
South Africa has now moved to alert level 3 of lockdown. Is this welcome news for the tourism industry? Bongani speaks to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of Tourism Business Council of South Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
South Africa's tourism sector is reeling from the impact of previous Covid-19 restrictions. Business Day TV spoke to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of SA about his outlook for the sector with the country now at adjusted Alert Level 2 lockdown.
Arabile Gumede speaks to Martin Kingston, Leader of the Economic Intervention work group at Business for South Africa, Lucky Ntimane of the National Liquor Traders Council and Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO at Tourism Business Council of South Africa about the effects that another lockdown and alcohol ban would have on the economy ahead of President Ramaphosa addressing the nation. OneFarm Share, a new digital platform connects farmers with registered charity organisations to assist feeding programmes in vulnerable communities See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the latest business news, we talk about the employment statistics and the President's speech. Ken Swettenham, our business expert, gives us more insights on the Business Wrap. The Buffalo Index looks at what your R100 can get you in holiday accommodation in Cape Town. The COVID business watch looks into how different industries and sectors have been affected by Covid-19, and this week, another features Jonas Zibia, the Operator of House of Branding. He speaks to us more about running a branding business and some of the business lessons he's learned. On the main topic, we talk about the outlook of the Tourism sector during the pandemic. We speak to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, Chief Executive Officer: Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) about the role of tourism in the economy. We then speak to Siphokazi Khoza, Founder & Director of STM travel agency about the experiences of actual travel businesses and tourism operators. wits.journalism.co.za