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SAACI PRESENTATION TO PARLIAMENT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM 7 FEBRUARY 2012. SAACI Southern African Association for the Conference Industry. Formed in 1987 Members representative of all role players and service providers in business tourism industry - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SAACI PRESENTATION TO
PARLIAMENT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON
TOURISM
7 FEBRUARY 2012
SAACISouthern African Association
for the Conference Industry
• Formed in 1987
• Members representative of all role players and service providers in business tourism industry
• 4 Provincial Branches – KZN, NTB, WC & EC
Vision•To be the one voice of the
business tourism industry
•To be a recognised partner to the public and private sectors
•To be the conference / meetings association of choice
Mission
To empower people whilst continuously developing
sustainable business tourism in Southern Africa
SAACI MEMBERSHIP
KZN Members 192
NTB Members 540
Eastern Cape Members 69
Western Cape Members 290
TOTAL 1091
SAACI MEMBERSHIP (Continued)
2011/2012 fees
Individual members 300 R1 360.00 per person
Company A members 277 R3 580.00 per
company
Company B members 14 R10 650.00per
company
Patrons 7 R27 450.00per
company
STRUCTURE
• National Board = 16 Members
Composition/Portfolios:National ChairVice ChairTreasurerGeneral ManagerSecretariat4 x Branch Chairs7 x Forum Chairs
SAACI ORGANOGRAM
SAACI ORGANOGRAM
National Chair National vice Chair
Treasurer Public Officer
KZN Branch Chair NTB Branch Chair
W Cape Branch Chair E Cape Branch Chair
C&E Forum Chair Venue Forum Chair
Services Forum Chair Technical Forum Chair
Transport Forum ChairDestination Marketing Forum
Chair
Exhibition Forum Chair
General Manager
Executive Assistant Membership Administrator
Marketing/PR Financial Secretariat
1. Conference & Events Forum2. Venues Forum 3. Exhibition Forum4. Destination Marketing Forum5. Technical Forum6. Transport Forum7. Services Forum
FORUMS
Forum Objectives
• C&E Accreditation & Professionalism
• Venues Pricing and Standards
• Destination Educating provincial bodies and
approach
• Technical Marketing expertise & training
• Transport Contribution within conference market & importance of relationship
• Services Small entrepreneurial possibilities & education of market
• Exhibition Importance of Confex & affect on congress
Tourism Growth, Development and Transformation
Growth and Development• SAACI provided input into the National
Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS)• SAACI provided input into the Draft Tourism
Bill• SAACI will provide input into the National
Events Strategy draft• SAACI is an active member of the Tourism
Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) – the umbrella organisation for the travel and tourism private sector in South Africa
Tourism Growth, Development and Transformation
Quality Assurance• Tourism Grading Council of SA (TGCSA) –
SAACI reviewed the minimum grading criteria for conference facilities and including universal accessibility
• SAACI members are encouraged to be graded by TGCSA
Tourism Growth, Development and Transformation (Continued)
People Development• National Tourism Careers Exhibition – an
initiative of the Department of Tourism – SAACI participated to promote the events/meetings industry as a possible career path for Grade 12 learners
• SAACI Youth Development through SAACI Branches – annual industry student bursaries
• SAACI membership supports the employment of interns for practical experience
• SAACI is involved with SSETA and the development of certification and designations for event co-ordinators and event managers
Tourism Growth, Development and Transformation (Continued)
Service Excellence• SAACI hosts educational sessions alongside
Meetings Africa : topic to address Service Excellence in the industry - Department of Tourism has been invited to participate
Responsible Tourism• SAACI is a founding member of the Events
Greening Forum and serves on the Board• SAACI is a signatory to the Fair Trade in
Tourism SA (FTTSA) Code against Child Sex Tourism and Trafficking in South Africa
Tourism Growth, Development and Transformation (Continued)
Business and events tourism• SAACI members continuously bid to attract
international events / meetings• SAACI members are encouraged to work in
a coordinated manner to attract international business, eg. cities should not compete against one another
• Support of the newly formed National Convention Bureau – Executive Manager serves on the SAACI Board
• Strengthening and encouragement of the accreditation of SAACI PCO members
Tourism Growth, Development and Transformation (Continued)
Business and events tourism (Continued)• Future accreditation for members of the
Forums representing these sectors
Tourism Development, Growth and Transformation (Continued)
Transformation• SAACI promotes that all SAACI company
members become B-BBEE compliant – membership application form requests B-BBEE certificate
• Tourism BEE Charter – SAACI participation and input
• Mentoring of new entrants into the industry to create an environment of nurturing to serve on SAACI structures
ACCURATE STATISTICS• Lack of accurate statistics for Business
Tourism• Fragmented and quality of business
tourism research• International Congress and Convention
Association (ICCA) rankings (2010):* SA ranked 36 out of 93 countries
Total of 345 cities:* CT ranked 46 with 41 meetings* DBN ranked 181 with 10 meetings* JHB ranked 206 with 9 meetings
CHALLENGES
B-BBEE
• B-BBEE – skills, education & training
• Services Seta – slow processes for funding applications and no feedback
• Current punitive regulatory environment is not conducive for small businesses
CHALLENGES (Continued)
B-BBEE
• Establish an education fund to be used for the development of identified students / graduates in the industry
• Associations could be effectively used as channels for transformation and job creation
CHALLENGES (Continued)
COMPETITIVENESS• Competitiveness of tourism products &
services• Bridging fund to bring international
events / meetings to SA• Visa waiver• Closer working relationship with SAA
for competitive group fares• Impact of excessive transport costs,
eg. road tolls• Value of experience and in-service
training not understood or appreciated
CHALLENGES (Continued)
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR DIVIDE
• Business tourism is not fully recognised by all Government departments as a bona fide GDP contributing sector of tourism
• Draft Tourism Bill and Draft Domestic Tourism Growth Strategy excludes business tourism
• Public and private sector divide when bidding and hosting
CHALLENGES (Continued)
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR DIVIDE
• Lack of collaboration within all Government Departments, tourism authorities and agencies and SAACI
• Short lead-times for meetings and feedback into Government documents
CHALLENGES (Continued)
Thank You