ADDING VALUE TO TRAVEL & TOURISM Mr. Peter Amblianities, TBCSA PR Officer, TBCSA Mr. Reinhardt Smith, TBCSA Financial Officer, TBCSA MAROPENG CONVERENCE CENTRE 7 NOVEMBER 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS:  About TBCSA  What we do  Member Associations  TBCSA 10 Board-Identified Macroeconomic Priorities  Key Milestones  TOMSA  About TOMSA  TOMSA Association Initiative  Promoting Destination SA  TOMSA Benefits

WHAT WE DO:  To lobby the public sector  To facilitate identified industry programmes  To monitor and influence macro-economic developments which  To administer the collection of TOMSA

MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:  Airlift & Air Access  Land Transport and Infrastructure  Safety & Security  Empowerment & Transformation  Skills & Human Resource Development  Service Quality & Excellence  Destination Marketing  Responsible Tourism  Tourism Investment  Tourism Knowledge & Market Intelligence

KEY MILESTONES:  Collaboration with NDT to develop Tourism Charter, then a first of its kind in the country  Successful lobbying for a dedicated National Ministry of Tourism  Collaboration to develop the National Service Excellence Strategy, which formed the basis of the Tourism Service Excellence Initiative  Collaboration to develop the National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS)

OUR PROJECTS:

Q: HOW CAN YOU ADD VALUE? A: AFFILIATION – GET INVOLVED

Who?

ABOUT TOMSA  Constitutes 1% confirmed booking – accommodation, tour, car rental and/or travel package This is paid to the TBCSA on a monthly basis  TOMSA levy collection is voluntary, the amount paid does not constitute a tax to the business as it is paid by the guest  Of the 500 levy collectors we currently have on the system – 170 in Gauteng  Through TBCSA CEOs Forum we are currently engaging other sectors such as business tourism to support this initiative

TOMSA ASSOCIATION INITIATIVE  The associations are to encourage their members to sign up to collect TOMSA levy  Each association will receive 10% commission of the monthly levies paid by the recruited members of the association

PROMOTING DESTINATION SA  Boost the marketing of destination SA which is driven by SA Tourism  Compete and maintain our visibility locally and in the international arena – we need financial muscle  You have a SAY through:  Sector or Local Tourism Associations  TOMSA AGM  Electronic media:  TOMSA website –  SOCIAL MEDIA 

BENEFITS  10% Discount on participation at INDABA  Discounts on Grading  TOMSA collectors are offered an opportunity to provide input and receive feedback about the SA Tourism’s annual performance planning process  Tourism BEE score card TOMSA levy collectors receive 3% toward score

Q: HOW CAN YOU ADD VALUE? A: BECOME A LEVY COLLECTOR

HOW TO BECOME A LEVY COLLECTOR  Start by filling in a contract. (Website)  Submit to TOMSA. ( or Fax)  Get account/reference number.  Use your account/reference number when making payment.  When payment is received, a tax invoice is issued and ed to the contact’s address.

QUESTIONS??

THANK YOU Contact Details: Boitumelo Moleleki - Reinhardt Smith - Tel