ADDING VALUE TO TRAVEL & TOURISM

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

5. 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

6. 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)

7. OUR PROJECTS:

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

9. Who?

10. 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 isvoluntary, the amount paiddoes notconstitute 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

11. 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

12. 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 – www.tomsa.co.za • SOCIAL MEDIA – @TOMSA98 • Email: membership@tbcsa.travel

13. 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

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

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

16. QUESTIONS??

17. THANK YOU Contact Details:Boitumelo Moleleki - Membership@tbcsa.travelReinhardt Smith - Tomsa@tbcsa.travel Tel - 012 654 2600