With South Africa showcasing its tourism abilities for the world at an exhibition in Germany, SA Tourism CEO Sisa Ntshona encouraged young people to consider the tourism industry when thinking of lucrative career opportunities.
Thousands of exhibitors and buyers from all over the world have gathered in Berlin for the International Travel Trade Show, i.e. ITB Berlin.
According to the Tourism Department of SA, the business tourism market generates more than 250,000 direct and indirect jobs per annum, contributing around R115 billion to the South African economy.
South Africa still battles with a high unemployment rate of 26.7%, in spite of showing a slight improvement in the last quarter of 2017.
Ntshona said that tourism can help cope up with this crisis.
To quote Ntshona, “We want to invite young people to consider tourism as a sector that they could get involved in. It’s so wide… from being a tour guide to becoming a tour operator.”
As South Africa celebrates former statesman Nelson Mandela’s centenary, Germany has announced that it will be issuing a postal stamp in Madiba’s memory, which is the first time that the country issues a stamp for a foreign national.
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