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22 November 2011
Midrand
Tourism bares teeth
The Midrand Tourism Network
has invited tourism-related product and service providers to
join its ranks. |
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Marlene Haig,
chairman of the Midrand Tourism Network |
One of the 12 networks of the
newly established Midrand Forum, it has hotels, bed and
breakfast establishments, lodges, guest houses, transport
and shuttle services and restaurants as entities under its
umbrella.
Marlene Haig, chairman of the Midrand Tourism Network, said,
"The Midrand Forum has opened up many opportunities for
tourism in Midrand because one of its primary objectives is
to develop and promote the area as southern Africa's premier
meeting, business and lifestyle destination.
"After the launch of the forum recently, we had a lot of
interest in what's happening here, which is a positive sign,
especially when you consider that tourism in general is
having a tough time with a lot of establishments closing
their doors."
Haig said the first phase of the network's tourism strategy
was to align the local tourism industry, repackage its
services and products and also market it to businesses in
Midrand, Johannesburg and Pretoria.
The Midrand Tourism Network is set to host the first of an
ongoing series of product tours throughout Midrand in
January. The media, product specialists from Johannesburg,
Gauteng and South Africa's tourism sectors as well as tour
operators will scout Midrand to get a first-hand view of
what it has to offer. |
News clip from
www.looklocal.co.za |