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Unified voice to speak for SA tourist guides

Source: Tourism Update, 07/12/2018


The initiative is being spearheaded by the National Department of
Tourism, with Uveshnee Pillay, Director of Tourist Guiding at the
NDT, as the Department`s driver behind the initiative. The aim is
to create a single point of contact for tourist guides across the
country â€` and have inclusive representation of Registered Tourist
Guides â€` to champion their causes within the greater tourism
industry.
While the association will only officially launch next year, a
steering committee has been put in place to set up the initiation
and operating structure of the body. Members of the steering
committee were drawn from industry stakeholders across the full
spectrum of tourism service providers, including tour operators,
guide trainers, specialist and regional guide associations,
industry bodies such as the Southern Africa Tourism Services
Association (Satsa), and parastatals such as SANParks, to ensure
an all-inclusive representation. These include:
• Alisha Belo Kirk (tourist guide) â€` representing the
industry (from Tourvest DMC)
• Bernice Kelly â€` representing nature guides/assessors (from
the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa)
• Francois Gilbert Collin (tourist guide) â€` representing
culture/nature/foreign language guides (French, Spanish and
Portuguese)
• Hannelie du Toit â€` representing the broader interests of
the tourism industry (Satsa)
• Javier Garcia â€` representing the industry (from Kobo
Safaris)
• Jeremy Energy Howard (tourist guide) â€` representing guides
(Cape Tourist Guides Association Vice Chairman)
• Joep Stevens â€` representing the industry (from SANParks)
• Joleen Du Plessis (tourist guide) â€` representing foreign
language guides (German) and the industry (Accredited Guide
Training Service Providers, Western Cape)
• Julien Paul Gregory Janssen â€` representing the industry
(from Cullinan Holdings)
• Kanya Kali (tourist guide) â€` representing guides (legal
representative on the steering committee and a practising lawyer)
• Maria Louise Kruger (tourist guide) â€` representing guides
and the industry (Accredited Guide Training Service Providers,
Gauteng)
• Maura Ronchietto (tourist guide) â€` representing foreign
language guides (from GIGA)
• Zania Collin (tourist guide) â€` representing culture/nature
guides and the industry (training providers and tour directors)
“The NFTGA is about inclusivity, upliftment, empowerment and, most
importantly, access to key decision-makers in government and
parastatals, so that we, as guides, can be recognised as an
important part of the tourism SA family, and not an afterthought
to it,” says Francois Collin.
“For the steering committee, we have looked at associations and
groups that are the most active and visible in negotiating
benefits and representing their members,” continues Collin. “This
does not restrict or place a limit on who will be represented by
the NFTGA; but by bringing the people that we have on board, we
are convinced that we will have a dedicated committee that will
look after the broader interests of the whole guiding community,
and not only that of small groups.”


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