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New Tourism Investment Opportunities on offer in National Parks


09 March 2022

Following the inaugural Tourism Investment Summit hosted by South African National Parks (SANParks) in March 2017, the country's body charged with the management of a system of national parks, will host its second Tourism Investment Summit this year through a virtual platform on 31 March 2022.

SANParks Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dumisani Dlamini said, "SANParks has developed a Public Private Partnerships (PPP) portfolio of 60 projects since the adoption of its Commercialisation Strategy in 2000. The portfolio encompasses a diversity of tourism offerings ranging from adventure activities, retail and restaurants to accommodation; cumulatively these projects have contributed over R1,394 billion to SANParks in the last two decades while increasing infrastructure assets to the value of R955 million".

He said this portfolio of PPP's has contributed significantly to the diversification of tourism offerings in the 20 national parks as well as to tourism revenue - the key driver of conservation funding and the sustainability of SANParks.

According to Dlamini, the inaugural SANParks Tourism Investment Summit achieved its objective as in the intervening years SANParks has seen the entry of new players into its PPP programme, many with strong BBBEE credentials, achieving in the process, the transformation and diversification of its concessionaire network.

"And now... with a pipeline of over 100 new PPP opportunities identified for implementation in the next decade as well as the expiration of some key concessionaire contracts including the Table Mountain Cable Car, Cape Point and lodges in the Kruger in the next three to five years; this is an opportune time to host a second summit," said Dlamini.

The second SANParks Tourism Investment Summit will host keynote speakers and a panel of experts who will share insights into the PPP business model as well as lend their perspectives to the future prospects of the South African tourism sector.

Register to attend the virtual SANParks Tourism Investment Summit.

Issued by:
South African National Parks

Media enquiries:
Rey T Thakhuli
SANParks General Manager: Media, PR & Stakeholder Relations
Tel: 012 426 5170; Cell: 073 373 4999 or email: rey.thakhuli@sanparks.org

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My view is if you can visit Kruger in the next year or so do that, because it will never be the same, it will turn into an zoo or amusement park, the animals will move away into Mozambic or just hide

harrys wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:04 am My view is if you can visit Kruger in the next year or so do that, because it will never be the same, it will turn into an zoo or amusement park, the animals will move away into Mozambic or just hide

Its already like that in the South

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Anyway after going to overcrowded Camping with completely disfunctional camp Sites in Sept last year yes even in Tsendze >> no Showerheads in the Ablutions once the PRIDE of Kruger camps and now ONE Tap in Punda Maria Campsite to serve 58 Campsites!! there used to be 12!!! we are not going back there again for a LOOOONG time with the sad degeneration that HAS taken place and not to mention the R 25 000 Fuel Bill to and from PE and a Months driving around on a Tiny Pension >> Addo and Mt Zebra Park will have to suffice until the Lotto comes in >> . Sad as I have been every year apart from Covid first year since 1951 >> so let me remember how it was when the Lower Sabie Road was Dirt and the parafin lights in rickety huts

That is why we fight, Peter!

SANParks is so busy selling new businesses that they have become deaf and blind to insider problems. People are protesting all over the place and even the employees admit it, but nothing is being done

I wonder how much SANParks have paid Mr what'shisname for the time he has been studying the prospectives of Kruger? Also he admitted that maintenance is one of the problems.

And politics and transformation thrown neatly into the works.