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We asked Thebe Tourism Group these questions:

• Q1: In a nutshell, what does Thebe Tourism Group do?

  We are an investment holding company focussing on strategic tourism-related investments.

  Q2: When was the company established?

  2002

  Q3: Where are the company headquarters?

  Our headquarters are based in Rosebank, Johannesburg, while our operations office based in Century City, Cape Town.

  Q4: How many people are employed at Thebe Tourism Group?

  We have 8 permanent employees in the Thebe Tourism Group office, but we have 7 subsidiaries/subsidiary companies with employee numbers ranging from twenty-five to thousands of employees.

  
  

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  Vusi Khanyile (pictured) is the Executive Chairma of Thebe Tourism Group.

  Q5: What awards is Thebe Tourism most proud of?

  Recent awards that we are proud of are: Thebe Tourism Group's most improved controlled company in the Thebe Investments stable and subsidiary awards:

  • Cape Point's national Lilizela award for scenic beauty;

  • Club Travel was named both South Africa and Africa's Leading Travel Agency at the 22nd annual World Travel Awards.

  This makes it the 9th consecutive year that Club Travel has been honoured with the prestigious title of 'Africa's Leading Travel Agency'.

  Q6: Who are the directors of Thebe Tourism Group?

  • Vusi Khanyile - Executive Chairman.

  • Jerry Mabena - Chief Executive Officer: Thebe Services Division

  • Anita Mendiratta

  • Refiloe Nkadimeng - Group Financial Director

  • Bernard Marobe

  • Yvonne Dladla

  
  

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  Q7: What are the major highlights for Thebe Tourism Group in 2015/2016?

  The first major highlight for us in this year has been the launch of the reality Travel TV Show: Holiday Swap KZN in conjunction with Tourism KwaZulu Natal.

  Not only did it receive fantastic reviews from viewers and industry alike, but it was ranked as the second most watched Reality TV show on South African Television while on air.

  We brought the province of KwaZulu Natal and its unique tourism offerings into millions of viewers' lounges every Monday for 13 weeks.

  The second highlight was the launch of our Thebe Travel Card - A card which allows an individual to travel now and pay later, or to layby certain holiday packages and travel once payments have been completed. We undertook this initiative to make travel affordable for everyone.

  Q8: What is the Group's vision and mission?

  Living true to our pay-off line, which is: "Building communities. Our bottom Line", we are dedicated to transformation in the tourism sector and making tourism accessible and affordable for all South Africans; while having a responsibility toward social and environmental impacts.

  

  To find out more, visit Thebe Tourism Group's website here.