FTTSA will hold its first Stakeholder's Annual Meeting featuring keynote speaker Julian Matthews, Managing Director of Discovery Initiatives, a UK-based tour operator establishing wide-ranging partnerships with conservation agencies and wildlife experts. Discovery Initiatives is a member of the Tour Operators Initiatives (TOI), which promotes sustainability in tourism and is linked to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Julian will be speaking on global market trends in favour of "fair" tourism and implications for South African tourism.

Date: Wednesday 3 March 2004

Time: 10am-12:30pm

Place: SAM, 6th floor, Sandton Sun Hotel, Johannesburg

Respondent to keynote: Tanya Abrahamse, Executive Director of TBCSA

Please RSVP to Ada ada@fairtourismsa.org.za by 20 February 2004

Julian will also be visiting Cape Town to give a similar presentation on 4 March, which will be co-hosted by FTTSA and Cape Town Tourism.

Date: Thursday 4 March 2004

Time: 11am-12:30pm

Place: Nelson Mandela Gateway Auditorium, Cape Town

Respondent to keynote: Sheryl Ozinsky, Manager of Cape Town Tourism

Please RSVP to Kate kate@cape-town.org by 27 February 2004

The two functions are made possible with the generous support of: British Airways, Business Linkages Challenge Fund, Gauteng Tourism Authority, Intercontinental Sandton Sun and Towers, South African Tourism, Spier, Tourism Business Council of South Africa, and the IUCN- World Conservation Union.