The Portfolio Tourism Commission has released a briefing from South African Tourism on preparing for a variety of international events, including South Africa hosting, which attended the G20 summit in late 2025 and tourism labor programmes work in this regard. I've received it.
In particular, the committee appealed to the department to ensure that economic opportunities associated with summits and other international events are extended from previously disadvantaged communities to black businesses and small and micro-companies (SMMEs). Ta. The committee also called for the department to hold workshops to empower these sectors.
The committee also expressed concern and requested details on how the department would assure that the G20 tourism plan will be effectively implemented on the ground and how its success will be measured. I did.
Patricia de Lille, the Minister of Tourism, who led the delegation of the department, assured the committee that the government is treating the G20 president extremely seriously. The government is ongoing,” she said, but there is a structure in place to coordinate activities at the national level.
These efforts are led by the Ministry of International Relations and the Administrative Committee. The Tourism Bureau will use the opportunity to showcase the country's rich tourism opportunities, De Lille said. “We are the first country on the African continent to host the G20, so it's a great opportunity for our country. We are very excited and ready,” she added.
The G20 plan is being implemented in collaboration with all partners including the Tourism Bureau, SAT, Tourism Business Council and the host state of Mpumalanga. Partners meet weekly, the department said.
The theme of the G20 Summit is “solidarity, equality and sustainable development” and flows into the four tourism priorities of South Africa's G20 2025 President. These priorities include people-centered artificial intelligence and innovation to enhance travel and tourism startups and SMME. Tourism funding and investments to strengthen equality and promote sustainable development. Air connection for seamless travel. Improved resilience for inclusive and sustainable tourism development.
The department explained that tourism within the G20 is being defended by tourism working groups. Tourism is positioning tourism as a driver of economic, social and environmental change. The working group is also looking to explore the possibility that tourism could support economic recovery and position tourism in the transition to a green economy. The Working Group also aims to clarify and communicate economic development cases for tourism, and will make the voices of the travel and tourism sector mainstream on the global agenda by building a voice that is more effective for the sector. Another goal of the working group is to mobilize collective efforts among the Ministers of Tourism and to create a sensible tourism policy framework that will affect economic development policies at the national level and international level.
The department also said at the briefing that it will hold various G20 tourism working group meetings in Durban and Mpumalanga between March and September, including a meeting of the G20 Tourism Ministers and a tourism financing and investment summit hosted by Minister Delir. I did. . These events aim to promote tourism and promote cooperation between the G20 countries as an economic driver for inclusive and sustainable growth to address a variety of challenges in the tourism sector. Masu. They further highlight the potential of South Africa's tourism, promote sector investment and public partnerships, and align tourism programs with G20 priorities, to ensure community participation, sustainability and sector resilience. We aim to strengthen it.
Additionally, during the G20 2025 presidency in South Africa, all nine states will be exhibited on the website www.g20.org.
Source: SA Congress
