Launch of 2010 Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Rustenburg by the Deputy Minister of Tourism

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Tokozile Xasa, will officially launch the 2010 Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Rustenburg on Monday, 21 September 2009.

The newly constructed centre is intended to provide a one-stop information service to tourists requiring information on a wide range of tourism aspects including tourism information enquiries, reservations, accommodation, tours, vehicle hire, entertainment, dining, sports, adventure, shopping, travel tips. The centres create easy access and awareness of tourism related facilities within an area.

The VIC’s funded by our department have been developed in five of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa host cities. The Rustenburg VIC launch is the third of the five such centres to be launched.

Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape and Polokwane in Limpopo have already been launched. Nelspruit in Mpumalanga and Bloemfontein in the Free State will be launched in the near future. These less visited provinces were earmarked for the VIC’s in preparation for the 2010 Soccer World Cup South Africa™, but also to grow tourism arrivals both locally and internationally.

The primary objective of the VIC project is to effectively address the tourism needs of visitors expected to converge in the five host cities in 2010 and beyond.

All the VIC’s also boast a specially designed information and reservation system tailored to cater for the South African market.

Media is invited to attend this event.

Launch details:

Date: Monday, 21 September 2009
Time: 10h00 to 14h00
Venue: Rustenburg Visitors Information Centre, Corner Kloof and Nelson
Mandela drive

RSVP:
Judith van der Merwe
Cell: 083 321 2617
Tel: 012 310 3309
E-mail: jvdmerwe@deat.gov.za, or

Xolani Ngqoshela
Tel: 012 310 3078
Cell: 084 942 3399
E-mail: XNgqoshela@deat.gov.za

Tebogo Molete
Cell: 083 383 9298
Tel: 014 590 3277
E-mail: tmolete@rustenburg.gov.za

For media queries contact:
Roopa Singh
Cell: 082 225 3076

Tebogo Molete
Cell: 083 383 9298

Issued by: Ministry of Tourism
16 September 2009

 

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