{"id":167,"date":"2014-07-07T13:52:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T13:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebe.co.za\/thebeblog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2014-07-08T10:52:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T10:52:33","slug":"spotlight-on-thebe-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebe.co.za\/thebeblog\/2014\/07\/spotlight-on-thebe-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Thebe Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thebe Tourism has enjoyed much success since its conception in 2001. It&#8217;s success can be largely attributed to the long term investment strategy and a number of successful investments. &#8220;Thebe Tourism Group has invested in businesses that deliver sustainable returns and share the key values of Thebe,&#8221; says Brett Hendricks, General Manager of Thebe Tourism Group.<\/p>\n<p>The subsidiaries and associate companies of Thebe Tourism are Travelex Africa, Club Travel, Thebe Reed Exhibitions, Thebe Tourism Retail Group, Tour da Afrique, Compass Group SA and\u00a0 Cape Point Partnership. &#8220;These businesses show good growth year on year; they drive innovation and are responsive to the changes within their markets,&#8221; Brett says.<\/p>\n<p>Thebe has an important presence in the tourism industry. &#8220;The group plays a role in most parts of the tourism value chain, which is key to maximise the spend by the consumer and to promote synergy between the group companies,&#8221; Brett explains.<\/p>\n<p>As the General Manager, Brett is responsible for strategy formulation and for performance measurement against the objectives set. &#8220;I am pleased with what we have achieved thus far,&#8221; he says. Club Travel was voted Africa&#8217;s Leading Travel Agent for a 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0successive year and Cape Point won a Trip Advisor award of excellence. Carol Weaving, MD of Thebe Reeds Exhibitions, was named the Top Performing Businesswoman of the Year at the African Access National Business Awards 2013. &#8220;We have enjoyed some great successes this year,&#8221; he confirms.<\/p>\n<p>Building on the success of this year, Thebe Tourism has an exciting vision for the year ahead. &#8220;We are now focusing on strengthening the Thebe Tourism Group mix and growing the public travel market.&#8221; To this end they are employing ways to increase the number and the quality of travel through Thebe Tourism. 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