Tourism award judges announced

Panel members are:

• Dr Razeena Wagiet, executive director: people & conservation at South African National Parks,
  
• Samuel Payne, head of information at UNISA
  
• Stewart Lumka, general manager: tourism & hospitality at Absa Corporate & Business Bank
  
• Lisa-ann Hosking, director: tourism development at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) and
  
• Johann Kotzé, project leader at DEAT.

The award are organised by the Federated Hospitality Affairs and Tourism of Southern Africa (FEDHASA) and supported by various organisations including Absa, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).

Brett Duncan, CEO of FEDHASA, says, “Since the inception of the awards in 2001, they have always emphasised the importance of the credentials of the judges. We see them as playing a pivotal role in assisting entrants, to improve existing or implement new responsible tourism programmes.”

Entrants will be accepted in the following categories: best social involvement programme; best practice-economic impact; best overall environmental management system and best single resources management programme.

Entrants may send in more than one application in the different categories and should be in by 31 August 2007.

Once the finalists have been judged, the final winner will be announced at a ceremony in Johannesburg in October or November.

Go to www.fedhasa.co.za for more information.