Highlights 2009

Publications
Articles: 21
Manuals: 4

Projects: 37

Conferences
National: 1
International: 11

Courses: 3

Post-graduate studies completed
Masters degrees: 12
Doctoral degrees: 2

Three honours-degree projects:

  • Golf day
  • Party bus
  • Mr and Miss Tourism


Various guest lecturers

  • Mr Malcolm Grimbeek – Hunting Legislation
  • Prof E. Slabbert  and Mrs Karin Botha –     Guesthouse management workshop (Harrismith)
  • Mr Joep Stevens – SANParks
  • Mr Theo Venter – Hunting industry
  • Prof Saayman – FIFA Federation trainers training  (Pretoria – Miss Kruger, Mrs Lourens and Mrs du Plessis
  • Mrs Lindie du Plessis – FIFA Federation volunteers training (Rustenburg)
  • Mr Kobus van Wyk – Guesthouse management
  • ABSA: Noelene van Deventer: Business insurance

Excursio events

  • First-years breakfast
  • Fear race
  • Ladies’ night
  • Men’s night
  • Tour to Tsitsikamma
  • North-West University Open day
  • “Boeresport”
  • Year-end function (Dine)


Honours-degree activities

  • Tour to Mozambique
  • Indaba Tourism Trade Show (Durban)
  • Marakele National Park


International conferences

  • Thailand: Chang-Mai (Tourism economics)
  • Italy: Rome (International Atlantic Economic Society)
  • Finland: Savolina (AIEST)
  • South Africa: Port Elizabeth (International Coastal and  Marine Tourism Conference)
  • Brazil: Sao Paulo (International Input-Output Conference)
  • Italy: Florence (ISQOLS)


National conferences

  • Thaba Nchu: (SAMWA)


Future hosted international conferences

  • North-West University: 20-22 October 2009 (ICNT), International competence network of tourism education and research


Courses

  • North-West University: AMOS
  • Stellenbosch: LISREL (SEM)


Projects

  • Socio-economic profile: Parks – Kruger National Park
  • Marketing surveys: Kruger National Park, Marakele, Mapungubwe, Mountain Zebra, Karoo Namaqua, Addo, Golden Gate, Augrabies, Kgalagadi, West Coast
  • Socio-economic profile: Festivals – Innibos, Aardklop, Grahamstown, KKNK, Whacky Wine, Cultivaria
  • Entrepreneurship: Grahamstown, Aardklop
  • Strategic Plan 2005 –  Audit (Sport and events facilities): Sasolburg
  • Visitors survey – Potchefstroom
  • Socio-economic impact study: Northern Cape Hunting Industry
  • Marketing analysis: Cricket/DEAT
  • Student travel: National and international

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