Tourism source book hits the shelves

THE second and expanded edition of Tourism in South Africa in the New Millennium is now available. According to the book's editor, Marthinus Jordaan, the second edition has 60 contributors, 79 sections, and 451 pages. Fourteen sections of the first edition have been revised. "The second edition contains a new section called financial resources. Also included is a section on the Southern African Association of Tourism Professionals and an index of abbreviations and acronyms," said Jordaan. The book covers, amongst others, the following topics: World Tourism Organisation (WTO), main components of the tourism industry, the history of the tourism industry in South Africa, Tourism Business Council of South Africa, tourism legislation, provincial tourism marketing boards and departments, nature based tourism enterprises, the cultural resources base, travel services, training services, information services and sport tourism. The book is available at selected stores and retails for R150. It can be directly ordered from Jordaan on e-mail: mjsjordaan@intekom.co.za . (Miguel de Sousa)