Tuks students embrace tourism month spirit

UNIVERSITY of Pretoria tourism management students are living South African Tourism’s new branding statement – ‘It’s Possible’ by embarking on a number of initiatives during tourism month. Third-year tourism management students will be hosting a ‘potjiekos’ (traditional South African stew) competition tomorrow, which promises to reflect South Africa’s special cultural diversity. Honours students will be paying an educational visit to Dubai at the end of September, where they will be exposed to the latest tourism developments and destination marketing initiatives being implemented by the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and Emirates Airlines, which have also provided support for the initiative. The students will be presenting their findings and recommendations to interested industry stakeholders on November 4. (Natalia Thomson