MATCH and S A Tourism met last week, in a meeting moderated by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, to patch up the relationship between the two bodies, reports TravelHub.
Earlier this month S A Tourism resigned its MATCH Board position, saying that it did not support the “bullying” by MATCH of the accommodation industry in respect of its pricing and contract terms.
Both parties reached a “common understanding”, S A Tourism CEO Mosola said. ” S A Tourism will continue to work with MATCH based on fair pricing and terms in an effort to make the 2010 Soccer World Cup a success.” In the meeting fair accommodation pricing and terms, a transparent tour operator programme, and the implementation of a tourism advisory forum were discussed.
Van Schalkwyk said: “The tourism industry has a very good working relationship with FIFA and MATCH. We remain committed as partners to assist MATCH in achieving their target and we will continue to encourage players in the industry to sign up their facilities. Our working relationship is one of mutual respect and partnership and I would like to encourage all role players to ensure that nothing detracts from this.”
No details have been released to the industry as to the specifics of the discussions between MATCH and S A Tourism.
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