“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela
Designed to convert consumer needsinto instant payment confirmed business to improve occupancy rates and product sales.
AtGlobalUbuntuTravelconnectitisallaboutcreatinghugedemandfortheaccommodation,productsandservicesofferedbythetourismandtourismeconomy industryandtothenservicetheconsumerinterestcreatedbythisdemandthrougha tailormadeanddedicateddomesticmulti-channelretailnetwork.Theretailnetworkis designedandappliedtoaddressandconvertthedivergentholidayandleisureneeds ofbudgetdomesticconsumersintorealtimepaymentconfirmedbusinessatanynetwork point of sale.Thekeyelements,applicationsandprogramsofourCo-operativeHospitalityHubare designedtofacilitatevolumetransactionswhilestimulatingdevelopmentandgrowthto deliver more business to boost industry occupancy rates and product sales.
A FORMULA YOU CAN NOT AFFORD TO IGNORE…LET US SHOW YOU. HOW
Co-operative Hospitality Portal
Thejourneyfollowedafteraremarkataboardmeetingthatthedomestic tourismsectorissupposedtoprovidethebaselineforfuturetourismdevelopment andgrowthbutthatitisnotstructuredorgearedtodosoeffectively.And further,thatcompaniesandstakeholdersinvolvedintheindustryfindthemselves inacomfortzonetoserviceonlytheformalindustrysectorwithlittleornotime andresourcesavailabletoinvestigateanddevelopastructurethatwillservice theactualneedsoftheinformalsector.....otherthanattemptingtoservice domesticsupplyanddemandasbestitcanthroughtheglobaldistributions systems prevalent in the formal sector.Oneofthefoundermemberstookituponhimselftoinvestigatetheoriginand truthbehindthisremarkandeventuallydiscoveredagapasbigasthe Kimberleyholebetweenfirstandsecondeconomysupplyanddemandinthe industry,andatourismiceberginindustryservicedeliveryfavouringonlythe businesstravellerandrichandaffluentholidayandleisureconsumeratthetip, leavingthousandsofdomesticbudgetholidayandleisureconsumerand thousandsmoreSMMEindustryaccommodationowners,operatorsandservice providerstobattleconductingqualitybusinessinamuddled,largelyfragmented, non-regulated and non-monitored domestic industry sector. Itthenfurthertranspiredthatthisgapinfirstandsecondeconomysupplyand demandandthedistinctionbetweentourismfacilitationintheformaland informaltourismsectorswereindeedacharacteristicoftheindustryinall developingcountriesonthecontinent,resultingintheboardmemberanda coupleofentrepreneurialassociatescomingtoadecisiontopullfundsand resourcestodevelopandcommissionaportalandcommunicationframework thatwilleffectivelymanage,market,promote,exposeandservicethedomestic tourismsectorinSouthAfrica,countriesintheSouthernAfricanDevelopment Community and countries further afield on the Continent.
Our story begins some years back with a grass roots research journey into the tourism industry.
Convenient Efficient Reliable
About Us
It’s Under the great Tourism Icebergthat the financial rewards exist.
Applying structure to the domestic tourism sector unlocks rewards and benefits for agreaterparticipationintheindustryfor23millioneconomicactivedomestic consumersinLSMgroups4to8,aswellasthethousandsofSMMEoperators, productownersandserviceprovidersdoingbusinessintheinformalindustry under the surface of the Tourism Iceberg.ForthisenormousmarketsectorunderthesurfaceoftheTourismIcebergTravelHub Africa makes . . . • Finding suitable accommodation, products and services much easier.• Finding affordable accommodation, products and services much easier.• Booking and/or purchasing of the accommodation, products and services much easier.
OneoftheincorporatesofGlobalUbuntuTravelConnect,asaco-optedmember oftheBusinessUnitySouthAfrica(BUSA)andNationalEconomicDevelopmentand LabourCouncil(NEDLAC)Team,in2012/2013advisedtheMinisterofTourismand theNationalDepartmentontheprovisionsofthethenDraftTourismBillpromulgated intolawin2014asAct43of2014.Hewasable,atthetime,tosharewiththe teamandthelawmakersvaluablefindingsderivedfromthisgrassrootsresearch intoallaspectsofthedomestictourismsector,particularlythoseidentifiedas possiblestumblingblockstoachievethevisionfortourismoftheNational DevelopmentPlan(NDP)andtheNationalTourismSectorStrategy(NTSS)ofthe DepartmentofTourismtodevelopandgrowtheindustrytofulfilitsbaselineroleas thebiggestcontributortotheGrossDomesticProductandproviderofsustainable jobs. AlmostalloftheresearchfindingsandtheprovisionsoftheActhavenowbeen incorporatedinonewayoranotheraskeyelementsoftheGlobalUbuntuTravel Connect™portalandframework,enablingtheMinisterandtheDepartmentto analyseanddisseminateinformationanddataontourism,monitorindustry developmentsandtrendsandtoplanforthefuturedevelopmentandgrowthofthe industry with access to dated and reliable statistics.
Our story begins some years back with a grass roots research journey into the tourism industry.
A FORMULA YOU CAN NOT AFFORD TO IGNORE…LET US SHOW YOU. HOW
Designed to convert consumer needsinto instant payment confirmed business to improve occupancy rates and product sales.
About Us
It’s Under the great Tourism Icebergthat the financial rewards exist.
Applyingstructuretothedomestictourismsectorunlocksrewards andbenefitsforagreaterparticipationintheindustryfor23 millioneconomicactivedomesticconsumersinLSMgroups4to8, aswellasthethousandsofSMMEoperators,productownersand serviceprovidersdoingbusinessintheinformalindustryunderthe surface of the Tourism Iceberg.ForthisenormousmarketsectorunderthesurfaceoftheTourism Iceberg Global Ubuntu Travel Connect makes . . . •Findingsuitableaccommodation,productsandservicesmuch easier.•Findingaffordableaccommodation,productsandservicesmuch easier.•Bookingand/orpurchasingoftheaccommodation,productsand services much easier.
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela
Designed to convert consumer needsinto instant payment confirmed business to improve occupancy rates and product sales.
A FORMULA YOU CAN NOT AFFORD TO IGNORE…LET US SHOW YOU. HOW
Co-operative Hospitality Hub
Thejourneyfollowedafteraremarkataboardmeetingthatthedomestictourism sectorissupposedtoprovidethebaselineforfuturetourismdevelopmentandgrowth butthatitisnotstructuredorgearedtodosoeffectively.Andfurther,thatcompanies andstakeholdersinvolvedintheindustryfindthemselvesinacomfortzonetoservice onlytheformalindustrysectorwithlittleornotimeandresourcesavailableto investigateanddevelopastructurethatwillservicetheactualneedsoftheinformal sector.....otherthanattemptingtoservicedomesticsupplyanddemandasbestit can through the global distributions systems prevalent in the formal sector.Oneofthefoundermemberstookituponhimselftoinvestigatetheoriginandtruth behindthisremarkandeventuallydiscoveredagapasbigastheKimberleyhole betweenfirstandsecondeconomysupplyanddemandintheindustry,andatourism iceberginindustryservicedeliveryfavouringonlythebusinesstravellerandrichand affluentholidayandleisureconsumeratthetip,leavingthousandsofdomesticbudget holidayandleisureconsumerandthousandsmoreSMMEindustryaccommodation owners,operatorsandserviceproviderstobattleconductingqualitybusinessina muddled,largelyfragmented,non-regulatedandnon-monitoreddomesticindustry sector. Itthenfurthertranspiredthatthisgapinfirstandsecondeconomysupplyanddemand andthedistinctionbetweentourismfacilitationintheformalandinformaltourismsectors wereindeedacharacteristicoftheindustryinalldevelopingcountriesonthecontinent, resultingintheboardmemberandacoupleofentrepreneurialassociatescomingtoa decisiontopullfundsandresourcestodevelopandcommissionaportaland communicationframeworkthatwilleffectivelymanage,market,promote,exposeand servicethedomestictourismsectorinSouthAfrica,countriesintheSouthernAfrican Development Community and countries further afield on the Continent.
Our story begins some years back with a grass roots research journey into the tourism industry.
About Us
It’s Under the great Tourism Icebergthat the financial rewards exist.
Applyingstructuretothedomestictourismsectorunlocksrewardsandbenefitsfora greaterparticipationintheindustryfor23millioneconomicactivedomestic consumersinLSMgroups4to8,aswellasthethousandsofSMMEoperators, productownersandserviceprovidersdoingbusinessintheinformalindustryunder the surface of the Tourism Iceberg.ForthisenormousmarketsectorunderthesurfaceoftheTourismIcebergTravelHubAfrica makes . . . • Finding suitable accommodation, products and services much easier.• Finding affordable accommodation, products and services much easier.• Booking and/or purchasing of the accommodation, products and services much easier.ConvenientEfficientReliable
AtGlobalUbuntuTravelconnectitisallaboutcreatinghugedemandfortheaccommodation,productsandservicesofferedbythetourismandtourismeconomy industryandtothenservicetheconsumerinterestcreatedbythisdemandthrougha tailormadeanddedicateddomesticmulti-channelretailnetwork.Theretailnetworkis designedandappliedtoaddressandconvertthedivergentholidayandleisureneeds ofbudgetdomesticconsumersintorealtimepaymentconfirmedbusinessatany network point of sale.Thekeyelements,applicationsandprogramsofourCo-operativeHospitalityHubare designedtofacilitatevolumetransactionswhilestimulatingdevelopmentandgrowthto deliver more business to boost industry occupancy rates and product sales.
Thejourneyfollowedafteraremarkataboardmeetingthatthe domestictourismsectorissupposedtoprovidethebaselineforfuture tourismdevelopmentandgrowthbutthatitisnotstructuredorgeared todosoeffectively.Andfurther,thatcompaniesandstakeholders involvedintheindustryfindthemselvesinacomfortzonetoservice onlytheformalindustrysectorwithlittleornotimeandresources availabletoinvestigateanddevelopastructurethatwillservicethe actualneedsoftheinformalsector.....otherthanattemptingto servicedomesticsupplyanddemandasbestitcanthroughtheglobal distributions systems prevalent in the formal sector.Oneofthefoundermemberstookituponhimselftoinvestigatethe originandtruthbehindthisremarkandeventuallydiscoveredagapas bigastheKimberleyholebetweenfirstandsecondeconomysupply anddemandintheindustry,andatourismiceberginindustryservice deliveryfavouringonlythebusinesstravellerandrichandaffluent holidayandleisureconsumeratthetip,leavingthousandsofdomestic budgetholidayandleisureconsumerandthousandsmoreSMME industryaccommodationowners,operatorsandserviceprovidersto battleconductingqualitybusinessinamuddled,largelyfragmented, non-regulated and non-monitored domestic industry sector. Itthenfurthertranspiredthatthisgapinfirstandsecondeconomy supplyanddemandandthedistinctionbetweentourismfacilitationin theformalandinformaltourismsectorswereindeedacharacteristicof theindustryinalldevelopingcountriesonthecontinent,resultinginthe boardmemberandacoupleofentrepreneurialassociatescomingtoa decisiontopullfundsandresourcestodevelopandcommissiona portalandcommunicationframeworkthatwilleffectivelymanage, market,promote,exposeandservicethedomestictourismsectorin SouthAfrica,countriesintheSouthernAfricanDevelopmentCommunity and countries further afield on the Continent.