ALL EYES ON SOUTH AFRICA IN 2010!
Cape Town, South Africa - The 2010 World Cup has opened up about 80,000 job opportunities in the local tourism and hospitality sectors.
Cape Town, South Africa - The 2010 World Cup has opened up about 80,000 job opportunities in the local tourism and hospitality sectors.
This was disclosed by a skills audit by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) here.
The audit indicated that over the next three years, the industry will require about 24,100 cooks and chefs, 23,500 waiters and waitresses, 15,000 cleaners, 7,800 cashiers and 8,000 managerial staff. The tourism industry is to make up about 12 per cent of the country’s GDP by the time the 2010 World Cup comes around.
The industry currently contributes about 8.2per cent of the national GDP, which is a R79 billion contribution.
South African tourism is expecting about 450,000 international travellers in the space of six weeks during the World Cup. (SOURCE)