South African Department of Tourism Partners with Google and Airbnb

The Department of Tourism has recently partnered with Google and Airbnb. The multinational technology companies will be collaborating with the department on a host of initiatives. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille said that private-public partnerships are important to grow the South African tourism industry.

In the past three months the Department of Tourism has partnered with multinational tech companies Google and Airbnb in a bid to grow the sector and enhance services, amongst other objectives. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille co-signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dr Alistair Mokoena, the country director for Google South Africa, on 13 November with the goal of harnessing Google's technological expertise to boost South African tourism. This followed a memorandum of understanding signed on 29 August by De Lille with the global accommodation platform Airbnb. In the statement announcing the Google partnership, De Lille explained the benefit of partnerships with tech companies for the departmen

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Trevor Noah reacts to R33m South African Tourism dealThe stand-up comedian says there is no funny business with regard to his partnership with the country's tourism body.
Source: BoksburgNews - 🏆 40. / 51 Read more »

South African start-ups are heading overseas in search of growth - Department of Small BusinessMany South African start-ups are heading overseas as funding challenges and regulatory issues stifle chances of growth.
Source: News24 - 🏆 4. / 80 Read more »