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"The T&T Industry in South Africa is expected to produce Rand 17.0 billion of direct Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1998"

"GREEN GLOBE was developed by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)"

"the Earth Council and its Chairman, Dr. Maurice Strong"

"Founded in 1963 by Lawrence R."

"South Africa's Travel & Tourism economy is expected in 1998 to generate Rand 15.0 billion in tax revenue"

"Harvey Golub Chairman... Members of the World Travel & Tourism Council"

"Geoffrey H. Lipman President... Members of the World Travel & Tourism Council"

"concepts contained in WITC's Milleniwn Vision for Africa"

"the World Economic Forum's recent Namibia summit"

"National and local government agencies in South Africa are expected to spend Rand 766 million to provide individual and collective government Travel &"

"amount of funding allocated by government toward that sector"

"Against this background WTTC recommends that the South [African Government]... Make Travel & Tourism a strategic economic and employment priority"

"the government's Tourism in Gear Strategy... sustainable tourist expansion as proposed in Tourism in GEAR"

"WTTC congratulates the South African Government for its forward looking GEAR strategy and also strongly recommends that the key related aspects of the"

"the governments"Tourism Growth Fund" is a vital catalyst"

"WTTC encourages the South African Government to develop a Travel & Tourism Satellite Account, and offers to collaborate in this endeavour."

"Haney Golub Chairman & CEO American Express Company"

"Stephen F. Bollenbach President & CEO Hilton Hotels Corporation"

"Maurice H. Greenberg Chairman. President & CEO American International Group"

"Sir Colin Marshall Chan mat British Airways PLC"

"In support of your South Africa Jobs Summit, the Members of the World Travel & Tourism Council... urge you to reflect the significant job creation pot"

"WTTC supports the effort undertaken by the Government in this area"

"principles of Agenda 21 for the Travel & Tourism Industry developed by WTTC, the World Tourism Organization and the Earth Council"

"principles of Agenda 21 for the Travel & Tourism Industry developed by WTTC, the World Tourism Organization and the Earth Council"

"principles of Agenda 21 for the Travel & Tourism Industry developed by WTTC, the World Tourism Organization and the Earth Council"

"WTTC will work closely with Reach and Teach to advance these concepts in South Africa"

"WTTC's GREEN GLOBE programme"

"WTTC is working with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee group of the World Bank"

"WTTC urges the South African government to interest and involve the international financing community"

"GREEN GLOBE was developed by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)... with the involvement of the Earth Council"

"South Africa residents will spend just under 6% of their personal expenditures on Travel & Tourism"

"WTTC believes that organisations like the Open Africa Initiative... will continue to work closely with these bodies."

"WTTC believes that organisations like... the University of Pretoria's Centre for Africa-Tourism... will continue to work closely with these bodies."

"WTTC believes that organisations like... the Conservation Corporation... will continue to work closely with these bodies."

"Don Carty Chairman American Airlines"

"The concept has the broad support of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)"

"WTTC recommends... Engage international financial institutions including the World Bank and the African Development Bank to support sustainable touris"

"WTTC recommends... Engage international financial institutions including the World Bank and the African Development Bank to support sustainable touris"

"Bill Gates (Microsoft)"

"Founded in 1963 by Lawrence R. Klein, 1980 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates (WEFA)"

"Chase Econometrics, an independent subsidiary of Chase Manhattan Bank"

"In 1987, WEFA merged with Chase Econometrics... to form the WEFA Group"

"The financial support of American Express is also gratefully acknowledged"

"World Travel & Tourism Council 20 Grovesnor Place London, UK SW1X 7TT"