City unveils team of 60 tourism ambassadors to enhance safety and tourism experience
JOHANNESBURG – MMC for Economic Development Leah Knott City unveils team of 60 tourism ambassadors to enhance safety and tourism experience.
The MMC for Economic Development Leah Knott has welcomed 60 newly trained tourism ambassadors who will be deployed across various tourism nodes and attractions in a bid to ensure that Johannesburg continues to be a thriving and safe tourism destination.
“Part of the programme included elements of linking ambassadors with visible policing and safety to deliver pleasant tourism experiences. The initiative is also geared to create Johannesburg tourism ambassadors who are knowledgeable about attractions and their key selling points,” said Knott.
“Furthermore, the majority of the ambassadors with a matric qualification were selected from the Department of Public Safety’s unemployed youth database.”
🎥 WATCH: #JoziTourismAmbassadors MMC @LeahK28 welcomes the Region D ambassadors to the programme with words of encouragement ^GZ
➡️ @visitjoburg
➡️ @JHBEconomicDev pic.twitter.com/EsOpUGiS8t— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) July 5, 2019
#JoziTourismAmbassadors Our 60 ambassadors were selected from applicants in the @CoJPublicSafety unemployed youth database. They will be trained and then deployed for 3 years ^GZ pic.twitter.com/MwGHqE3Y5J
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) July 5, 2019
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https://midrandreporter.co.za/214732/joburg-city-launches-tourism-ambassador-programme/
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