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19 November 2012
SA Tourism appoints Americas regional director
Monika Iuel, SA Tourism Regional Director: Americas
© South African Tourism
With Monika’s vast experience and considerable management skills, we are confident she will do an outstanding job working with our country offices, support personnel and, critically, with the tourism trade in the Americas. - Thulani Nzima, SAT CEO
Iuel has for the past 7 years been sales and marketing
director of Your Africa, one of Tourvest Destination Management’s inbound
division brands.
She brings a wealth of tourism industry experience to SAT. She has spent the
last 13 years in senior management positions in the tourism industry and is
well-equipped to lead the growth in tourist arrivals from the critical Americas
market.
Thulani Nzima, SAT CEO, said the US is currently South
Africa’s 2nd largest tourism market. In South America SAT has
seen exciting growth and potential in markets such as Brazil.
'With Monika’s vast experience and considerable management skills, we are
confident she will do an outstanding job working with our country offices,
support personnel and, critically, with the tourism trade in the Americas to
build on the current growth. We are excited to be bringing Monika on board. We look forward to benefiting from her passion
for and deep knowledge of inbound tourism and the international marketplace,
and also from her strong industry relationships,' he said.
Iuel said she was excited to
be joining the SAT team. ‘I’m looking forward to playing my part in taking the
message of our beautiful country to the world. I am committed to delivering
results and am confident that my years in the tourism industry will benefit the
organisation,’ she said.