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TThe South Africa National Convention Bureau (SANCB) is calling on organisations, corporates and associations to submit applications for the Bid Support Programme.

 The Bid Support Programme provides financial or non-financial support, with the aim to attract international business events (meetings, incentives, conventions and trade exhibitions) to the destination that meets the programme’s minimum criteria. In addition, this programme includes the provision of support to organisations, corporates and associations for the execution of projects aligned with government policies and priorities.

Bid support is recognised nationally and internationally as one of the most important factors for attracting various types of business events, particularly those affiliated with international associations. Accordingly, the SANCB provides dedicated bidding support assistance to meeting planners, incentive and exhibition organisers considering South Africa as their next destination.

The SANCB assists clients in bidding for business events by lending support across the entire bidding process to maximise South Africa's chances of winning the rights to host international and regional business events. Support is given for both the actual bidding process and bid enhancements, such as committing support services to the client during the staging of events.

Research has shown that successful destinations securing international business events provide bid support to enhance their competitiveness when competing against other possible host destinations.

Since the start of the 2022/23 financial year, the SANCB has sourced and submitted 79 bids for international business events to be hosted in South Africa between 2022 and 2029. The 79 bids submissions have a combined estimated economic impact of R1 billion and can potentially attract 40 512 international and regional delegates to South Africa between 2022 and 2029.

Thus far, South Africa has won 34 of the bids submitted for the 2022/23 financial year. These secured business pieces will contribute R288m to South Africa's economy between 2022 - 2025 and attract 13 085 international and regional delegates. The SANCB invested R17.3m in bid submissions through its Bid Support Programme to attract business events linked with the National Government's development priorities. The secured conferences will also contribute to the regional spread of business events and will be hosted in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Hammanskraal, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Durban, Mokgopong, Muldersdrift and Pietermaritzburg.

The SANCB invites all event organisers, to register and submit their applications for support by visiting https://ncbportal.southafrica.net

For more information on the Bid Support Programme criteria and Terms and Conditions, please contact us at convention@southafrica.net or +27 11 895 3000. 

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