Gauteng Guides Association

Press Release
Federation of South African Tourist Guide Associations.

At a special meeting, held in the auditorium of Museum Africa, New Town, Johannesburg, a new Constitution was drafted for the Federation of South African Tourist Guides Associations.
This Federation will now be able to speak as one voice on behalf of all Tourist Guide Associations and their members, the tourist guides, in South Africa.

The main objective is to create a new awareness on the role the Tourist Guide is playing in the tourism industry. Further to address issues such a professionalizing the industry and negotiate with other role players.
The Federation will consist of two tiers of memberships.
The Federation will be headed by a National Executive Committee, which was elected from the National Representative Committee.
The National Representative Committee is what it says, representing all constituted tourist guides associations in South Africa.
A full time office with a secretary will be set up in the near future.
The National Executive Committee is:
Chair person : Fanie Terblanche 082 881 2690
Vice Chair :Philip Coetzee 083 317 7687
Treasurer : Johan van Biljon 083 655 1997
Additional Members: Ken Gillings, Nadia Mayes, Jenny Briscoe, Yvette Odendaal, Pippa Wordie Edward Hung and Willem Heckroodt.

The Federation can be contacted by phoning the numbers listed about or at e-mail: fsatga@gmail.com with
Website: www.fsatga.org
Issued by the National Executive Committee.