Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for enrolling in Tourism Support Programme in person, the applicant has to visit the office of the Department of Tourism of South Africa.
2. The address and contact details of the office of the Department of Tourism can be found in the following link: Link
3. Visit the office and enquire about the procedure to apply for the required Tourism Support Programme as applicable to your need.
4. Follow the instructions of the official at the Tourism Department office and obtain an application form with respect to your requirement.
5. Make sure that you have all the documents required for respective process. Complete the application form as required with relevant information.
6. After completing, attach all the required documents with the application form and submit it at the respective office or department as directed by the official.
7. Pay the fees if necessary. Now, your submitted application and documents will be forwarded for further verification and validation processes.
8. Once all the processes got over, your application will either be approved or rejected and you will be informed about the status and further processes (if any).

• Incorporation Certificate copy
• Valid Tax Clearance Certificate
• B-BBEE level compliance certificate copy
• Public liability cover proof
• Turnover category proof
• Traveller passport copy
• Company profile
• Constitution

NOTE: The required documents may vary depending upon the category.

Department of Toursim - Head Office
Physical Adsress: 17 Trevenna Street,
Tourism House,
Sunnyside
Pretoria
0001
South Africa
Postal Adsress: Private Bag X424
Pretoria
0001
South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 860 868 747 / 0860-TOURISM
Tel: +27 (0) 12 444 6000
Fax : +27 (0) 12 444 7000
E-mail : callcentre@tourism.gov.za
Website link

• The concerned enterprise should be a majority South African and privately owned tourism enterprise.
• It should be tax compliant with the regulations of SARS and compliant with the Tourism B-BBEE code.
• It must be formally registered enterprise in terms of the Companies Act, Co-operative Act and the Trust Property Control Act.

NOTE: Eligibility criteria may vary with respect to the category.

Please approach the authorities for fees details.

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Please visit the following page before proceeding to apply for knowing the procedures to apply under each category of the incentive programme: Link

• Visit the page and click “Current Projects” tab at the top and find “Tourism Incentive Programme” option from the drop-down list.

• Place the cursor and you can find the sub categories, choose the applicable programme category and read the instructions which are available in the page that opens.

• Details of the business
• Business Registration number
• Address details
• Operational details
• Tax clearance PIN
• Director’s details

The Tourism Support Programme is a reimbursable cash grant that aims to support the development of tourism enterprises that will stimulate job creation and increase the geographic spread of tourism investment.

• The grant is for the establishment or expansion of tourism operations such as accommodation services, passenger transport services, tour operators, cultural services, recreational and entertainment services.

• Refer for more information: Link

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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