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Focusing on Promoting Southern
Africa’s Tourism, Hospitality and Conference
Industry
We are a fast paced, dynamic hotel, resort,
tourism and conferencing marketing company -
with a core team of individuals who are passionate
about hospitality and top-class service delivery
from every property managed and marketed in our
portfolio.
Committed to service delivery, International Resort
Holdings (Pty) Ltd (IRH) collaborates with their
clients to help them become high-performance
hospitality businesses.
IRH prides itself on quality and excellence, these
two truths are reflected in the way we do business
and in the properties we represent. IRH works in a
holistic manner, ensuring every aspect of a hotel’s
business is carefully marketed to the best of our
potential.
Our Vision:
IRH
encompasses
the most identifiable, leading destinations in
Southern Africa across the globe. IRH hotels and
resorts are not only sought after destinations, but
each property provides a unique experience to the
discerning International and Local business/leisure
traveler.
Our Mission Statement:
 IRH
continuously exceeds the expectations of our Guests
and Shareholders by striving to
higher levels of Excellence in the
properties that we represent
Proactively support and grow the opportunities of
our Southern African and United
States communities in which we
operate
Aggressively
grow the portfolio, achieving global brand loyalty
and sustainability
Ambassador Oscar J Webb
(Chairman)
Oscar J. Webb was recently named Ambassador of
Goodwill for Israel by Gideon Ezra, Minister of
Tourism. The appointment was made during one of
Webb’s many visits to the region. “I am honoured to
serve as Goodwill Ambassador to the State of Israel
and work with my brothers and sisters of the African
Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem – “The Miracle of the
Desert” – in the City of Dimona. As Goodwill
Ambassador, my task is to bring Christians, Jews and
Muslims to the Holy Land and connect with God and
Africa, our Motherland.
To help jumpstart tourism to the Holy Land, Webb
formed Holyland Tourism (Heaven of Earth). Webb was
also recently asked by Anwarul Chowdhurry,
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, to
help promote the “United Nations Culture of Peace
and Community Empowerment” by bridging the digital
divide in all 52 African countries. Ambassador Webb,
along with his United Nations associates, Yehoram
Ben-Shalom and Ramni Klienmann, are developing the
first computer Training Centre in Dimona, Israel.
Prior to his appointment, Webb’s impressive career
is multi-faceted. He currently serves as the
executive director of the National Gaming
Organization, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He also founded Blacks in Gaming (B.I.G.), and is
recognized by many around the nation as the
‘Architect for Diversity’ within the gaming/tourism
industry. A native of Chicago, Webb is a former
business consultant and liaison to federal state and
municipal agencies.
As a retired executive of Brinks Security, his
career in corporate management, entrepreneurship and
political empowerment spans over 35 years. During
his 20 plus years in the banking industry, he
enjoyed the opportunity of working with many
importance agencies such as the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Bureau of Customs, Department of the
Treasury and the Federal Reserve.
An entrepreneur at heart, Webb founded the American
Water Company, co-owner of Osiris Energy and
Environmental Company as well Global Team American.
The latter established to bring jobs to America’s
inner cities. In 1995 he formed the First
African-American / Native-American business
alliance.
Webb also served as advisor to the World Conference
of Mayors, the National Conference of Black Mayors
and the National Indian Gaming Organisation. Sits on
10 boards of directors, and acts as a special
consultant to Black meetings and Tourism Magazine as
well as being key spokes person to the United
Nations.
He has been listed in The Black Book of Who’s Who in
America, and will soon release his own financial
tome, Black Ghetto, Black Gold.
Carl Nell (Director)
Carl’s strong ability to network and to create
relationships in the tourism and hospitality
industry has given Internet Hello South Africa (www.hellosa.co.za)
the leading edge measured by the serves that it
provides and the quality of services offered.
Carl has vast experience in promoting and marketing
the tourism sector as well as selling and organising
multi page website developments and having
previously been awarded A Pan African exclusivity by
City2000 UK ~ Business Directory Search Engine.
Carl founded Internet Hello South Africa cc in
1997. The idea was to create the largest
Independent comprehensive tourism, entertainment and
hospitality website based on South Africa. He is
the firms Project Director and Carl is responsible
for the day to day management of both the site and
staff. He is also responsible for new project
implementation and the running thereof.
Carl is responsible for building and maintaining all
of the relationships that he has with the various
service and product providers in the hospitality
industry that is presently associated with Internet
Hello South Africa, such as South Africa Airways,
Vodacom, Call Mobility, Cointel, MTN, Venue
Finders of which he has worked with for 13 years and
was the GM before its take over by a BEE Consortium,
Bayede (King Goodwill Zwelithini), and developing
relationships with venues, (exclusive Conference,
Hotel, Game Lodges and Spa’s) tourism companies,
restaurants, team building companies and other
related tourism, business and hospitality
products/services offered in South Africa for both
the local an the international market.
By building these relationships with these
companies, Internet Hello South Africa has
eliminated all competitors, as there are no other
hospitality and tourism website that can compete
against the services that Internet Hello South
Africa offers.
Internet Hello South Africa
Internet Hello South Africa is the leading
hospitality and tourism website in Southern Africa
as measured by the services that are provided and
the range of quality of services offered.
Carl has a Diploma in Business Management and has
worked in the past with a large security company as
personnel manager. He was responsible for 700
workers and their salary queries and the handling of
Unions, Manpower’s and Labour Laws.
South Africa Tourism
Southern African's scenic beauty, magnificent
outdoors, sunny climate, cultural diversity and
reputation for delivering value for money have made
it one of the world's fastest growing leisure - and
business - travel destinations.
The country is highly diverse in terms of its
climate, culture, tourist activities and
infrastructure, catering for every tourism niche
from business, eco- and cultural tourism through to
adventure, sport and paleo-tourism.
Tourism is also one of the fastest growing sectors
of South Africa's economy, its contribution to the
country's gross domestic product (GDP) increasing
from 4.6% back in 1993 to 8.3% in 2006. Cape Town
topped the list of favorite long-haul destination
cities, while South Africa was voted the second
favorite long-haul destination country.
A total of 9.07-million foreigners visited South
Africa in 2007 - representing an 8.3% increase over
2006 - as the country broke its annual tourist
arrivals record for the third year running.
Africa remains the country's biggest source market,
with strong growth from the United States pushing it
up into second place. Now the country is gearing up
for the biggest sporting event - 2010 FIFA WORLD
CUP.
FIFA World Cup ~ 2010
Numerous exciting preparations are underway for the
FIFA World Cup 2010. Five of South Africa's football
stadiums are undergoing major upgrades.
They are the two stadiums Soccer City and Ellis Park
in Johannesburg, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the
Royal Bafokeng stadium in Mafikeng (North West
Province), and Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein (Free
State).
Brand new stadiums are being built at Mbombela
in Mpumalanga and at the Nelson Mandela
Metro (Port Elizabeth surrounds) in the
Eastern Cape. Peter Mokaba stadium in
Polokwane (Limpopo), King Senzangakhona
Stadium in Durban and Cape Town's
Green Point stadium will all be entirely
rebuilt.
Kings Park
(King Senzangakhona Stadium) and Green Point
stadium will develop into totally new
multi-sport amenities. Green Point stadium
will be constructed with a retractable dome to
shelter spectators and players should Cape Town's
changeable winter weather become
unfavourable.
American and International tourists coming to South
Africa are looking for the following;-
Accommodation experience
Entertainment
Adventure
Culture
Wildlife
Education
History
Sport
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