The purpose of this survey is to compile an inventory of volunteer or tourist receiving organisations that currently or potentially could service the national and international SAVE markets. One of the envisaged outcomes of this project is to form a South African or possibly Southern African SAVE Tourism Network. More information on SAVE Tourism is available on the SAVE Travel Alliance website (www.save-travel.org).

The SAVE Network will seek to:

· improve the flow of information about SAVE opportunities to tourists and their service providers;

· assist with the assessment of SAVE market segments and distribution channels;

· provide education and training and

· assist destinations from the local to the national and regional levels to incorporate the SAVE approach into their tourism development and marketing strategies.

Representatives from volunteer or tourism organisations that currently or potentially could service national and/or international scientific, academic, volunteer and educational markets, and who would like to be included in the SAVE Inventory and participate in future SAVE initiatives, are invited to contact one of the following:

· Prof Ernie Heath
[email protected]
Cell: 082 412 5952

· Mrs Linde McLaren
[email protected]
Cell: 082 508 3749