SANCB and SITE Young Leader Development Programme 2020

Due to the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic and cancellation of IMEXFrankfurt, it was agreed to postpone this competition and open it up forattendance to IMEX AMERICA in Las Vegas from 15 – 17 September 2020.

In addition, the winner will get the opportunity to attend the annual SITE Young Leaders Conference, taking place on 14 September 2020. This is an exciting event where the winner will meet young leaders from around the world and share global experiences.

The SITE Young Leaders programme provides education and networking opportunities that appeal directly to SITE members who are new to the incentive travel industry. The main aim is to generate an interest among young people within the incentive travel sector to ensure exposure of potential career opportunities within the industry. The mission of this programme is to create a strong group of individuals who will become leaders in Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), their local chapters and the greater industry.

The competition will require young people to write a two-page essay on how they see incentive travel sector and a motivation why they should be chosen to be part of this program. The winning proposal will be chosen by three judges who will be selected by both SANCB and SITE.

• The entrants must be younger than or 35 years old.

• The entrants must have worked for 2 years but not more than 5 years in the business travel industry.

• The entrants must be South African citizens.

Ideally the person who will be selected for this opportunity should be young, dynamic, growing individual that will assist in further bolstering SITE, South African Tourism and hospitality as a whole.

The judges will be looking for someone who has a clear understanding of the impact upon individuals who win incentive trips, as well as impact on the destinations hosting these trips.

Ideal candidates for this competition will come from the following tourism sectors:

• Destination Management Companies.

• Incentive Houses.

• Convention Bureaux.

• Supplier, such as hotels or venues that deal with incentive groups.

• Only electronic entries will be accepted.

• Entrants need to display their understanding of the benefits and impact of incentive travel both from a motivational perspective for the individual winning a trip, as well as the financial and socioeconomic benefits to incentive destinations.

• Entrants are welcome to include supporting documents to their arguments.

• All entries and supporting documents/ videos/photographs should be sent to imex2020FRA@siteafrica.africa. Any entries larger than 10MB should be sent via WeTransfer to the same email address.

• Any entries not sent to the above email will not be received.

• Only South African citizens are eligible for this competition.

• Entrants must be younger than 35 years and have two to five years’ experience in business travel.

• Entrants must have a valid passport until at least December 2020 and three blank pages by the time the winner is announced.

• Closing date for all entries is 15 July 2020. No late entries will be accepted.

• Finalists will be announced by 25 July 2020.

• The winners will be announced 31 July 2020.

• Judges’ decisions will be final and no correspondence or discussions will be entered into.