Regarded as the pre-eminent tourism consultants in Africa and further afield, our tourism, hospitality and leisure consulting team have more than 30 years of expertise across a range of tourism industry sectors, servicing a varied client base.

Our tourism consulting team are committed to elevating tourism success, both in South Africa and the rest of Africa.

Our team’s rigorous analytical processes help our clients tackle complex issues by strengthening management capabilities, increasing technical know-how and improving project and business sustainability. This leads to enhanced growth and improved competitiveness – all of which helps build a thriving tourism economy.

Our key services include:

• Feasibility studies, market analysis, financial evaluations and business plans
• Project conceptualisation, planning, implementation and appraisal
• Valuations and due diligence
• Market research
• Strategy formulation and reviews
• Economic impact studies
• Quality assessment and grading.

The areas in which we work are:

• Tourism planning and development
• Tourist accommodation
• Tourism transport: air (airports and airlines), road transport, rail transport, water transport (cruising, boating)
• Tourist attractions
• Casinos and gaming
• Meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions
• Events (from small to mega)
• Food services and catering
• Travel and tourism services
• Culture, heritage, sport and leisure
• Entertainment
• Tourist retail/shopping.

How BDO can elevate your tourism business

Your concern: Business funding 

How we can help:

• Valuation of your business for sale or investment purposes
• Commercial and financial due diligence of your business for sale or investment purposes
• Business plans for submission to banks and for equity funding
• Financial projections and cash flow forecasts
• Bankable feasibility studies
• Assistance with completion of equity funding documentation
• Identification of and negotiation with equity partners.

Your concern: Business strategy

How we can help:

• Performance analysis
• Business strategy development
• Research for new products and markets
• Market and financial feasibility studies for change/new products and markets.

Your concern: Business structure

How we can help:

• Determination of best options for investment/financing
• Valuation of your businesses for new investment or refinancing
• Development of bankable feasibility studies
• Assistance with negotiations with private banks and DFIs
• Review of agreements and negotiation of terms
• Redesign of business structure and legal documentation.

Your concern: Outsourcing options

How we can help:

• Operator identification and selection process
• Operations performance review
• Management contract review of existing and new operators
• Assistance with negotiation with potential operators.

Your concern: Human resources

How we can help:

• Restructuring of business to ensure future-fit organisational design
• Recruitment plans for new staff
• Retrenchment processes for existing staff
• Development of HR strategies, policies and plans.

Your concern: Legal support

How we can help:

• Analyses and studies to support your legal issues
• Expert witness assistance in respect of legal proceedings
• Advice, negotiation and drafting of legal agreements and documentation.

From government departments to private businesses, our solutions are customised to your needs - no matter how large or small your tourism business.

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