American Express Global Business Travel South Africa is independently owned and operated by Tourvest Travel Services (TTS). The company is a division of Tourvest Holdings, South Africa’s largest black-owned travel and tourism group.

As a result of the 51.03% shareholding held by Guma Tourism, a wholly black-owned and managed company, Tourvest is now classified as a black owned company.

Tourvest Holdings has 80% black ownership, of which 35.44% is women. The company’s commitment to transformation is evident across its business with initiatives that include:

• Black and black women ownership and management;
• Preferential procurement;
• Enterprise development initiatives aimed at growing competitive players in the tourism industry;
• Skills transfer and capacity building through targeted training programmes which focus on the acquisition of critical and core skills by black people, up skilling of unskilled or semi-skilled workers;
• Local economic development;
• Corporate social investment undertakings; and
• The creation of jobs through permanent and temporary employment.

As part of Tourvest Travel Services, American Express Global Business Travel South Africa is a Level 2 contributor as measured on the DTI scorecard. This means our customers receive 125% recognition for all their expenditure with us.

We are part of a network throughout Sub-Saharan Africa that is made up of 16 African countries. We work together to offer a consistent service across the continent. Our “global access & local expertise” approach adds continuous value and our clients achieve substantial savings through consolidation of their travel spend.

Our extensive knowledge and expertise when dealing with corporate travel in Africa sets us apart from the competition.

We understand the nuances of Africa and have successfully assisted several corporate clients that are growing their businesses on the continent to consolidate their travel spend. We are also happy to make our local knowledge work for you by providing you with detailed information of the countries in which we operate.

Under guidance from South Africa, all operational aspects have been revitalised. The network now provides a comprehensive solution for international and local clients who wish to formalise their Africa-based travel in Africa.