eTravel boss is upbeat on SA

AT a time when many
South Africans are
keenly feeling doom and
gloom as a result of political
and economic situation in
the country, it is refreshing
to hear how optimistic Garth
Wolff is about the future of
South Africa.
Speaking at an awards
dinner at the eTravel forum,
the ITC brand’s annual
conference, Garth, ceo of
eTravel (the pioneer of the
idea of ITC model in South
Africa) said at first glance
many factors in the economy
looked bleak, but South
Africans should not be
daunted. Garth said he was
as positive about the future
of eTravel as he was about
that of the country.
And for eTravel, that future
does look bright. Garth has
just taken the company
to the milestone R1bn in
turnover. Over the past threeyear
period, acknowledged
to have been a difficult time
in business in SA, Garth has
led eTravel from an R891m
turnover, with 151 ITCs in
2014, to R1bn turnover, with
161 ITCs in 2016. What’s
more, he projects still more
growth in 2017, predicting a
turnover of well over a billion
rands.