The company appointed by FIFA to ensure the provision of accommodation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup - MATCH - is impressed with the Bed and Breakfast establishments earmarked to host tourists during the event.

Ray Whelan, Chairman of MATCH, described to international media in Beijing on 21 August the standards of conventional Bed and Breakfast enterprises South Africa has to offer during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the world cup as world-class.
           
“South Africa will offer five-star luxury, they will offer game parks, tours and what we call bed and breakfasts. The impression of a bed and breakfast in my youth wasn’t always favourable, yet in South Africa it is a completely different option.

“Those...

While most South Africans were still buzzing from the Springboks' Rugby World Cup victory in Paris, 2010 LOC Chief Executive Officer Danny Jordaan was in London last week preparing for the country’s next big world cup, reports Southafrica.info.

As part of a global tour of 2010 briefings, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) teamed up with the International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC) to brief investors in London on the country's preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The briefing came exactly one month ahead of the first official event leading up to 2010, the Preliminary Draw taking place in Durban on 25 November. (view

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