Creating sustainable opportunities by empowering small, start-up businesses in our industry, the tourism sector, and our country is a core focus for our business.

South Africa’s unique history has created an opportunity for a symbiotic relationship between emerging businesses and large corporations. The growth and support of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment is crucial for all private and public sector enterprises.

On this premise, in 2012, we launched the Red Stamp Club (RSC). A pioneering strategic initiative that seeks to empower small business in the travel industry whilst providing our valued clients with a solution to help attain our mutual transformation objectives. It is a catalyst for growth, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration for the sector which offers a rich array of resources, tools, and support to help you overcome challenges, unlock opportunities, and reach new heights of success.

This vetted directory listing of accommodation suppliers and shuttle services is a compilation of independently run small business who are tax compliant, have the right processes in place and whose prices are keenly competitive. Members of the Red Stamp Club include small B & B establishments, guest houses and independently run properties. As members, they are supported by us with access to market and marketing support.

Companies that require a lot of transfers are ideally positioned to take up the RSC Shuttle Service offering. We provide the technology that supports the shuttle services on a reliable platform so that bookings can be concluded online.

We proudly sell the RSC programme to clients as a full-service solution. Clients benefit from increasing their BEE spend with Qualified Social Enterprises (QSEs) and Emerging Micro Enterprises (EMEs) that are SARS compliant and who have all the requisite processes in place for easy procurement.

Benefits for RSC members

• Tax compliant invoicing: Making procurement easier for clients.
• Access to market: Promoted on Rennies BCD platforms with comprehensive marketing support.
• Quick payment terms: Members are paid within 14 days, stimulating spend and improving cashflow.
• Collaboration between programme partners: Network breakfasts facilitate strong networking opportunities.

RSC client benefits

• Fulfilling transformation objectives through the platform.
• Competitive pricing that equates to massive savings.
• Improved documentation and compliant invoicing from Small Medium Micro Enterprises (SMMEs).

Value chain and RSC:

Our Independent Travel Consultant (ITC) programme is ideally suited to consultants who want to become independent business owners. We support them by providing infrastructure and ticketing platforms widely used across the industry. We hold the expensive IATA licencing agreements that act as a barrier to entry for small businesses and in this way, contribute to industry-wide transformation through our empowerment platforms that are dedicated to SMMEs.

The focus is an empowerment of SMMEs in the travel sector, and achieving our own transformation objectives in such a way that is beneficial to the industry at large. This ties into Youth Month in that it forms part of our Corporate Social Investment (CSI) objectives under Socio Economic Development (SED).

Harness the power of the RSC to meet procurement objectives, connect with like-minded entrepreneurs, and access the expertise needed to propel your business forward. Together, let’s build a resilient and prosperous future for travel.