Sunday, May 10, 2009

Day Two at Indaba, May 10, Danny Jordaan of FIFA announces partnership with Mauritius



(Left to right) Jaime Byrom, CEO of MATCH (FIFA’s servicing partner for accommodation), Honourable Xavier Luc Duval, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications, and Dr. Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee

Mauritius has teamed up with the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ to join Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and hosts South Africa in a top line-up of accommodation providers. The initiative, which was announced today (10 May) on the occasion of the 2009 Tourism INDABA in Durban, forms part of FIFA’s and the Organising Committee’s objective to host an African World Cup and make sure that the entire Southern African region benefits from the global football showpiece