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Shopping Centres Study Tour/
World Summit Package

28 September - 5 October 2007
Johannesburg, Soweto, Durban and
Cape Town, South Africa

South Africa is home to some of the most innovative shopping centre concepts in the world. Join us as we visit shopping centres in Johannesburg, Soweto, Durban and Cape Town prior to the 2007 World Summit. Benefit from viewing shopping centres and meeting with their management teams. It is all pre-arranged in an enjoyable itinerary to allow you to see more, plus gain new ideas and knowledge.

The special Pre-Summit Study Tour/World Summit price includes hotel accommodations from 28 September Ð 5 October, as well as full registration for the 2007 Retail Real Estate World Summit. Also included is transportation during the Study Tour beginning in Johannesburg and ending in Cape Town, meals for the duration of the Study Tour, managerial briefings at shopping centres and tour fees including Tala Private Game Reserve.

Who should attend:

  • Property Owners, Development Officers, Asset Managers, and others of related disciplines
  • Marketing Directors
  • Shopping Centre Managers
  • Sales and Leasing Agents
  • Retailers
  • Architects and Designers
  • Investors

How you will benefit:

  • View a stunning collection of shopping centres and meet with their management teams
  • Discover innovative architecture and design concepts
  • Look at ways leisure components add value to shopping centres
  • Gain knowledge on tactics for operating your centre more efficiently
  • Meet and share experiences with colleagues from around the world


Itinerary:

28 SEPTEMBER

  • Check-in to hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg
  • Visit Sandton City Shopping Centre (near our hotel)
  • Dinner at restaurant in Nelson Mandela Square

29 SEPTEMBER

  • Visit Soweto and Maponya Mall
    (opening September 2007)
  • The tour of Soweto will include a visit to Orlando West, which is the only area in the world able to boast two Nobel Peace prize-winners living on the same street - President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
  • Visit Jabulani Mall in Soweto
  • Visit Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria
  • Visit Melrose Arch Precinct located within the heart of northern Johannesburg, retail area
  • Dinner at restaurant in Melrose Arch Precinct

30 SEPTEMBER

  • Fly to Durban, located on the Indian Ocean
  • Visit Gateway Theatre of Shopping
  • Check-in to hotel
  • Dinner at Cargo Hold Restaurant in Ushuka

1 OCTOBER

  • Early breakfast and depart for Tala Private Game Reserve
  • You will enjoy a 2 1/2 hour game drive. Tala’s mix of acacia thornveld, open grassland and sensitive wetland provides exceptional game watching and birding
  • Fly to Cape Town, site of the 2007 Retail Real Estate World Summit
  • Check-in to The Commodore Waterfront Hotel
  • Visit V&A Waterfront, which is not only a working harbor but home to a large variety of shops, restaurants, bars and other attractions
  • Dinner at restaurant at the waterfront

2 OCTOBER

  • Visit Canal Walk shopping centre
  • Brief city tour to become familiar with Cape Town
  • Lunch at Constantia Uitsig Restaurant
  • Visit Cavendish Square Shopping Centre
  • Return to hotel
  • Dinner at Camps Bay restaurant

3-5 OCTOBER

  • Attend the 2007 Retail Real Estate World Summit

If you have any questions, please contact Kurt Wallin at kwallin@icsc.org.

NOTE: The Study Tour/World Summit Package is available to the first 35 registrants and is sold as a combination package only.



- Photos Courtesy of South African Tourism -