Johannesburg Tourism Company appoints new GM

Phelisa Mangcu has been appointed general manager responsible for tourism development at the Johannesburg Tourism Company.

Phelisa brings with her eleven years of local and international experience in the tourism marketing industry, working as far afield as New York and Washington DC.

Having completed her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Political Science at the University of Fort Hare in 1992, Phelisa moved overseas. In 1995 she studied further and completed a Masters certificate in Tourism Destination Management at the George Washington University. In 2003 she added a Master of Arts in Tourism Studies from Wits University to her graduate belt.

Professional highlights include having worked in the tourism and promotions office of the Washington DC Government, and Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York.

Back home Phelisa worked as project manager for Travel & Accommodation during the 7th All Africa Games in 1999. She subsequently joined the Industrial Development Corporation as a tourism business analyst and later as corporate social investment manager.