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Melanie Verwoerd | Tottenham Hotspur deal: An own goal for SA Tourism

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SA Tourism is looking to seal a sponsorship deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
SA Tourism is looking to seal a sponsorship deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
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The Tottenham Hotspur deal is a lazy way of spending money, and to suggest that it would result in six million additional tourists per annum and an R88-billion return on investment over three years seems totally unrealistic, argues Melanie Verwoerd. 

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