Christof van Tonder - born 1983, resident in Mossel Bay - has a 3-year National Diploma in Tourism Management (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006), and has completed the ER21/Life Med (South African Medical Associations) First Aid Training Level 1; a Web development course (UK); and a Service Excellence Course; and has a Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering from the UK’s Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

He is skilled at customer service, with excellent interpersonal skills; a high level of professional integrity, with the ability to be self-directed and motivated; professional and reliable in all situations (including under pressure); and well developed oral and written communication skills.

He’s worked for

  • Backroad Safaris / Garden Route Tours.Travel (where he was responsible for listing tourism products on the company’s WHL (World Hotel Link) booking site; took care of general office administration; controlled electronic bookings and online payments; and assisted with transfers for guests);
  • Tylney Hall Hotel, in Hampshire, in the UK (where he worked in the Conference and Banqueting Department - planning and organising weddings and conferences; attending to the layout of reception and function areas; and was involved in the management of Silver Service functions);
  • Imperial Car Rental (where he processed vehicle rentals for customers; Coordinated vehicle claims; administered fuel balance sheets; collected and delivered vehicles; and was involved in customer relationship management).

He did his practical training at

  • Mossel Bay Tourism Bureau
  • Knysna Elephant Park
  • Pontoon Bridge Hotel

… and he can provide references on request.

Contact him on christofvantonder [at] gmail.com
+27(0)79 2677 548