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OVER FIVE DECADES
       OF INNOVATION AND
       EXCELLENCE
       The Beekman Group celebrates
       51 years of operation in 2021.
       Located in Port Shepstone on the
       South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, the
       Group’s impressive portfolio  is a
       testimony to its ongoing success.
       The Group has also twice been
       awarded the Standard Bank KZN
       Top business award.
       The Beekman Group is one of South
       Africa’s leading players in the leisure
       and property development sectors.
       This has been achieved through
       concept  innovation, strategic busi-
       ness planning and implement-
       ation within all aspects of business
       operations.             The Kingdom Resort in Pilanesberg North West
       By constantly diversifying the business, the current   The Holiday Club was launched in 1993 and is the
       products have been moulded over time and comple-  largest vacation ownership points-based club in
       ment each other.                     Africa. THC has been nominated three times as Africa’s
                                            Leading Travel Club by the World Travel Awards.
       The business units comprise:         Private Residence Collection (PRC) is a premium
       Vacation Management Services manages 32 holiday   luxury fractional exchange programme featuring only
       resorts.  This  includes  overseeing  the  day-to-day   the most private and elite lifestyle resorts.
       operations, and providing high standards of accommo-
       dation in a secure environment.      iExchange is an innovative timeshare exchange
                                            company, offering thousands of local and international
       Beekman Managed Portfolio offers Timeshare, Sec-   timeshare holiday exchange options.
       tional Title and Fractional holiday ownership oppor-  Body Bliss Day Spas are located in the Group’s select-
       tunities at its luxury developments (listed below).     ed resorts across the country, and offer professional
       BMP has twice won Africa’s Leading Travel Club   spa treatments.
       Award from the World Travel Awards.
                                            Commercial Properties were added in 2002 and boast
         ƒ San Martinho Beach Club in Bilene, Mozambique  a commercial, warehousing and factory portfolio of
         ƒ The Kingdom Resort in the Pilanesberg Region,    R830 million.
          North West                        Employer of Choice
         ƒ Cayley Mountain Resort in Central Drakensberg,    The solid and caring nature of the management
         KwaZulu-Natal                      team has resulted in the company’s recognition as
         ƒ Monomotapa Village in the Waterberg Region,    an employer of choice. The head office’s location
         Limpopo                            on the South Coast has created a great lifestyle
                                            opportunity for staff to work and live, and this is
         ƒ Hazyview Cabanas in Hazyview, Mpumalanga  reflected in the Group’s staff retention rates. The
         ƒ Kiara Lodge in Clarens, Free State  group now employs over 1 100 staff countrywide and
                                            at the head office.
       Beekman Lifestyle Portfolio is the Group’s time-  Customer-Centric
       share product, providing exclusive use of holiday
       accommodation at various popular resorts across   The Beekman Group is determined not to lose sight
       South Africa.                        of its core focus, which is to provide customer-centric
                                            and professional holiday services. The various awards
       Beekman Holidays (formerly Anytime Holidays)   that the Group has received over the years bear
       provides self-catering daily rental holiday accommo-  testament to this goal. Due to its achievements in the
       dation as well as upmarket hotel rooms in various   industry, the Group is confident about the future and
       locations across southern Africa.    looks forward to continued growth.

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