Revamped tourism law to discard ungraded facilities

Recently gazetted amendments to the Tourism Act also make the grading of all tourism facilities and operations compulsory, as opposed to the previous regime in which grading was voluntary. Affected facilities include all hotels, lodges, guesthouses, safari operations and other travel and tourism products and services. 

Under the revamped law, all operators are required to approach the Botswana Tourism Organisation to initiate assessment for grading of their facilities and operations.