�Epidemic of ignorance� hits tourism industry
Friday, November 14, 2014
According to tour operators in the Okavango Delta, arrivals have taken a knock in the second half of the year, while bookings for next year are estimated to have sunk by a sector average of between 30-50 percent.
With the tourism industry being a major economy activity and employer in Botswana, tourism operators blame lack of understanding of African geography by their clients as the affected West African countries are closer to Paris and London than they are to safari hot spots such as Botswana and Zambia.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...