Botswana nudges up in tourism rankings

Botswana moved three places up the 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness rankings
Botswana moved three places up the 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness rankings

Botswana trod three places up the 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness ranking but the country still lags behind regional peers such as Namibia, South Africa, Mauritius and Kenya

According to the recently released Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report for 2017, Botswana continues to improve in both the ranking and quality score with the country ranked 85th out of 136 countries compared to 88th out of 141 countries in 2016. This was an improvement of three places up in the ranking.

The quality score improved from 3.4 (out of seven) to 3.5 previously.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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