Gov�t called to review Tourism Policy

A new report prepared under the framework of the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP) has called on government to review the national tourism policy in order to enhance the competitiveness of the tourism industry.

While it analyses the tourism value chain, the report says the tourism policy, developed in 1990, has been in place for over 25 years, noting that some areas are less relevant to the current tourism market.

It highlighted that there are also regulations that are creating barriers to entry for small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs), preventing some small-scale operators to be involved in the tourism sector.

Editor's Comment
Tana project a welcome development

Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...

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