Gov�t to fine-tune tourism levy before June

Khama
Khama

KASANE: The soon to be introduced tourism development levy will be fine-tuned before implementation in June to stipulate the age limits of those eligible to pay the levy.

This was explained by the Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama at the Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) conference held here recently.

Botswana Tourism Organisation, executive manager, investment and product development, Tafa Tafa presented on the levy. He said from June 1, all travellers to Botswana excluding residents and citizens of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will have to pay a tourism development levy. Tafa explained that the funds from the levy will be invested in conservation, and tourism product development.

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