Tourism Expo billed for Kasane
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Dithebe.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The Botswana Travel and Tourism Exposition (BTTE), under the auspices of the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO), is in its third instalment and this time under the theme, ‘Tourism works for Botswana’.
According to BTO chief executive officer, Thabo Dithebe the expo offers unique strategic networking opportunity and gives special insight into the Botswana tourism product where local and international operators can establish new markets and achieve their objectives. Among the other objectives, BTTE seeks to create sensitivity about the tourism industry in this country and its opportunities.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...