Tourism operators urged to venture into agritourism
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Head of regional office for Africa at the Centre for the Development of Enterprise, Dr Sid Boubekeur, proposed this at the Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) annual conference here recently.
Already a popular trend in Europe and Australia, ‘farm stays’ are described as agritourism where a farmer opens up her/his place to tourists where they learn how a farm operates and at the same time offer a peaceful environment to the visitors.
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