Changes in Tourism Act to accommodate guesthouses

Mokaila said that the number of guesthouses in Botswana have gone up tremendously since the act came into being. He said the mushrooming of guesthouses have spun out of control. The minister stated that he agreed to convene the meeting because he is naturally sympathetic to the tourism operators. He said he would like to know how he can help the operators to trade according to the law.

Enterprising citizens have been exploiting the lucrative market offered by the acute shortage of accommodation in Gaborone to run guesthouses. Many Batswana have been expanding their homes or converting them into guesthouses to take advantage of the tourism boom, which they say has been on for the last five years.