This investigation of tourism in botswana was conducted at three scales. Tourism licence go botswana botswana investment and trade. Botswanas principal tourist attractions are its game reserves, with hunting and photographic safaris available. The organisation has successfully focused its efforts on achieving high standards and developing tourism strategies that exceed customer. Botswana tourism organisation hatab this is botswana. Wildlife viewing is an increasingly important contributor to tourism.
A note on economic diversification lesego sekwati28 abstract. Bank of botswana amendment act banking act 1995 banking act 1995 banking antimoney laundering regulations 2003 botswana stock. Appeal against decisions of the board may be had with the minister. Namibia tourism board act 21 of 2000 gg 2437 brought into force on 15 may 2001 by gn 872001 gg 2531 as amended by stateowned enterprises governance act 2 of 2006 gg 3698 brought into force on 1 november 2006 by proc. The 15 best things to do in botswana 2020 with photos. Botswanas travel and tourism suffers from lack of investment in infrastructure. A bill to amend the transfer duty act will be presented to parliament in march 2019. Registration of marriages of religious and customary marriages.
Ecotourism, midrange tourism excursions, hotels, lodges, and restaurants are the best subsector prospects. The companies act, which imposes strict obligations on corporate governance, requires that all entities must be classified as a private company, exempt private company, public company or a close company. The country share borders with south africa, namibia, zambia and zimbabwe. Organisations, agencies and businesses responsible for the international marketing and promotion of botswana products and services, including tourism, can apply to use the pride mark in recognition of proven community development initiatives. The tourism and hospitality act, 2015 national assembly. Chapter5303 botswana unified revenue service act income tax ammendments act 1999 income tax ammendments act july 2006 income tax ammendments declaration value added tax act amendment act 2002. Botswana contribution of travel and tourism to gdp % of. Other attractions include the okavango delta region, which during the rainy season is a maze of waterways, islands, and lakes. Contribution of travel and tourism to gdp % of gdp of botswana increased from 6.
Interpretation part ii tourism development, policy and planning 3. Tourism in botswana is recognised as a means of supporting the diversification the economy which is concentrated in the mining sector, because tourism contributes to the gross domestic product gdp of the country by 8. New botswana tourism organisation act botswana tourism board act of 2003 has been replaced by botswana tourism organisation act no. Application for grade botswana tourism organisation. Another option for botswana would be to clarify the new tourism legislation. For purposes of section 26 of the botswana tourism organisation act, cap. Application forms can be obtained from their offices or downloaded from their website at.
Botswana tourism organisation regulations chapter 42. Botswana is truly one of africas top tourism destinations,with wildlife,birdlife, and a strong commitment to wildlife. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in botswana on tripadvisor. Tourism licence go botswana botswana investment and. The elaws is a project sponsored by the attorney generals chambers to promote easy access to the laws of botswana, the law reports and other legal information. Blue book botswana 582 blue book botswana 583 statutory instrument no. This act concerns the licensing of tourism enterprises as specified in the first schedule and establishes for this purpose the tourist industry licensing board. These regulations, made under section 36 of the botswana tourism organisation act, concern grading of tourism enterprises. Increased the age of marriage to 21 without consent. It might be possible to regard the classified operations by noncitizens tourist. Benefits of a wellmanaged environment and natural resources include potential in higher tourism income, and also, improved agricultural yields. Travel and tourism in botswana market research report. An act to make provision for regulating the tourist industry with a view to promoting its development and wellbeing.
All tourist enterprises licensed under the tourism act of 2009 shall be graded in accordance with the provisions of the botswana tourism organisation bto act, 2009. Application for renewal of grading certificate1 an application. The act also sets out powers of enforcement of the director of tourism. Botswana tourism development programme tourism master plan. The organisation operates under the 2009 statistics act which was passed by parliament. As detailed in botswanas mines and minerals act, part three, section 12.
Bto annual report 2012 botswana tourism organisation. Though botswana has low incidents of child marriages, the practise is reported to be rampant among the zezuru, basarwa, parts of the kgalagadi communities and in north western botswana botswana marriage act. The system consists of a rating from 1 to a 5star facility. Botswana a series of extracts and resources compiled by tariro kamuti, postdoctoral research fellow, global risk governance programme, university of cape town, with supervision from amy sinclair, managing editor of the african legal information institute africanlii. The capital transfer tax act will be amended toalign it the transfer duty act.
The grading system is compulsory and it is conducted biannually. The act provided the basis for the subsequent policies on industrial development. Botswana is a landlocked country in central southern africa. The board shall also be responsible for the grading of tourist enterprises. Despite having strong nature tourism attractions, zambia trails many competing nations in the number of visitors, average length of stay and average visitor expenditure.
The fundamental purpose of the policies is to develop the private sector through. Botswanas new tourism policy aims at creating famous. Tourism licences are issued by the ministry of environment, wildlife and tourism. Pdf enclave tourism and its socioeconomic impacts in. An estimated 38 percent of the countrys area is mostly dedicated to national parks, resorts and game reserves. The act makes provision for tgcsa to be responsible for the implementation of a grading system that will oversee the quality assurance of tourism product, services and facilities. Botswana has a national and global ecological importance that supports the country. The new tourism regulations odi and botswana institute for. Part iiestablishment and functions of botswana tourism organisation and its board 3. Statistics botswana was set up as a parastatal under the ministry of finance and economic development. This paper draws on the dependency paradigm to explain the development of enclave tourism and its socioeconomic impacts in the okavango delta, botswana. The tourism act 1992 makes provisions for regulating the tourist industry with a view to.
Botswana is known for having some of the best wilderness and wildlife areas in africa. The botswana tourism organization bto is responsible for all operational functions of the tourism sector such as marketing, investment promotion, and the grading of tourism facilities to international standards. Botswana is a landlocked country situated in southern africa. Effectively, this changed the organisations name from botswana tourism board btb to now being called botswana tourism organisation bto. Botswanas new tourism policy aims at creating famous wilderness by 2036. Developments and challenges in the hospitality and tourism sector issues paper for discussion at the global dialogue forum for the hotels, catering, tourism sector 2324 november 2010 geneva, 2010 international labour office geneva.
Botswana aims to have the most authentic and exciting wilderness in the world by 2036, offering unparalleled nature, heritage and local lifestyle experiences. An act to make provision for regulating the tourist. While ecotourism and sustainable tourism are recognized as an important, growing tourism segment, primary research to quantify the size and scope of the market in the usa or internationally is lacking work with unwto to collect consistent visitor data, at least from primary markets. Developing botswana into a preferred tourism destination the botswana tourism organisation was set up by the government to market tourist products and to grade and classify tourist accommoda tion as well as to promote investment in the tourism sector. Neighboring botswana has around three times the number of visitors of. The following tourist enterprises are reserved for citizens of botswana or companies which are wholly owned by citizens of botswana. The tourism industry also helped to diversify botswanas economy from traditional sources such as diamonds and beef and created 23,000 jobs in 2005.
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