Deputy Minister of Tourism on World Tourism Day 2023: ‘Tourism is not elitist, it must transcend into the lives of ordinary South Africans’
As South Africa continues to celebrate Tourism Month and World Tourism Day, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela, has reiterated the need for transformation in South Africa’s tourism sector.
Speaking at World Tourism Day celebrations, hosted by The Department of Tourism, South African Tourism and the North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism, at Seasons Resort in Hartbeespoort in North West, the deputy minister said that tourism stakeholders should work in unison in transforming the sector.
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the focus of this year’s WTD is on ‘Tourism and Green Investments’ with the need for more and better-targeted investments for people, for the planet and for prosperity.
This includes the drive to make tourism a viable solution for economic growth and make it more sustainable for the future.
Source: IOL