By Simon Nare
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has admitted that some of the department’s strategies are outdated and must be reviewed to achieve the goal of positioning the department as a key driver of economic growth and job creation.
Delivering her budget vote speech for the 2025/26 financial year in the National Assembly, she agreed with the tourism portfolio committee that the department must stop repeating the same actions and expecting different results.
“We will review outdated strategies, including heritage & cultural tourism, rural tourism, service excellence and climate change,” De Lille said.
The minister committed the department to implementing its plans and enhancing governance and oversight to ensure it met the objectives outlined in the Tourism Growth Partnership Plan.
She maintained that the department, the private sector and communities were transforming tourism into what she described as a turbo charger for inclusive growth, jobs and community upliftment.
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