Question NW1597 to the Minister of Tourism
14 June 2018 - NW1597
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Tourism
(a) What are the reasons for not tabling amendments to the Tourism Act, Act 3 of 2014, which were supposed to be tabled in 2017 and (b) what are the (i) details and (ii) reasons of the proposed amendments?
Reply:
a) Additional areas were identified for inclusion as amendments of the Tourism Act, 2014. The submission of the Draft Amendment Bill to Cabinet in the Financial Year 2017/18 did not occur in order to accommodate a comprehensive policy review and analysis to inform the drafting of the Bill in the areas indicated below.
b) (i) and (ii) The Department seeks to amend the Tourism Act 3, 2014 to provide for:
- Improved governance of SAT
- Implementation of the national grading system
- Professionalisation of the tourist guiding sector
- Regulation of new platforms of tourism services for the sharing economy – eg. Air BnB