This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 3 General notices • alGemene KennisGewinGs DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM NOTICE 2012 OF 2023 30 August 2023 INVITATION TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA. I, Patricia De Lille, Minister of Tourism hereby publish for public comments, the Green Paper on The Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa. Any person who wishes to submit written inputs in connection with the Green Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa is invited to do so within 60 days from the date of publication of this Notice. Comments received after this time may not be considered. The Green Paper is also available on the Department’s website at www.tourism.gov.za. Submissions should be forwarded in writing to the Department of Tourism: a)Mailed to the Department of Tourism, for attention: Mr Senzo Nkala, Private Bag x424, Pretoria, 0001 b)Delivered by hand to the Tourism House,17 Trevenna Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0001 c) e-mailed to TourismGreenPaper@tourism.gov.za Any enquiries should be directed to Mr Senzo Nkala at 012 444 6316. Ms Patricia de Lille, MP M Miinniisstteerr ooff TToouurriissmm Date: 30 August 2023 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 ϭ 'ZEWWZKEd,s>KWDEdEWZKDKd/KEK&dKhZ/^D/E ^Khd,&Z/ h'h^d ϮϬϮϯ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 5 2 �� .......................................................................................................................3� ��...................................................... .......... .......................................................�� 1.1 �ntroduction ........................................................................................................... ............. ........7 1.2 �he Conte�t..................................................................................................................................10 � �� 2.1 Pro�lem statement..................................................................................................................... 1� 2.2 Polic� �ision ................................................................................................................ .......... ...... .17 2.3 Polic� ��ectives ......................................................................................................................... 17 2.4 Guiding Principles........................................................................................................................17 �� 3.1 �volving Former Polic�................................................................................................................1� 3.2 �merging �ssues and �pportunities..........................................................................................23 3.3 Further Polic� �ssues for �argeted Gro�th..............................................................................3� 3.4 � Sustaina�le Gro�th �odel.....................................................................................................41 �� 4.1 Roles of �ational Government...................................................................................................4� 4.2 Roles of Provincial Government................................................................................................4� 4.3 Roles of Local Government........................................................................................................4� 4.4 Roles of the Private Sector.........................................................................................................50 �� 5.1 Funding.........................................................................................................................................51 5.2 �mplementation...........................................................................................................................51 5.3 Ris� identification........................................................................................................................52 5.4 Conclusion....................................................................................................................................52 � � � � � � � � � � � � This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 6 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 3 yhd/s^hDDZz 'ZEWWZKEd,s>KWDEdEWZKDKd/KEK&dKhZ/^D/E^Khd,&Z/ The tourism sector has gro�n in leaps and bounds for consecutive decades� �nternational arrivals �ere at �0 million in 1��0 and reached 1��bn in 201�, �ith total international tourism export earnings recorded at �SD1�� trillion� The 201� �nited Nations �orld Tourism �rganisation (�N�T�) �ighlights noted that tourism exports gre� faster than merchandise, reducing trade deficits in many countries for seven years in a ro�� This phenomenal gro�th resulted in many countries identifying tourism as one of the priority economic sectors� Similarly, the significance of tourism �ithin the South African economy is �idely recognised� �a�or economic policy documents such as the Ne� �ro�th Path (2010) and the National Development Plan (NDP, 2013) identify the sector amongst core contributors to the country’s medium to long�term national economic goals� �ey amongst the NDP imperatives is the creation of decent �or�, an aspect that tourism is �ell positioned to respond to as demonstrated by the �3� �� 1 direct �obs sustained by the sector prior to the emergence of the �oronavirus� The direct �obs represented �� of the total �or�force as at 201�� urthermore, the country’s Economic �econstruction and �ecovery Plan (E��P, 2020) identifies tourism as one of the priority interventions to drive the reconstruction and recovery of the economy from the �ovid�1� pandemic �ver the past t�o decades, the tourism successes �ere anchored around the �hite Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in South Africa� The 201��201� State of Tourism �eport re corded the total contribution of tourism at �3��bn to the �DP of South Africa� �ean�hile the direct contribution to �DP �as recorded at �130bn in 201�� Such contribution clearly positions tourism as an important driver for economic gro�th and development in South Africa� Despite these achievements, South Africa’s Tourism economy has yet to exploit fully its potential� The assessment of the Economic Survey of South Africa conducted by Treasury in partnership �ith �rganisation for Economic �o�operation and Development reached similar conclusion noting that the tourism sector lags behind relative to its potential and resources 2 � �arious contributing factors have been identified ranging from negative perception around safety� barriers to entry� limited crisis management, dated policy not responding to latest developments� to poor transformation� 1 Statistics SA, 201� 2 �rganisation for Economic �o�operation and Development, 2020 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 7 � �he �� ourism �hite Paper recognised that South Africa’s resource base for tourism is phenomenal� �t states that had its history been different� South Africa �ould probably have been one of the most visited places in the �orld� �o�ever� it takes key actions� policies and stra tegies to ensure that this ob�ective is realised� �his is �hat South Africa seeks to do through this policy paper��aving identified the causes of the failure of the South Africa tourism sector to realise its full potential� it is necessary to set out a comprehensive response� At the centre of a comprehensive response is the need for all South Africans� led by government� to ensure � �armonisation in the delivery of the tourism mandate by all spheres of government; One country’s marketing message reflecting the diversity of the destination; and leadership by government in the interaction �ith �ourism stakeholders from both the public a nd private sectors regularly� to enhance the national prioritisation of tourism and oversee the implementation of agreed programmes� �his all�of�country approach response is the one that recognises that tourism is a multi�stakeholder endeavour and its success depends on the contribution of other sectors and stakeholders� �ourism is also ideally suited to respond to some of the socio�economic pressures due to its ability to create economic opportunities� �he measures belo� are meant to move tourism to its rightful place as an important economic sector that can assist in responding to the triple challenge of unemployment� poverty and ine�uality� �hese measures are aimed at finally confronting the other difficult but necessary matter of transforming the sector� �ithout transformation the country is not going to be able to offer ne� products� ne� e�periences and a sense of o�nership of the sector by domestic tourists that have largely been at the periphery� �o ensure tourism gro�th� the follo�ing interventions �ill be implemented in a coordinated and effective manner �� rime against tourists has a material negative impact on the desire to visit South Africa and travel �ithin by both international and domestic tourists� A researched�based tourism safety response programme is to be implemented and there is to be an investigation on the establishment of a specialised police unit �ith capacity for focused preventative measures and the s�ift resolution of incidents involving tourists� �� n light of various shocks disrupting the operations of the sector� South Africa �ill develop and regularly revie� a �ourism �risis �anagement �rame�ork to enable the destination to manage and respond to crises� �� omestic tourism is the bedrock of the tourism sector and the global health pandemic� and the associated restrictions� demonstrated the need for a strong domestic market� �� he implementation of the �ourism �� odes remains a priority� �his includes Strengthening mechanisms for access to finance by S��s to promote transformation� e�ploring concessions and demonstrating value proposition for complying �ith the codes� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 8 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 � �� s�� s��s��s�� s�� s�� s�� s�� s�� s��ss�s��s�� s�� s�� s�� ss� �� s��s��s��s��s��ss�� s�� s��s��’s�s��s ��s��s�� ss��s��s�� s��s�� s��s��s��s� ��s��s�� s��s��s�� s��s��s��s��s��s�� ss��s��s�� s�� s��s��s�� s��s��s�s��s�� s��s�� s��s�� s��s��s�� s��s��s��s��s�� s��s��s��s��s��s�� s��s�s��s�� s��s��s��s�� s� ��s�� s��s��s��s�� s�� s� s�� s��s� �� s��s��s��s��s�� s��ss��s��s��s�� s�� s��s��s��s��s��s��s�s�� s�� s��s��s��s��s�� s��s��s��s��s��s�s��s�� s��s �� s��s��s�� s��s��s�� s��s�� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 9 ς &/E/d/KEK&dZD^ Short-term Rental ŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĞƌĞŶƚŝŶŐŽƌůĞĂƐŝŶŐŽŶĂƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌĂƌĞǁĂƌĚŽĨĂĚǁĞůůŝŶŐŽƌĂ ƉĂƌƚƚŚĞƌĞŽĨƚŽĂǀŝƐŝƚŽƌ͘ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 10 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 � PAR� �� R�� A�� E�� R�� t a �lobal level, Tourism has become a vital force in develo�in� the identities and economies of nations� �t is also a critical lever for social cohesion, community coo�eration and individual �artici�ation� The �ower of Tourism to unloc� o��ortunity has never been more a��arent � its �ualitative and �uantitative value res�ected li�e never before� �mbedded within the �nited �ations �ustainable �evelo�ment �oals ��s�, T ravel and Tourism is today reco�nised and res�ected as an economic sector vital to sustainable and inclusive �lobal develo�ment� �ith more than � million �eo�le crossin� international boundaries every day in ��, Travel and Tourism currently accounts for over �� of �lobal �� and � in �� obs worldwide� �ni�uely, Travel and Tourism has also become a means for sha�in� the future of nations by �re�stren�thenin� national identity, com�etitiveness, and �artici�ation in the �lobal community� �otab ly, the stren�th of Travel and Tourism’s heartbeat comes from its ability to unloc� cross � border, cross�cultural and cross��enerational understandin�� The human interactions created by T ravel and Tourism offer us all direct, invaluable sensitivity towards our shared world’s diversity and differences in a way that ins�ires �reater understandin�, res�ect, and ultimately �eace� �t a national level, the si�nificance of Tourism within the �outh �frican economy is now widely reco�nised� �m�ortantly, the sector has been overtly identified and celebrated as a �owerful vehicle for transformation� �a�or economic �olicy documents such as the �ew �rowth �ath �� and the �ational �evelo�ment �lan ��, �� identify the sector amon�st core contri butors to the country’s medium to lon��term national economic �oals� �ey amon�st the �� im�eratives is the creation of decent wor�, an as�ect that Tourism is well ��ositioned to res�ond to, as demonstrated by the �� direct �obs sustained by the sector �re �� The direct �obs re�resented �� of the total wor�force as of �� Recognised and respected as a critical part of South Africa’s national economic and social fa�ric and the �asis for environmental and cultural prevention, �ourism is highlighted in the country’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP, 2020) as one of the priority interventions to drive the reconstruction and recovery of the economy from the �ovid�� pandemic� �� has, as elsewhere in the �lobal Tourism world, caused e�ce�tional dama�e to �outh �frican Tourism� �ith international borders and s �ies closed, �lobal Tourism was thrown into a state of �aralysis� �n�recedented levels of ris� were e��erienced as tourism value chains were bro�en� �n �articular, women, youth and small, medium and micro enter�rises ��s � have faced direct challen�es to their safety and security as small businesses �su��orted � �tatistics ��, �� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 11 � stron�ly by entry�level Tourism economy frontline workers� have been forced to close their doors. Accordin� to the �orld Travel and Tourism �ouncil ��TT� �� Tourism’s contribution to South Africa’s GDP shrunk to 3.7% in 2020 from 6.9% in 2019. �urthermore� the number of people employed in the sector fell to 9�7��00 from 1��60�900 – a chan�e of 32.�%. The �lobal pandemic and its dramatic� ne�ative impact on South African Tourism has put the sector in the spotli�ht. ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů WĞƌƐƉĞĐƚŝǀĞŽŶdŽƵƌŝƐŵ tŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞEĂƚŝŽŶĂů 'ƌŽǁƚŚ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ Reflectin� further back to the pre �pandemic period� t he Tourism sector’s contribution to national �rowth and development has become an embedded aspect of direct contribution to the country’s GDP . The �raph below illustrates Tourism’s direct contribution to GDP from 201� to 2019. &ŝŐƵƌĞ ϭ͗ŝƌĞĐƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶŽĨdŽƵƌŝƐŵƚŽ 'W͗ϮϬϭκͲϮϬϭΘ Tourism’s direct contribution to GDP moved from R112 �71bn in 201� to R130 163bn in 201�. dŚĞϭεεςd ŽƵƌŝƐŵ tŚŝƚĞ WĂƉĞƌ Tourism’s role as a tool for development was not appreciated fully in the immediate post� apartheid era. �owever� the sector is now valued for the si�nificant contribution it can potentially make to the country’s development – with the 1996 tŚŝƚĞWĂƉĞƌŽŶƚŚĞ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚWƌŽŵŽƚŝŽŶŽĨdŽƵƌŝƐŵŝŶ^ŽƵƚŚĨƌŝĐĂ�The �hite Paper� hi�hli�htin� the sector’s i nvaluable role in rebuildin�� positively and sustainably throu�h � • Revenue �eneration� • �mployment� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 12 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 � • �ational �dentity� • �nvestment attraction� and • �ompetitiveness� �he �� hite �aper was the first broad and comprehensive �ourism policy framework to guide �ourism in South Africa� �t sought to prioritise optimising the country’s �ourism potential in recognition of the sector’s position globally as the largest generator of �obs due to its labour �intensive charac ter� and its revenue generation capacity� As such� �ourism was recognised and respected as a potential engine for economic growth and development and as having the ability to re�uvenate other areas such as the agriculture� manufacturing and crafts sectors� �rior to t he �hite �a per� various isolated instruments had been put in place� including the South A frican �ourism �orporation Act of �� the �ourist �uide Act of �� and the �hite �aper on �ourism of �� hese were developed within the conte�t of a divided South Africa� largely catering to the needs and aspirations of a single section of society� �his contributed to many missed opportunities� notwithstanding South Africa’s inherent potential as a �ourism destination� �he p olicy and legislative interventions were also informed by a paradigm that limit ed government’s role to marketing and focused only on promoting the country as a place to visit� �ot much attention was paid to developing and growing the sector or supply �side measures in general� �he �ourism Act �� of �� marked a positive new era in �ourism regulation� �t repealed eight pieces of legislation� including the SA �ourism �orporation Act� the �otels Act of �� and the �our ist �uides Act� �he �� Act provided for the establishment and operational framework for the national destination marketing organisation� SA�� a precursor to the current South African �ourism �SA�� t further introduced measures to facilitate enhanced standards of �ourism products and services and provided for the registration and regulation of tourist guides � among other things� �his evolution was critical to sector delivery of the �ourism e�perience� both on the supply and demand sides of the e�uation� Subse�uent to the introduction of the �� hite �aper� a strategic approach to coordinating the sector’s efforts was initiated through the �ourism in �ear Strategy �� he �ational �ourism Sector Strategy ��SS� – a milestone in national �ourism development � followed in �� and further articulated the �oint strategic actions to be pursued for enhanced growth of the �ourism economy� �he Strategy was updated in �� and remains under implementation as the current framework for the sector� �t outline d demand and supply�side measures to support �ourism growth and development centred on five pillars� �ffective �arketing� �acilitating �ase of Access� the �isitor ��perience� �estination �anagement� and �road� �ased �enefits� � �o support the ��SS and consolidate the legal basis for the promotion of sustainable �ourism� the �ourism Act � of �� was finalised and came into effect in �une of that year� �he policy � strategic and legislative tools have provided a sound framework within which to pursue the sector’s goals� �e are now at this critical �uncture of sector rebuilding post the �� pandemic� � �epartment of �nvironmental Affairs and �ourism� Annual �eport �� ational �ourism Sector Strategy� �� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 13 �� ϭ͘Ϯ d,KEdyd ϭ͘Ϯ͘ϭ'ůŽďĂůŽŶƚĞdžƚ �ince the latter part of the �� th �entur�, the Tourism sector globall� has pro�en to be a robust growth sector� The growth of the sector has been fuelled b�� • �ncreased global mobilit�, particularl� through low�cost a�iation, • �tep �change growth in the population of the �iddle �lass worldwide, • �igher le�els of disposable income, • Tra�el becoming a reflection of personal identit�, and • �o�ernments worldwide recognising the �alue of the sector as a basis for �ob creation, re�enue generation and national competiti�eness� �nternational tourist arri�als e�panded from �� million in �� to �� million b� ��, reaching �� million in �� and �,�� billion in �� The sector worldwide has also been growing abo�e other sectors annuall�� n the pre�� period, the United Nations �orld Tourism �rganisation �UN�T�� pro�ected the pattern to persist� �s an economic sector, Tourism was outpacing all other sectors worldwide, en�o�ing �ear�on��ear growth in international arri�als of between �� and �� n estimated �� billion arri�als were e�pected b� �� ith �� billion international tourist arri�als recorded in ��, the �� pro�ection seem ed within reach � � �owe�er, with �o�id�� this estimation has changed dramaticall�� Furthermore, the �orld Tra�el and Tourism �ouncil ��TT�� e�pected direct emplo�ment from Tourism to reach appro�imatel� �� million �obs b� ��, an increase from �� million in �� For the first time, Tourism was positioned as a critical sector within the UN’s global de�elopment agenda, o�ertl� responding to �ustainable �e�elopment �oals ��s� of the �� genda for �ustainable �e�elopment adopted b� the United Nations in ��, namel�� • �� romote sustained, inclusi�e and sustainable economic growth, full and producti�e emplo�ment and decent wor� for all, • �� nsure sustainable consumption and production �� patterns, and • �� onser�e and sustainabl� use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable de�elopment while ha�ing a multiplier effect on man� other �oals� �ince this optimistic outloo�, the �o�id�� pandemic, which caused a closure of �� of international borders and grounding of o�er ��,�� commercial aircraft at its pea� in ��, triggered a sudden fall in Tourism acti�it� worldwide, with o�erwhelming impact on the global Tourism econom�� ue to both restrictions and subdued demand, interruptions to operations ha�e been witnessed across the sector� �s the �orona�irus e�ol�ed, Tourism acti�it� resumed under uncertain circumstances, with countr� policies relating to immigration and mo�ement broadl� sub�ect to re�isions� �nternational arri�als declined b� at least �� in � �nternational Tourism �ighlights, �� dition, UN�T�, �� lobal and �egional �conomic �mpact �eport, �� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 14 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� , revertin� to fi�ures of a�most �� ears previous��. This reversa� undermined the ro�ust �ro�th rates re�istered �� the sector and its associated positive contri�ution to overa�� economies. The virus, therefore, disrupted the sector’s performance and position in the short to medium term and introduced si�nificant chan�es to the macro�environment. ��on�side the revenue �osses, considera��e impact on �ive�ihoods has �een fe�t ��o�a��, �ith around �� mi��ion direct Tourism �o�s at ris�. �oo�in� ahead, recover� is e�pected to �e s�o� and current estimates are that �� eve�s mi�ht on�� e achieved in �� o�a�� and in �� for some re�ions. �n the period precedin� the pandemic, some me�atrends set to inf�uence the visitor econom� �ere o�served. �mon� them �ere� • �mer� in� chan�es to patterns of trave� as a resu�t of di�ita�isation, • �ncreased emphasis on sustaina�i�it� in Tourism, and • �vo�vin� visitor demand. The effects of the �ovid�� pandemic have served to fast�trac� deve�opments re�ardin� these me�atrends and reinforced the need for po�ic� responses to address anticipated ad�ustments and other structura� issues. The pandemic has a�so introduced hea�th as a �e� consideration for visitor safet�, representin� a fundamenta� chan�e in the environment. �ther �road impac ts of the economic crisis resu�tin� from �� have informed the po�ic� formu�ation process. ��–�� The �atest ��T� resu�ts demonstrate continued cha��en�es in Tourism recover�. �n this re�ard, it is critica� for Tourism sta�eho�ders nationa��, re�iona�� and ��o�a�� to reco�nise that recover� is direct�� in�ed to� • �ontro� of the pandemic� spread, emer�ence of ne� variants, mana�ement of curves, and vaccine ro��out, • �asin� of �order restrictions, • �e�esta��ishment of air routes, and • �e��ui�din� of trave��er confidence. � �� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 15 �� UNWTO’s latest projections regarding the timing of sector recovery� globally and in Africa� are as follo�s� ϭ͘Ϯ͘ϮdŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŽŶƚĞdžƚ At a continental level� South Africa fares strongly in destination competitiveness. ĨƌŝĐĂŶŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ>ĂƌŐĞƐƚ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůƌƌŝǀĂůEƵŵďĞƌƐŝŶϮϬϭεŝŶŵŝůůŝŽŶƐ Source� UNWTO� �0�� South Africa is the leader in international arrivals in the Sub�Saharan Africa region� accounting for approximately 70% of Southern Africa’s Travel and Tourism GDP. This includes being the highest scorer on the Word �conomic �orum�s Travel and Tourism �ompetitive �ndex in �0�� ith a strong lead over countries in the rest of the region in areas related to cultural resources and business travel �ran�ing �� rd globally� � . Whilst the country surpassed the �0 million mar� in international tourist arrivals in �0�7� second�placed �imbab�e hosted �.� million visitors in the same year� as illustrated belo�. � Travel and Tourism �ompetitive �ndex �0�� Ϭ͕ϯΘ Ϭ͕ϯΘ Ϭ͕ϳς ϭ͕Ϭϳ ϭ͕Ϯϳ ϭ͕ρϭ ϭ͕ρκ ε͕κϮ ϭϬ͕ϮϮ ϭϮ͕εϯ ^LJĐŚĞůůĞƐ DĂĚĂŐĂƐĐĂƌ ĂďŽsĞƌĚĞ ZĞƵŶŝŽŶ DĂƵƌŝƚŝƵƐ dĂŶnjĂŶŝĂ <ĞŶLJĂ dƵŶŝƐŝĂ ^ŽƵƚŚĨƌŝĐĂ DŽƌŽĐĐŽ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 16 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 1� Selected rankings of African countries show that South Africa is one of the main destinations on the African continent. �orocco was ranked as the leading countr� in terms of international tourist arrivals with �ust over 1� million visitors received� followed b� South Africa with over 10 million international arrivals and Tunisia with 9.4 million. South Africa’s rankings demonstrate its competitiveness if the geographical pro�imit� to traditional markets is considered. The �orld �conomic �orum �� Travel and Tourism �ompetitiveness �nde� �TT�� rates South Africa among the top two destinations in sub�Saharan Africa. �owever� the latest ��019� ranking of �1 is a decline from the previous position of ��. Among other comparable destinations on the �ontinent� �en�a was ranked �� in �019� and �orocco ranked �� globall�. Spain� �rance and �erman� were the three most competitive destinations globall�� whilst Australia was ranked � th on both the �01� and �019 indices. ϭ͘Ϯ͘ϯdŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚĨƌŝĐĂŶŽŶƚĞdžƚ Destination South Africa’s competitiveness has secured a stable number of international arrivals alongside domestic trips. �esearch conducted b� South African Tourism �SAT� reveals the f ollowing trends as regards� • Arrivals b� Source �arket� • Seasonalit� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 17 �� • �is�ersio� of �isitatio� �he to� te� Africa a�� o�erseas source �arkets �e�erate� a tota� of �� i��io� arri�a�s i� �� as �etai�e� �e�o�� South Africa’s Key Source Markets (Africa a�� erseas� (�� ZĂƚŝŶŐDĂƌŬĞƚΘƌƌŝǀĂůƐ;ĨƌŝĐĂͿDĂƌŬĞƚΘƌƌŝǀĂůƐ;KǀĞƌƐĞĂƐͿ � �i��a��e (� �� K (�� esotho (� �� SA (�� Mo�a��i�ue (� �� er�a�y (�� s�ati�i (�� ra�ce (�� ots�a�a (�� he �ether�a��s (�� Ma�a�i (�� Austra�ia (�� a�i�ia (�� ia (�� a��ia (�� hi�a (�� Statistics South Africa This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 18 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� n�ol� (�� ) ��il (�� ) �� i��i� (�� ) ��l� (�� ) �� DŽƚŝǀĂƚŝŽŶĨŽƌdƌĂǀĞů T�� in ��son �o� �isi�s ��o� �� ic�n ��ion ��s sŝƐŝƚŝŶŐ&ƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚZĞůĂƚŝǀĞƐ;s&ZͿ �ollo�� s�o��in�� ils� �oli�� u��os�s ��s �� in ��son �o� o��s��s ��s� �i�� ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ �u��os� s co�in� s�con�� T�� Wo�l� T��l �n� Tou�is� Council’s (WTCC) �n�l�sis ��l�c�s �� s�c�o� �o �� i�i�� s �ollo�s ��n i� co��s �o �� n��u�� o� Tou�is� s��n�� • �o��s�ic �s �n��n��ion�l • ��isu�� s �usin�ss ��s��c� con�uc�� u�in� �� n��ic �� T ��in� �u�u�� o�i��ion �o� ��l ��ls �� ollo�in�� dŚĞdŽƵƌŝƐŵĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ �� C�n�� nu�� in �� i�� i��ls This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 19 �� n ter�s of the �ouris� ecos�ste� that e�ists in South Africa and that is res�onsi��e for �roduct and ser�ice de�i�er�� the �ouris� e��erience is su��ied throu�h enter�rises o�eratin� in three su��sectors� na�e�� Acco��odation� �� os�ita�it� and �e�ated Ser�ices� and �� ra�e� and �e�ated Ser�ices� A net�or� of �u��ic�� o�ned �ar�s a�so constitutes the �roduct� �ain�� ro�idin� acco��odation and hos�ita�it��re�ated ser�ices� �hese inc�ude� inter a�ia� South African �ationa� �ar�s �SA��A��S� �hich �e�co�ed o�er �� i��ion �isitors in the �� financia� �ear� ��ortant�� the �roduct is ena��ed �� infrastructure and tra�e� faci�itation re�u�ator� fra�e�or�s� �a�in� the sea��ess coordination of a�� the acti�ities essentia� for the �isitor e��erience� S�a�� and �ediu��si�ed entities do�inate the sector and constitute o�er �� of the nu��er of �usinesses o�eratin�� WZd Ϯ͗ WZK>D ^ddDEd͕s/^/KE͕ K:d/s^ E'h//E' WZ/E/W>^ Ϯ͘ϭWZK>D^ddDEd South Africa’s �ouris� econo�� has �et to e��oit fu�� its �otentia�� his is des�ite the si�nificant successes re�istered since �ursuance of touris� �ro�th in a co��rehensi�e �anner � as si�na��ed �� the �hite �a�er� As South Africa �oo�s to nationa� reco�er� �ost��ande�ic� it �i�� ha�e to �ean on �ra�e� and �ouris� � �he sector’s a�i�it� to ins�ire and ena��e socia�� econo�ic� cu�tura� and en�iron�enta� �e��ein�� ste��in� fro� its endurin� a�i�it� to un�oc� cross��order� cross� cu�tura� and cross��enerationa� understandin� �i�� stand the countr� in �ood stead� �n a �ost � �ande�ic �or�d� ho�e�er� increased co��etition �eans that destinations’ desire to �uic�� and a��ressi�e�� stand out can� on occasion� resu�t in strate�ica�� short�si�hted �roduct and�or �ro�otion decision �a�in� that �o a�ainst the innate stren�ths and s�irit of the destination� �n so doin�� ouris� de�e�o��ent can cha��en�e the destination’s socia�� cu�tura� and�or en�iron�enta� fa�ric� creatin� an under��in� tension �et�een �isitors and �oca�s� �ut� of care has� as a resu�t� �eco�e a �art of the ��A of res�onsi��e �ouris� �ro�th� �or this reason� South Africa see�s to ensure �ost��ande�ic �ouris� that is �rounded in a �uest to �ui�d ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ �etter� �he foundations in ��ace for future �ouris� in South Africa are so�id� South Africa has a �ro�en trac� record of success as a �ouris� destination� e�en �hen confronted �� disru�tion� A�on�st the achie�e�ents is �ro�th fro� an esti�ated �� i��ion direct contri�ution to �� of tota� �� in �� to � �� i��ion in �� of tota� �� he conso�idation of South Africa as a ��o�a�� co��etiti�e touris� destination has secured its �� or�d �ra�e� and �ouris� �ounci�� n�ine �ata Source �oo�� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 20 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� position as having the largest Travel and Tourism industry in �ub� �aharan �frica. �� The sector also registered a threefold increase in direct employment, from �ust over �� in �� to �� in ��. �� This proven labour absorption is significant for the overall economy in �hich unemployment remains a ma�or developmental challenge. �ot�ithstanding the gains, the latest assessment in the �conomic �urvey of �outh �frica notes that the sector lags relative to its potential and considerable resources. �� ra�ing from the �T�� and other supporting strategies, various programmes have been implemented to promote Tourism gro�th and development. �o�ever , many lac� scale and are fragmented. The need to stimulate sustainable, inclusive Tourism gro�th in line �ith its unrealised potential has also been recognised in various country�level economic revitalisation strategies such as the Re��magined �ndustrial �trategy. �� dŚĞƉŽůŝĐLJƌĞǀŝĞǁƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJƚŚŝƐ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͘/ƚĂŝŵƐƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞ͕ƵƉĚĂƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƚŽŐƵŝĚĞƚŚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƚŽ ŝƚƐƌŝŐŚƚĨƵůƉůĂĐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐƵƉƉůLJĂŶĚĚĞŵĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƚŝŽŶƐ͘WƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƉĚĂƚĞĚƉŽůŝĐLJ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚ ͕ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ ŽŶĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ. �he policy �easures i�entifie� in this �iscussion �ocu�ent set a growth path for �outh Africa’s �ouris� econo�y to �eet its potential within the highly co�petiti�e� glo�al �ouris� lan�scape whilst supporting the country’s socio �econo�ic nee�s� �� “To develop a sustainable and competitive �outh �frican economy through an inclusive, inspiring, visitor�oriented Tourism sector that consistently� • �everages innovation as the basis of creative, compelling e�perience development and delivery, • �uilds partnerships to strengthen sector impact nationally, regionally and globally, • �ddresses barriers to Tourism gro�th, and • Responds to the social cohesion imperatives of the country.” �� ith th e vision in place, the ne� Tourism policy see�s to facilitate gro�th and transformation of the sector through the follo�ing strategic ob�ectives� • �reate an enabling regulatory environment for the present and future, especially as regards to technological developments. • �ncrease Tourism’s contribution to the broader economy through geographic, year� round spread of visitor volumes and revenue� • �rive increased employment and entrepreneurship as an integral part of gro�th efforts, �ith particular focus on vulnerable groups �� orld �conomic �orum, The Travel � Tourism �ompetitiveness Report, ��. �� conomic Revie� of �outh �frica, ��. �� rganisation for �conomic �o�operation and �evelopment, ��. �� epartment of Trade, �ndustry and �ompetition, �une ��. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 21 �Θ • Wromote a more inc�usive sector throu�h increased s�i��s deve�opment and financia� support͖ • Wrovide for the sector’s enhanced resi�ience and a�i�it� to respond to crises • �mprove the capacit� for research and �no��ed�e mana�ement to inform decision ma�in� �ttract Tourism investment and deve�op supportive Tourism infrastructure, especia�� to drive innovation in the de�iver� of e�perience. • �nsure sustaina��e Tourism deve�opment� economic, socia�, cu�tura� and environmenta�͖ Ϯ͘κ'h//E'WZ/E/W>^ The c reation of a ne� po�ic� document for Tourism in ^outh �frica demands c�ear and consistent a�i�nment �ith fundamenta�s tied direct�� to the nationa� and re�iona� strate�ic priorities and princip�es. The r eason �ein� that T ourism does not operate in iso�ation from nationa� deve�opment o��ectives, other sectors and other re�iona� partners. Therefore, the ne� po�ic� document is �rounded in the fo��o�in� tenets� • ^outh �frica as a destination va�ues its connectedness to the �ontinent and the ^�� re�ion in particu�ar, and see�s to foster this interdependence throu�h the desi�n of the tourism e�perience͖ • Tourism is a mu�ti�sta�eho�der endeavour and re�ationships of mutua� cooperation are critica� for the sector’s success͖ • �dvocatin� for a shared vision �ithin �overnment, �usiness and other sta�eho�ders for the common purpose of �o� �ro�th in the tourism sector͖ • W�acin� the visitor at the core of a�� tourism pro�rammes͖ • The sector re�affirms its commitment to �esponsi��e Tourism �ased on sustaina��e socia�, economic and environmenta� practices throu�hout the va�ue�chain͖ • �u�tivatin� a sector that is co�nisant of its transformative and socio�economic ro�e͖ • �pho�din� of human ri�hts and non�discrimination in the provision of products and services͖ • Wromote and deve�op tourism for the �enefit of the �epu��ic and for en�o�ment of a�� its residents and forei�n visitors • Wromotin� a shift to sca�ed tourism deve�opment pro�ects �ith impact on the overa�� destination. �ddressin� historica� �arriers to �ro�th in tourism and resu�tin� emp�o�ment WZdϯ ͗WK>/zWZKWK^>^ The 'reen Waper focuses on four po�ic� thematic areas. These are ;iͿ �vo�vin� former po�ic� i.e. po�ic� areas in the o�d �hite paper and sti�� re�evant͖ ;iiͿ�mer�in� po�icies i.e. ne� po�ic� deve�opment not covered in the o�d po�ic�͖ ;iiiͿWo�ic� issues for tar�eted �ro�th i.e. po�ic� areas that vita� in stimu�atin� tourism �ro�th͖ and ;ivͿ Wo�ic� issues for ^ustaina��e �ro�th mode� i.e. po�ic� areas to ensure sustaina�i�it� of the sector. �n terms of the approach, the 'reen Waper provides an overvie� in each po�ic� thematic area, an area of focus, the pro��em statement and the po�ic� proposa�s� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 22 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� • �vervie� of the thematic area • Area of �ocus • �roblem Statement • �olicy �roposal ϯ͘ϭ sK>s/E'&KZDZWK>/z The �� Tourism �hite �aper addressed several policy areas as a comprehensive frame�or� for the country’s efforts to develop the Tourism economy , the ma�ority of �hich remain relevant for the sector� These �ere pursued through various strategies and initiatives, �or�ing �ith partners over the past t�o decades� �hilst significant strides �ere made to enable the sector to establish and sustain a gro�th course, l imited achievement in some of the policy areas �as recorded� Regional cooperation alongside integration amongst the spheres of government is such a policy area, as reflected in the fragmented management of Tourism and lac� of ma�imisation of resources� Safety a nd Security also remains a problem , �ith perceptions of South Africa as an unsafe destination still prevailing and acting as a barrier to travel in respect of some source mar�ets� The � hite �aper also highlighted an untransformed sector and the limited integration of local communities and previously neglected groups into Tourism as challenges, a situation �hich persists despite some positive developments� �aps in creating sustainable employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for the benefit of the youth and �omen still endure� ϯ͘ϭ͘ϭ sK>s/E'&KZDZWK>/z͗dŽƵƌŝƐŵ'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ The opening statement of the �ounding �rovisions of the �onstitution declares that “The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign, democratic state...” �hapter � provides that �hile government is constituted at the national, provincial and local spheres, all spheres must preserve the national unity and indivisibility of the Republic� They are further called upon to provide a coherent government for the Republic as a �hole� Schedule � of the �onstitution distributes only the functioning of some sectors� This constitutional in�unction must inform the management of Tourism , in particular, considering that administrative borders do not influence tourists in their choice of e�periences� As a sector that is highly dependent and impacted on by a multiplicity of factors, tourism is reliant on coordinated action and integration for its orderly development� An ideal delivery frame�or� for tourism should facilitate its e�ecution through seamless integration of communities, the �hole of government and the private sector� �overnance arrangements should also recognise that the tourism e�perience transcends administrative boundaries� Approaches to integration by various destinations include establishing structures, led at the highest level and involving all related ministries, multiple spheres of government and the private sector� The structures serve to facilitate consultation and policy coordination �Australia�, foster cooperation and destination competitiveness ��anada�, facilitate consult ation on �ey policy issues affecting Travel and Tourism ��inland�, and operate as information e�change and advisory bodies ��ermany, S�it�erland�� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 23 �� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ �here is fragmented �lanning and delivery of �ourism as �ell as a lack of accounta�ility �ith regard to ethics in the sector� �hich undermines im�act and slo�s do�n �rogress� �ulti�le overla��ing mandates amongst the three s�heres of government �romote uncoordinated individual action to deliver on each se�arate mandate� ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ �o ensure harmonisation in the delivery of the tourism mandate �y s�heres of government� the follo�ing is �ro�osed� • One country’s marketing message reflecting the diversity of the destination ��rovinces and munici�alities� and �roducts� • ��loring the enhancement of the role tourism should �lay in the develo�ment and �romotion of nature ��ased tourism � �articularly in state o�ned assets • � forum �here the leader of government interacts �ith �ourism stakeholders from �oth the �u�lic and �rivate sectors regularly � to oversee the im�lementation of agreed �rogrammes� • �arget the inclusion of �ourism �riorities in munici�al develo�ment �lans through mechanisms such as local infrastructure develo�ment ϯ͘ϭ͘ϮsK>s/E'&KZDZWK>/z͗^ĂĨĞƚLJĂŶĚ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ �he O�� notes that safe and secure �ourism is a critical measure of destination com�etitiveness� �� oncerns related to safety � the risk of criminal incidents� �olitical unrest and most recently� �otential health�related threats significantly influence destination �ourism demand �ith travellers choosing not to visit countries and regions they regard as unsafe� �rising from highly �u�licised criminal incidents� the nature and fre�uency of �u�lic �rotests im�acting �u�lic road s and �u�lished national crime statistics� �outh �frica is �erceived as an unsafe destination in some source markets� �his acts as a �arrier to �ourism and counteracts marketing efforts� �oncern a�out �otential incidents also affects the �ackaging of e��eriences and geogra�hic s�read� �or e�am�le� some ma�or attractions re�ortedly fall off itineraries as a �recaution due to a fe� criminal events along routes to the said �roducts� �scalation in crime affecting tourists has a magnified negative im�act on the economy due to the �ress it receives in the market�lace of the source country� Often� �olice res�onses and arrests are not �erceived as an effective deterrent� and the coverage of tourist areas �y safety and security ca�acity is not al�ays ade�uate to contri�ute to a sense of safety and lessen the likelihood of crime against visitors� �t is also im�ortant to note that the safety of tourists is intricately linked to the safety of local communities� �herefore� it is crucial that safety and security strategies �e in �lace catering for �roactive �reventative and res�onsive measures for all incidents� including accidents and natural disasters� �he �ourism �hite �a�er identified amongst the res�onses� colla�oration �ith rel evant organisations such as la� enforcement agencies for resources and a��roaches to �� O�� rends and �olicies �� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 24 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� reduce crime against tourists� the provi sion of i nformation to visitors to improve safety and the institution of s�ift legal procedures for effective prosecution of cases. The sector has partnered �ith the South African �olice Service �SA�S� to formulate a Tourism safety strategy and implement a Tourism safety monitors’ programme. The programme includes patrolling� providing tourist information and reporting incidents to la� enforcement agencies focused on �ey tourist sites. �onitors are dra�n from the youth� �ho are trained and mentored before placement� �ith an initial �� recruited. Some destinations have responded to visitor concerns about crime by establishing targeted tourist police units supporting tourists and handling complaints ��ominican �epublic� �enya� �hana� �alaysia � �gypt �� through implementing victim support programmes ��reland� �auteng and the �estern �ape in SA� and through coordination activities incorporating Tourism �focused police planning� �or�ing �ith tourist facility o�ners and agreed upon forms of cooperation including preventative programmes �Slovenia�. ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ South Africa’s image has been negatively impacted by crime involving tourists and high crime levels reported in the destination broadly. �rime �related concerns negatively impact the desire to visit South Africa by international tourists and is a deterrent against self �drive domestic Tourism. There is also perceived ris� related to community service delivery protests �hich add s to an unsafe outloo� of the destination. �urrent responses do not provide for the prompt resolution of crimes against tourists and ma�e insufficient use of technology solutions for increased effectiveness� particularly for high tourist areas and supporting visitors travelling in groups. The limited community understanding of the contribution of tour ists and Tourism to the economy is also not addressed. The fre�uency of health�related pandemics and or epidemics further underlines the need to broaden the safety lense. ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ The proposed approach is for the follo�ing to be underta�en� • �ntelligence��ased Tourist Safety �rogramme� A central � shared� research �based tourist safety response programme nationally� facilitated through formal sta�eholder institutional arrangements and supported by increased sensitisation of communities and the media on the value of Tourism � • Active Alignment� Address crime impacting tourists in high tourist areas using the combined efforts of sta�eholders� communities� la� enforcement agencies� the �ustice system and technology security advances� • �edicated Tourism Safety Support� �n partnership �ith la� enforcement agencies at all levels� investigate the establishment of a specialised police unit �ith capacity for focused preventative measures and the s�ift resolution of incidents involving tourists. • �onsider hygiene as part of tourism safety and security programme in partnership �ith rele vant authorities. 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The establishment also employs members of the community and underta�es de�elopment pro�ects for the community’s benefit. �alaysia also offers an e�ample of the institution of economic policy to empower mar�inalised indi�enous communities� facilitate their participation in economic acti�ities and ac�uire ownership in �aried economic sectors. ❖ WƌŽď ůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ �oor mar�et access and opportunity continue for pre�iously disad�anta�ed indi�iduals� alon� with low inte�ration in economic participation and entrepreneurship� as a result of� inter alia� • The sector’s limited number of lar�e enterprises to dri�e transformation and predominant family ownership which presents uni�ue challen�es for the transformation pro�ramme� • �undin� shorta�es and artificial barriers to entry persist � • �ow le�els of economic beneficiation for communities li�in� ad�acent to protected areas� • �rotected areas and par�s owned by national� pro�incial and local �o�ernment entities are re�ulated throu�h the �eneric Codes of �ood �ractice� which are not adapted to address concession challen�es in state �owned Tourism assets and other distincti�e Tourism transformation challen�es� • ��ills de�elopment pro�rammes includin� apprenticeships� coachin� and mentorin� insufficiently tar�eted for the ade�uate preparation of the youth and youn� adults enterin� the wor�in� en�ironment and those wantin� to pro�ress into entrepreneurship should be inte�ral to transformation. ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ The followin� policy actions are proposed� • Tourism industry to ali�n their policies with the �mended Tourism �� Codes • Consider stren�thenin� the Transformation Council’s mandate and powers� • �nterprise and �upplier �e�elopment to be embraced as critical le�er of transformation� • Creatin� �alue proposition for companies to participate in the Tourism �� ector Codes �research shows that successful companies are often those with di�erse teams� • �tren�then mechanisms for access to finance by ��s to promote transformation includin� concessions ϯ͘Ϯ DZ'/E'/^^h^EKWWKZdhE/d/^ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 27 �� ch�o�o�ica� a��a�c��ts ha�� aff�ct�� th� ��o�a� �co�o�� i� �arious �a�s� �h� �or�� co�o�ic �oru� hi�h�i�hts th� �i�itisatio� a�� i �t��ratio� of �a�u� chai�s� th� � i�itisatio� of �ro�ucts a�� s�r�ic� off�ri��s� a�� i�ita� �usi��ss �o��s as th� �ai� f�atur�s of th� �� o��ts� So�� a��rs for �ouris� s�ctor tra�sfor�atio� i�c�u�� sca�i�� u� of i��o�atio�s� �a�� • �i�ita� �co�o�� • �o�otics� • i��ou� � • Artificia� ��t��i��c� �A�� • �irtua� ��a�it� �� a�� • ��i�r�s��t co��cti�it� �i�� i��i a�� h�s� t�ch�o�o�i�s ha�� o��rat�� a�o��si�� th� hu�a� �a�u��a�� to ��ha�c� th� �ouris� �ro�uct a�� r�i�forc� th� c��tra� s�r�ic� �hi�oso�h� at th� h�art of �ouris�� Accor�i�� to th� �� i��o�atio� i� �� t�ch�o�o�i�s ca� ��a�� o��ortu�iti�s a�� su��ort �i�ita�� a�� ro�th for th� s�ctor� Ar�as that ca� ��fit fro� i��o�atio� 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�a� �ar�� titi�s i� a�o�ti�� a��a�c�� t�ch�o�o�i�s such as �ata a�a��tics� c�ou� co��uti�� a�� ota��i�� A �o�ic� to su��ort th� a�a�tatio� ��s of �oth th� S�� s�ctor a�� th� �or�forc� �ou�� th�r�for� str��th�� s�ctor r�si�i��c� for th� o��ra�� fit of th� ��sti�atio�� South Africa’s i�t��rat�� strat�� o� th� �th ��ustria� ��o�utio� i��tifi�� th� �� to� • ��s�o�� ith a�i�it� a�� ur�os� throu�h artificia� i�t��i��c�� • �a�� a��a�ta�� of o��ortu�iti�s �r�s��t�� t�ch�o�o�ica� cha�� to ��ha�c� ��o�a� co��titi��ss� a�� • ��sur � that citi��s ar� �r��ar�� a�� h�r� ��c�ssar�� to shi�� th�� fro� th� a��rs� co�s��u��c�s of t�ch�o�o�ica� cha��s� as th� �ai� ar�as of focus� �� ouris� �r��s a�� o�ici�s� �� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 28 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� hanges to the way people travel due to technology and digital connectivity provide an opportunity to understand visitors’ motivation� increase s the sector’s capacity to innovate and commercialise digital technology� and transforms �ourism analytics and data use through the creation of independent �ourism �ata �ubs �� ourism Sector �eal�. �his would enable the analysis of visitor preferences in real �time. �echnology also e�pands consumer possibilities for inspiration and information whilst enabling new insights through big data analytics, and if necessary, influences boo�ing and travel behaviour. ��etherlands� �reating and activating an independent data alliance for �ourism enables sector s haring of e�isting data and �nowledge. �� ocused on providing the best customer �ourney possible, �inland developed a ZŽĂĚŵĂƉĨŽƌ ŝŐŝƚĂůŝƐĂƚŝŽŶ to create a nationwide digital ecosystem with �ey steps including data collaboration, integrating and promoting product inventory and ensuring multi�cha nnel availability. �eanwhile �igitalisation in �ourism has created new mar�etplaces and models for travel and accommodation. Sharing economy platforms, also referred to as “new platform tourism services”, are prevalent within the accommodation and travel sub�sectors. �ithin accommodation, they have offered broader mar�et e�posure whilst increasing the cost of doing business for small enterprises. �his is due to commissions charged for the mar�et e�posure and pressure to list on several platforms to increase the opportunity to secure sales. �enefits highlighted by the platform operators include access to mar�ets by micro and emerging enterprises and the unloc�ing of authentic enterprises. �hallenges have emerged, however, including flooding of supply, including that which is unregulated. �his can drive down prices to unsustainable levels, particularly for formal �ourism entities carrying operational costs. �he monitoring and regulation of sharing platforms has been implemented by countries and cities. Some cities introduced rules limiting the number of properties that owners can list on boo�ing platforms to manage tourist flows. �ines to platforms for mar�eting lodgings without permits to host tourists were also imposed, and limits to the length of rental through platforms ranging from �� to �� days ��ondon, Santa �onica� have been imposed with conditions. �aris introduced a limit for owners renting primary residences to no more than �� days per year and imposed re�oning re�uirements for properties being rented out for more th an four months. �airobi sought to register and license all serviced apartments, houses and villas sub�ect to inspection and approval prior to the commencement of operations. �hose who successfully register will be issued with the regulatory license. �ther responses include the creation of a registry and the collection of ta� and ta� data. �reece is also proposing a new law that separates those who rent the bul� of properties from the ma�ority who rent out one or two properties. � clear, coordinated approach to integrating the digital economy into the wider sector economy is critical to ma�imising benefits for industry access and participation. ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ �� etherlands �� ision� �erspective �estination, the �etherlands ��. 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stim�l�s meas�res an� resilient meas�res thro�gh strengthene� mar�et intelligence� �hro�gh the KŶĞWůĂŶĞƚsŝƐŝŽŶ� the �� has also calle� �or responsible recovery meas�res �oc�sing on balancing the nee�s o� the people� planet an� prosperity� �he �� is� an� �risis �anagement in �o�rism �ector by �ember states o� the �rganisation o� �slamic �ooperation �� ac�no�le�ges the impact any signi�icant crisis might have on the sector’s ability to operate normally eith er beca�se o� �amage to in�rastr�ct�re an� �acilities or beca�se the �estination �ill be perceive� as �nsa�e� �ltho�gh the impact may be limite� to a speci�ic geographic location� the mar�et concern abo�t the sa�ety o� travel an� negative image may apply to the �hole co�ntry� �his may brea� the establishe� mo�l� o� to�rism an� create opport�nities to �evelop in the ne� �irections� �estinations can there�ore �evelop ne� pro��cts accor�ing to available reso�rces in line �ith emerging mar�et tren�s �� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ • �he �o�rism sector c�rrently lac�s a comprehensive national crisis management �rame�o r� to manage an� respon� to crise s in a coor�inate� manner� an� responses ten� to be a� hoc� • �here appears to be a lac� o� appreciation that �isr�ptions an� �isasters perio�ically a��ect all sectors an� that crisis management is not the sole responsibility o� the �isaster �anagement �entre� ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂů �he certainty o� crisis re �occ�rring �eman�s that the sector� • �evelop an� reg�larly revie� �o�rism crisis management �rame�or� to enable the �estination to manage an� respon� to crises� • �onitor emerging mar�et tren�s o�t o� crisis an� e�plore ne� pro��cts in line �ith available reso�rces� ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϯ DZ'/E'/^^h^EKWWKZdhE/d/^͗ĐĐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ �he �acilitation o� travel to an� �ithin the �estination is a ma�or �river �or sec�ring visitor n�mbers� �his relates to both transport an� visa �rame�or�s� �hich may p�t the �estination at a �isa�vantage relative to competitors� �ransport net�or�s an� a�mission policies either s�pport or �n�ermine the ease �ith �hich potential visitors can access the co�ntry� �his impact s travel �ecisions� incl��ing ho� �omestic travellers reach their �estinations� ��pport �or �omestic �o�rism re��ires the maintenance o� �omestic �light ro�tes� �omestic roa�s an� an e��icient integrate� transport system� �onnectivity is also in�l�ence� by the co�ntry�s geographic location relative to ma�or so�rce mar�ets� �ong �ha�l �estinations re��ire incre�ible e��iciency to �acilitate visitors �rom so�rce mar�ets thro�gh air transport� ��rican co�ntries a�opte� the �amo�sso��ro �ecision �� hich see�s to promote connectivity �� is� an� �risis �anagement in the �o�rism �ector� �ecovery �rom crisis in the �� member co�ntries This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 31 2� �here African cities �ill be seamlessly connected by air to support Africa’s integration� The zD commits �� signatory countries to deregulate air services and promote competition �ithin the continent� The implementation of zD has been lethargic� To stimulate the implementation of the zD, the Single African Air Transport �ar�et (SAATA�) �as launched in 201�� To date, 3� countries (including South Africa) have signed solemn commitment to establish and implement SAATA�� The SAATA� initiative is part of the African �nion’s (A�) socio �economic transf ormation Agenda 20�3 �hich include initiatives such as the African �ontinental �ree Trade Area (Af��TA) and the African Passport and �ree �ovement Protocol of People� The Department of Transport is mandated to negotiate air traffic rights �ith other states , �hich are thereafter designated to airlines to operate routes and freƋuencies� �n collaboration �ith other players, Tourism authorities have adopted strategies to develop ne� Air Services to help connect destinations or ease access through direct flights or additional freƋuencies on existing routes� The se Air Service Development initiatives are, ho�ever , uncoordinated, �ith the potential of being counter�productive� They are also not guided by a destination level strategy to bal ance localised aspirations �ith overall national imperatives� Provinces such as the �estern �ape (�ape To�n Air Access), ��aulu�Natal (Durban Direct), Eastern �ape (Nelson �andela ay Air Access) have initiated air service development structures� �lobally , countries such as the �SA (Essential Air Service Θ Small �ommunity Development �rant) , Scotland (Air �oute Development �und), �ales (�oute Development �und), Spain (�anary �sland �und), �ermany (�ran�furt Airline �ncentives), elgium (russels Airport �ncentives Program), and �alaysia (�ncentive programme) provide support for air service development to support the competitiveness of their destinations� The initiatives generally involve financial and non�financial incentives to support route development� A ground transport sector ͞not geared to service tourists͟ �as also identified as one of the �ey constraints to Tourism in the 1�� hite Paper� This assessment largely remains relevant, �ith enabling infrastructure still poor in the less developed parts of the country and rural areas� �oad net�or�s enable movement and access to the destination and contribute to seamless travel through interconnectivity �ith other transport modes� �nfrastructure development and maintenance, in general, is also reƋuired to support the geographic spread of tourists into less visited regions through better connectivity of tourist experiences� The development, enhancement and maintenance of Tourism and public infrastructure responsive to the needs of tourists is a �ey input for the overall tourist offering� Destinations have prioritised investment in infrastructure as a tool for regional dispersal of visitors and implemented regional Tourism infrastructure programmes to attract more tourists beyond ma�or metropolitan areas� �thers (Australia) 21 develop ed Touri sm and Transport Action plans to inter alia influence transport planning at a strategic national and local level to accommodate visitor reƋuirements, ta�e advantage of ͞once in a generation infrastructure pro�ects͟, and generally improve the ability of domestic and international visitors to reach their destinations� (�isitEngland) 22 21 �E�D� (2020)� Tourism Trends and Policies� 22 Strategic Action Plan for Tourism 2010�2020� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 32 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 29 The National �evelopment �lan highlights the need for a “strong network of economic infrastructure” to support the economy’s growth objectives 2� . �t advocates for targeted develop ment of transport and other networks. �or Tourism� the targeted approach can be consolidated through Tourism and Transport �lans developed with the transport authorities for Tourism regions and routes. �egionally� land transport is the dominant mode for visitors from the Southern African �evelopment �ommunity �SA�� region � which form the bulk of South Africa’s key defend source markets. �acilitation of movement in the border environment is therefore critical in supporting Tourism fl ows. The initiative to ease traffic congestion at land ports and e�pedite the movement of goods and persons through the One�Stop ��order ��ost p roject by the �epartment of �ome Affairs ��A� is encouraging. This includes the redevelopment and modernisation of the prioritised land ports. Visa policies remain a crucial part of visitor attraction. The UNWTO’s 2019 Visa Openness report provides a global view of the world population affected by visa policies of different regions around the world. 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ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƉƌŝƐŵ͘ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 34 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 ϯϭ ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨĐƌŝƚŝĐĂůĞŶĂďůĞƌƐĨŽƌƐĂĨĞ͕ƐŵŽŽƚŚ͕ƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶƚŽĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞ ĚĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ • ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĞĂƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĚŝŐŝƚĂůŝƐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨŝŵŵŝŐƌĂƚŝŽŶƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĞͲǀŝƐĂ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĨŽƌŬĞLJŐƌŽǁƚŚƐŽƵƌĐĞŵĂƌŬĞƚƐŝŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ ,ŽŵĞĨĨĂŝƌƐ͖ • &ĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ŵĞŶƚŽĨ ĂŶĂƚŝŽŶĂůůLJĚƌŝǀĞŶĂŝƌĂĐĐĞƐƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨĂŝƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͖ • DĂŬ ŝŶŐ ŝƚĞĂƐŝĞƌĨŽƌƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƚƌĂǀĞůůĞƌƐƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶƚŽĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞ ĚĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐƚƌĂǀĞůǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ^ZĞŐŝŽŶ͖ • ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĂůLJƐĞƐƉĞƌƌĞŐŝŽŶďĞƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶ͕ĂŶĚdŽƵƌŝƐŵ ĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƉůĂŶƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽŝŶĨŽƌŵŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĐĂƐĞƐ͘ ϯ͘Ϯ͘κ DZ'/E'/^^h^EKWWKZdhE/d/^͗YƵĂůŝƚLJsŝƐŝƚŽƌ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ dŚĞƉƌŽ ǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƋƵĂůŝƚLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůƚŽĂĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŝǀĞǀŝƐŝƚŽƌĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘ĐĂƉĂďůĞ^DD ƐĞĐƚŽƌǁŝƚŚĂĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽƋƵĂůŝƚLJƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĐĂŶĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌ LJŽĨĂ 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YƵĂůŝƚLJŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞŵĂŶLJďĞŶĞĨŝƚƐĨŽƌĂĚĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐŝƚƐŝŵĂŐĞĂŶĚ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ͲŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĂůƐŽŝŶĚƵĐĞƐ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŽŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƐĐŚĞŵĞŝŶŝƚŝĂůůLJĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚŝŽŶƐƵďͲƐĞĐƚŽƌŝƐ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞdŽƵƌŝƐŵ'ƌĂĚŝŶŐŽƵŶĐŝůŽĨ^ŽƵƚŚĨƌŝĐĂ;d'^Ϳ͕ĂŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĞŶƚŝƚLJ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϮϬϬϬ͘WƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐĂƌĞĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŽŶƐĞƚĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͕ ĂŶĚĂƐƚĂƌŐƌĂĚŝŶŐŝƐ ŝƐƐƵĞĚƚŽ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚďLJǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƵƐĞĚƚŽŵĂƌŬĞƚƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ͘dŚĞŐƌĂĚŝŶŐŝƐǀĂůŝĚĨŽƌŽŶĞLJĞĂƌŽŶůLJ͕ ĂĨƚĞƌǁŚŝĐŚĂŶĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŵƵƐƚďĞŵĂĚĞ ƚŽĞŝƚŚĞƌƌĞƚĂŝŶŽƌĂŵĞŶĚƚŚĞŐƌĂĚŝŶŐƐƚĂƚƵƐ͘ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 35 �� hallenges with the system include the level of uptake and continued subscription. �artly due to advances in technology and access thereto over the past decade, in particular, there has been a shift towards online and real�time feedback from customers or users of Tourism products. TripAdvisor and Expedia are some of the key “instant” feedback tools, and reliance on these and other consumer�driven �uality assurance channels by potential visitors have therefore taken hold. The illegal use of the insignia by entities whose grading has expired is a further issue of concern. South Africa has the shortest validity period for the grading outcome alongside �enya, re�uiring renewal annually. �ther destinations’ renewal periods range from two (mainly on the African �ontinent� to five years, with most ranging from three upwards as follows� �ra�il� � years, �rance �� years� �alaysia� � years� Swit�erland�� years and the E� broadly ranging from the � to � �year renewal period. The ma�ority of countries have voluntary �uality assurance frameworks. Those with compulsory grading (�otswana, �reland, �enya, �auritius and �amibia� also register compulsory Tourism business with the relevant Tourism authority. Australia implements “Star Ratings”, an independent standards scheme. Although participation is voluntary, an estimated �� of Australian travellers rely on the Star Ratings scheme to measure the �uality of guest facilities. The scheme also offers various benefits such as access to a free online dashboard of guest reviews across all ma�or �nline Travel Agencies, review sites and social media platforms and free access to business development templates and tools. ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ An absence of the ability to monitor and measure �uality across the Tourism sector ecosystem exists as a result of� • �nconsistent standards due to lack of enforcement� • �ptions for broadening subscription to �uality assurance schemes to promote consistency in service standards re�uired � • �rading costs that are unaffordable to some Tourism entities� • Reduced perception of value due to increased reliance on online review tools� and • �alue proposition of the �uality assurance framework not being ade�uately motivated. ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂů The following policy actions are proposed� • Retain ing the current voluntary T��SA grading system and explore the notion of �uality assurance inspectorate� • Support ing mechanisms for the system such as improving the value proposition and considering extended validity periods for reduced administration to be developed� • Establishing partnerships with relevant parties and agencies to improve compliance with the grading framework amongst participants� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 36 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� • ��plore the establishment of a system of licensing for designated categories of tourism services� • �reating a frame�or� incorporating mediation� ad�udication and rulings into the role of the �ourism �omplaints function� • ��areness creation� enforcement of the prescribed penalties for the illegal utilisation of insignia by assessors in partnership �ith la� enforcement� ϯ͘Ϯ͘ς DZ'/E'/^^h^EKWWKZdhE/d/^͗^ŬŝůůƐ^ƵƉƉůLJĂŶĚŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ �s is the case in the broader economy� �ourism suffers a s�ills mismatch� �his undermines the overall offering as s�illed and service�oriented staff and enterprises are a ma�or component of any destination� �omen constitute �� of employment �ithin the food and beverage sub� sector and appro�imately �� of employees in the accommodation sub�sector� �ffective s�ills programmes can therefore support the inclusive development of the �ourism �or�force� People development helps support increased participation in the sector through career gro�th and entrepreneurship� �hich is vital for the sector�s gro�th� � thriving sector needs multi�functional s�illed persons for its advancement� balanced �ith the nurturing of entrepreneurship s�ills to contribute to further gro�th� �nterventions should include the mainstreaming of e�periential learning through effective collaboration bet�een industry� the higher education sector� the �ulture� �rts �ourism and �ospitality �ector� and other institutes under �� ducation �uthority �� he coordinated approach is currently lac�ing� and lac� of interest from industry� other than paying the s�ills levy� is dominant� �urrent s�ills development programmes are focused on training� most of �hich cannot e�uip graduates �ith the re�uisite s�ills needed by the industry� �in�s �ith industry throughout the value chain to safeguard the relevance and appropriateness of programmes are ineffective� �he supply of s�ills also needs to �eep up �ith changes in the macro environment and the associated ne� s�ills re�uirements� Positive e�amples of training and s�ills development in the �ourism business sector in �outh �frica have been observed� �uch programmes tend to be more effective in s�ills development than some tertiary education based courses and could be encouraged via B�� recognition for s�ills development� �he s�ills training could also be shared for broa der applicability across the sector using technology� Brazil’s Pronatec training programme is funded by the government� �t focuses on courses directly lin�ed �ith the s�ills re�uirements of each region using specific re�uests from individual enterprises in the �hole �ourism value chain� �ourses are offered by both the private and public sectors� �he approach has proven to be responsive to emerging s�ills shortages and minimises mismatch� �he �ritical ��ills �ist published by the �epartment of �ome �ffairs included the follo�ing occupational s�ills as being in short supply� �hef� �ood and beverage scientist� �ar�eting Practitioner� �ar�et �esearch �nalyst� �ravel �gency �anager� �ravel �ccommodation �nspector and Property �anager� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 37 �� he �epart�ent working with relevant role �pla�ers conducted a skills audit in �� which in�or�ed the �ouris� �ector �u�an �esource �evelop�ent �trateg� �� he �trateg� envisages an appropriatel� skilled �ouris� work�orce o��ering e�cellent visitor e�periences and contri�uting to the inclusive growth o� the �ouris� econo�� in �outh ��rica� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ �he sector has inade�uate skills suppl� to �eet industr� needs as a result o�� • Poor conceptualisation and coordination o� touris� skills ’ needs �� relevant sector s� which resul ts in poor training o� learners and e�plo��ent prospects� • �nade�uate opportunities to access and ac�uire skills and training� internships� learnerships� coachi ng and �entorships� especiall� �or the previousl� disadvantaged �ndividuals� • �ack o� t rans�or�ation in the skills and hu�an resources space� • �eaknesses associated with so�e touris� training institutions’ s�ste� s e�g� learners not receiving their �uali�ications ti�eousl� a�ter training� • Poor career guidance at school level not aligned with students’ aptitude and lack o� �ultidisciplinar� training to ena�le graduates to appreciate touris� co�ple�it�� • Poor d eter�ination and consolidation o� skills’ needs �� the touris� sector� • � training lens to skilling geared towards entr� �level �o�s is do�inant� with insu��icient attention to higher �level skills and entrepreneurship� • �anguage �arriers to travel to �outh ��rica �or so�e ke� �arkets� and • �uture skills �or �ouris� �rought on �� digitalisation necessitating responsive skilling progra��es� ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂů �lear� coordinated and consistent prioritis ation o� skills develop�ent and training through� • �eview � in colla�oration with the industr�� the secondar� and tertiar� education curriculu� and approach to �ouris� training to �etter incorporate intrinsic skills relevant to industr� needs and to align with changing skills de�ands due to the � th �ndustrial �evolution� • ��ple�entation o� a si�pli�ied process o� gathering industr� skills needs� • �evelop �ent o� an enterprise develop�ent �ra�ework to ena�le the advance�ent o� the skills �ase o� s�all and �icro enterprises in the sector outlining the contri�ution o� �oth pu�lic and private sector role�pla�ers �e�g� �earning �anage�ent ��ste�� • �ncourage�ent o� skills develop�ent �� ouris� enterprises and the sharing o� �est practices across the sector� Position ing �ouris� as a via�le career within co��unities and �ostering a greater understanding o� the utilit� o� service skills that the sector helps develop long �ter� personal growth� ϯ͘Ϯ͘ϳ DZ'/E' /^^h^ E KWWKZdhE/d/^͗dŽƵƌŝƐƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ;dŽƵƌ'ƵŝĚŝŶŐ ͕ ƚŽƵƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƚƌĂǀĞůĂŐĞŶƚƐͿ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 38 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� he �isitor e�perience can �e significantly influenced and transfor�ed into a uni�ue and �e�ora�le encounter through good �uality tourist guiding� �ourist �uides pro�ide critical ser�ices as frontline professionals sharing infor�ation a�out a destination, story�telling and interpreting to tourists� �he sector�s de�elop�ent has led to ne� for�s of guiding and an e�ol�ing need for standards and enhanced professionalisation of the guiding enterprise� �outh �frica’s offering is significantly dependent on the tourist guide input, �hich co�pris es o�er �� registered guides� �ince guide education transitioned fro� �odule��ased courses and panel assess�ents under �outh �frican �ouris� �� to for�al �ualifications in line �ith the �ational �ualifications �ra�e�or� ��, �uch of the influence that the �ouris� depart�ent�authorities had in infor�ing the guiding curriculu� and �aintaining the standard of guide education is no longer in place� �nstead, o�er the years, there has �een a proliferation of guiding �ualifications and s�ills progra��es �ith no clear entry and e�it points or options for articulation across categories or �ith other �ualifications in the �ouris� sector� � lac� of continuous professional de�elop�ent, restrictions on areas of operation, constant challenges �ith accreditation, �uality assurance and certification, content �eing left to training pro�iders to de�elop and teach �ith no prescri�ed �ini�u� content in place or o�ersight on e�isting content to deter�ine if it is factual, o��ecti�e and representati�e of �outh �frica, has characterised guiding training� �his has led to �any challenges, including the lac� of �uality education and guiding, the s�e�ed and so�eti�es incorrect infor�ation pro�ided �y so�e guides and the inconsistency a�ong guides that ha�e undergone si�ilar �ualifications�progra��es� �f not addressed, the challenges �ill affect the credi�ility and the �rand of the �ouris� sector� �ourist guiding has �een a regulated profession for decades and the current act ��ouris� �ct of � of �� pro�ides a chapter dedicated to tourist guiding� ��ong others, t he �ct �a�es pro�ision for �ey office �earers such as the �ational �egistrar of �ourist �uides �ho is appointed �y the �inister of �ouris� to i�ple�ent �arious o�erarching functions at a national le�el and �ro�incial �egistrars of �ourist �uides �ho are appointed �y the respecti�e �e��ers of ��ecuti�e �ouncil ��s� to underta�e the o�erall ad�inistration, including the regist ration of tourist guides and �aintaining a register of guides� �he current institutional arrange�ents in the guiding sector lac� unifor�ity and consistency across pro�inces� �lthough legislation is in place to standardise registration functions, �ost processes, syste�s and ser�ice offerings are not unifor�� he hu�an and financial resources allocated to the guiding function also �aries �ith each pro�ince, �hich has created further pro�le�s in ho� the guiding function is ad�inistered� �ith the e�ception of �our �uides, the touris� policy has �een silent on other touris� ser�ices su�sectors� �his has led to infor�ation gaps and unscrupulous ser�ice pro�iders in so�e instances tainting the i�age of the industry� �n the conte�t of pande�ic and fre�uent cli�ate change challenges and sustaina�ility, understanding the supply side �ill �e �itally i�portant� �istorically, tra�el agents and tra�el agencies �ere regulated through the �ra�el �gents and �ra�el �gencies �ct of �� he �ct sought to de�elop a sound tra�el agency industry �y pro�iding for registration of tra�el agents and the licensing of tra�el agencies� esta�lishing the tra�el agents �oard� ensuring that ser�ices rendered �y tra�el agents to the tra�elling pu�lic, confor� to the highest possi�le standards and protect the interest of the tra�elling pu�lic �y This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 39 ϯς ƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚŝŶƐŽĨĂƌĂƐƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂĨĨĞĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚƌĂǀĞůĂŐĞŶƚƐ͘/ŶůŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞĐƌŝƚŝĐĂů ƌŽůĞƚŚĂƚƚƌĂǀĞůĂŐĞŶƚƐͬƚŽƵƌŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐƉůĂLJĂƐƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƉŽŝŶƚŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĞĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨƚŚĞdŽƵƌŝƐƚŐƵŝĚĞƐƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƌƚŽƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌƚƌĂǀĞů ĂŐĞŶƚƐ͘ dŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉůLJƐŝĚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ͕ ŝƚŝƐǀŝƚĂůůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚƐƵďƐĞĐƚŽƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐdƌĂǀĞůĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐĂŶĚ ƚŽƵƌŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐŐŽƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐŽŵĞĨŽƌŵ ŽĨƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶͬƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƌƌĞŐŝŵĞ͘ >ĂƚĞƐƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŽƵƌŝƐŵůĞǀLJŚĂƐƐŚŽǁŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƉŽůŝĐLJŐĂƉ͘dŚĞƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂŶ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞǁŚĞƌĞĂůŽĐĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJŝŵƉŽƐĞĚŝƚƐŽǁŶƚŽƵƌŝƐŵůĞǀLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ 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dŚĞƌĞƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĨŽĐƵƐŽŶ͗ • ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƌ ƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨdŽƵƌŝƐƚ'ƵŝĚŝŶŐ͖ • ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌƐŽĨƚŽƵƌŝƐƚŐƵŝĚĞƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƌƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͖ • džƉůŽƌĞĂƐLJƐƚĞŵŽĨĐůĂƐƐŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ͖ • /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬŐƵŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŽƵƌŝƐŵůĞǀLJƌĞŐŝŵĞŝŶ^ŽƵƚŚĨƌŝĐĂ͘ ϯ͘ϯ &hZd,ZWK>/z/^^h^&KZdZ'd'ZKtd, KǀĞƌĂŶĚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞĂĨŽƌĞŵĞŶƚŝŽŶĞĚĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƉ ŽůŝĐLJĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶĂŶĚĨ ŽĐƵƐŽŶĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ͕ƐĞǀĞƌĂů dŽƵƌŝƐŵŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚĂƌŐĞƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĞĚ͕ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 40 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� c� �r� �� t�� to r��s�n� t�� s��n� �or t�� s�ctor � ��s� �nc�u�� rur�� n� ��r�� ur��n tour�s�� n��nc�n� �o��st�c tour�s�� n� ��st�n�t�on ��r��t�n� �n� �r�n��n�� ϯ͘ϯ͘ϭ͘&hZd,ZWK>/z/^^h^&KZdZ'd'ZKtd,͗WƌŝŽƌŝƚŝƐŝŶŐZƵƌĂůĂŶĚWĞƌŝͲhƌďĂŶ dŽƵƌŝƐŵ �� our�s� �ot�nt�� o� ��ny rur�� n� ��r� �ur��n r��ons �s not r��ct�� n t�� country’s �our�s� o��r�n� �s �our�s� �s ��n�y conc�ntr�t�� n ur��n c�ntr�s� �ccor�� n� to t�� out� ��r�c� ��s � co��t�t�� nt�� o��y� r�n�� r� �n� �� t� out o� �� countr��s �or �ts cu�tur�� n� n�tur�� r�sourc�s � r�s��ct��y� �� s� r�sourc�s �r� ty��c��y �ost�� y rur�� n� ��r��ur��n s�tt�n�s� r��r�s�nt�n� �n o��ortun�ty �or t�� r��s to ��n��t �ro� t�� co��t�t�� urr�nt�y� outs�� o� t�� n �our�s� �r��s� t�� o�t�t�on o� �our�s� �ot�nt�� s �ost�y ��t�� to �oc��t��s �ost�n� �con�c �our�s� �ro�ucts� ��n�y n�t�on�� r�s� ��cur�ty o� ��n� t�nur� �s on� o� t�� n constr��nts to t�� ro�t� o� �our�s� �n rur�� r��s� ��o��nt ��n�nc� �nst�tut�ons �n� co��rc�� n�s �r� r��uct�nt to ��n�nc� �cco��o��t�on �st��s��nts ��r� ��n� ��s�s �r� �r�nt�� or ��ss t��n t�n y��rs �n� �r��r ��s�s o� �� y��rs or �or� � �� r�t�on�� s t��t �ot��s �r� c��t�� nt�ns�� n� �� on��r �n��st��nt �or��on ��t� ��t�r�� r�turn to �n��stors ��u�ty ��rtn�rs ��n�r��y ��r�� t�r t�n y��rs or �on��r� �u��y to ��t t�� nt�c��t�� n� �s o�t�n ��n��r�� y t��s� constr��nts �n� co��oun�� y rur�� un�c��t��s not ��r�� to c�t�r to �n��stors� n�� s� �� r�� n� un��u� ��r��nc�s o��r�� y t��s� r��ons c�n �� rs��y t�� o��r�� o��r�n�� ncour�� r��t ��s�ts �n� �n��nc� t�� st�n�t�on�s r�s��nc�� o�� rur�� our�s� �cono�y su��orts ��o�r� ��c s�r�� to ��str��ut� �ro��y t�� n��ts o� �our �s� to �� ot�nt�� r��s� �t �urt��r �ro�ot�s s��s r�t�nt�on �t �� n� ��oy�� s �n rur�� r��s� ��t�� t�c�no�o��s c�n �� r�� to ��ro�� s��n��c�nt�y ��r��t �cc�ss� �ro�uct �n��nc��nt �n� t�� o��r�� r��nc�� n� �or ��ss cro�� n� uns�o��t �n��ron��nts �s ��n�n� r�n�� o��ntu� �n� �ro�� s �n o��ortun�ty �or �ro�uct ��o��nt outs�� t�� n c�ntr�s� �tu��s �� so ��n con�uct�� on t�� o��nt n��s o� �� ot�nt�� tour�st r��ons suc� �s t�� r��ns��r� �n t�� u�u��t�� ro��nc�� n �� t�� unc�� t�� st �our�s� ��s to �� our�s� � �orc� �or tr�ns�or��t�on� rur�� o��nt �n� co��un�ty ��n�� n�t��t�� s��s to ��nc� t�� ro�� o� �our�s� �n ��u�n� �n� s��u�r��n� rur�� s ��on� ��t� t��r �ssoc��t�� n�sc��s� �no�� syst��s� ��o�o��c�� n� cu�tur�� rs�ty� �oc�� u�s �n� �ct��t��s� �nc�u��n� ��strono�y� �o �u�� o��rn��nts� t�� r�co��n��t�ons �nc�u�� c�n� �our�s� �s � str�t��c ��r �n �o��c��s �or rur�� o��nt� ��s �nc�u��s� • �n��rt��n� �our�s� �or t�� n��t �n� ��n� o� rur�� co��un�t��s� • ��or�n� n�� our�s� o��ortun�t��s �or t�� n��t �n� ��n� o� rur�� co��un�t��s t�rou�� t�c�no�o�y� �n� • �ost�r�n� sust��n�� o��c��s �n� �r�ct�c�s �n rur�� st�n�t�ons� �� r�� n� �our�s� �o��t�t�� n�� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 41 �� here are se�eral e�am�les from different �arts of the world that demonstrate the �otential of rural and �eri�ur�an tourism� �or instance, rural focused �ourism is e��lored through Malaysia’s Home Stay Program, New Zealand’s rural offerings such as farm tours, and farm shows with local �ourism organisations and regional councils acti�ely in�ol�ed in the de�elo�ment of rural �ourism �y addressing �arriers� �ustria has one of the most successful rural �ourism initiati�es focusing on farm holidays �nown as �rlau� am �auernhof� �ith the high num�er of farms closing down, sustaina�le agro�tourism was used to counter the rate of enter�rise contraction� �he �ustrian �arm Holiday mar�eting grou� �layed an im�ortant role in the successful �romotion of farm holidays with suggestions that the model can �e ada�ted across �uro�e� �he �ro�ect has �een a�le to attract two million �isitors annually, �� eing re�eat �oo�ings, with gross income estimated at ��n �uros �hallenges for rural �ourism de�elo�ment in South �frica include those associated with land claims� �his has led in�estors willing to wor� with the land claimants withdrawing due to uncertainty� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ �ith �ourism traditionally attracting �isitor acti�ity in ur�an centres, rural and �eri �ur�an �ourism has suffered� • �ow le�els of �ourism acti�ity, • Poor �rofiling, �isi�ility , and coordination of rural �roducts, • �nade�uate in�estment in outlying high �ourism �otential areas, • �nefficient infrastructure to facilitate access, • �ea� connecti�ity �etween main �ourism centres and rural �roducts to facilitate �ourism flows, • �nresol�ed land dis�utes which hinder �ourism de�elo�ment, and • �ncontrolled de�elo�ment, often not demand �dri�en , also acts as a deterrent to in�estors� ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂů �ural and �eri�ur�an �ourism as a dri�er of sustaina�le and inclusi�e de�elo�ment should �e ele�ated through� • �n�est ment in rural routes of high �ourism �otential, • Su��ort of �alanced �oning within the S�atial Planning and �and �se Management �ct �SP��M��, which has the le�ers to �ro�ide certainty to in�estors , and • �ourism clustering, nodes or �onal a��roach to align with rele�ant models and framewor�s such as �istrict �e�elo�ment Model, �ntegrated �r�an �e�elo�ment �ramewor� and Small ��own �egeneration Programme • �e�elo� tourism niche framewor� and �ac�ages to im�ro�e rural and �eri� ur�an tourism offer This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 42 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 3� • Strengthen the mechanisms for community participation and beneficiation from the tourism value chain • �or�ing �ith the �ural Development and >and �eform department and other partners to develop a support frame�or� and identify priority areas for intervention to resolve land matters affecting investment� ϯ͘ϯ͘Ϯ &hZd,ZWK>/z/^^h^&KZdZ'd'ZKtd,͗ŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŽŵĞƐƚŝĐdŽƵƌŝƐŵĨŽƌ ĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶZĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ The balanced development of both the international and domestic mar�et is critical for strengthening the sector’s resilience� The segment is a safeguard for current and future external shoc�s, ma�ing further investment in its gro�th crucial� Domestic Tourism flo�s are dominated by the �isiting �riends and �elatives (��) segment , follo�ed by holidays and business� �f the three, �� has the least average spend per trip, hence the imperative to stimulate holiday and business travel to increase revenue generation � The top three reasons for residents not underta�ing domestic Tourism are͗ • ͞�annot afford travel (33��)͟, • ͞No reason to ta�e a trip (22��)͟, and • ͞�nemployed� no income (1��3�)͟� 2� �ther explanations are lac� of �no�ledge about available products and services and inadeƋuate matching of supply and demand as an obstacle to gro�ing the segment 2� � �n vie� of the overall local economy being further undermined by the global economic crisis, the barriers related to affordability and lac� of income �ill li�ely persist amongst the relevant groups� �ecent reports (in 2021) indicate an increase in domestic leisure Tourism by the middle�class segment , attributable to the closure of international borders and associated suspension of outbound Tourism� This positive development has, ho�ever, not alleviated lo� average hotel occupancy rates, �hich are reported despite drops in tariffs � 2� Domestic promotion during lo� season periods allo�ing locals to access experiences at lo�er cost bases and �ith reduced cro�ds, is �ell promoted globally� Since the onset of the covid � 1� pandemic, destinations have introduced and implemented initiatives to promote domestic Tourism in the context of travel restrictions and the reduced appetite for long�haul travel� This has resulted in a strong recovery of �hina’s domestic mar�et stimulated by aggressive flight deals, among other initiatives� �uba shifted all public holidays to �ondays for a t�o� year period to secure more long �ee�ends and stimulate domestic travel� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ The need is clear � To stimulate domestic demand and to maximise its gro�th and development, the follo�ing needs to be addressed directly͗ 2� State of Tourism �eport, 201� 2� �niversity of Pretoria, 2020 2� Smith Travel �esearch, 2021 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 43 �� • �ub �o�tima� matching of su��y and demand and few �ourism channe�s being geared to grow and su��ort domestic tra�e�� • �imited dis�osab�e income due to the wea� �erformance of the economy and high unem��oyment �e�e�s constraints the �otentia� of domestic tourism� • �nsufficient �roducts� es�ecia��y in the accommodation industry to su��ort �ow� income domestic tra�e� � • �ffordabi�ity ��art�y argued to be �in�ed to �ricing� and insufficient awareness about what is a�ai�ab�e for the domestic mar�et� • �aintenance of standards and di�ersity in res�ect of �odges� cha�ets and cam�ing �roducts can better meet domestic demand and further ins�ire the desire for more domestic tra�e�� and • �imited ana�ysis of the �� segment� which dominates the domestic mar�et to identify o��ortunities for �roduct offerings meeting its needs� ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂů �here shou�d be �riorit isation of Domestic �ourism with em�hasis on� • Product �mar�et match framewor� • �nhance ment of mar�et segmentation of the domestic mar�et to better formu�ate strategies in order to ins�ire re�enue �generating �ourism amongst a�� segments with �otentia�� • �u�ti�at ion of a �assion for tra�e� among the youth to generate future demand� • ��or ation of the feasibi�ity of differentiated �ricing as a too� for stimu�ating domestic tra�e�� and • �he im�ortant ro�e of go�ernment and community�owned �roducts to e��and acce ss and faci�itate affordabi�ity for �ower�income grou�s� ϯ͘ϯ͘ϯ &hd,Z WK>/z /^^h^ &KZ dZ'd 'ZKtd,͗ĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ DĂƌŬĞƚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ �timu�ating �ourism demand is a com��e� underta�ing� re�uiring effecti�e mar�eting a��roaches whi�st ma�imising benefits from a�ai�ab�e resources � �he im�erati�e to �osition �outh �frica as a g�oba��y recognised �ourism destination brand is critica� to regaining regiona� and internationa� mar�et share through con�ersion to su��ort the �erformance of the destination� �n a��ro�riate destination mar�eting �o�icy a��roach is critica� to reco�er from the current contraction and to su��ort the �ourism economy’s future growth and contribution to GDP� �urrent�y � �outh �frica identifies �� mar�ets as strategic for mar�eting in�estment� �hese com�ris e eight �frica �and mar�ets� two �frica air mar�ets� three �merican mar�ets� se�en �uro�ean mar�ets and four �ustra�asian and �idd�e �ast mar�ets� �f the tota� targeted� eight are defend mar�ets whi�st the rest are growth mar�ets� �mongst the �rinci��es that shou�d su��ort mar�eting efforts are the fo��owing� • Di�ersifi ed �roduct under a unified brand �rioritises our uni�ue attractions This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 44 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� • �ifferentiated approaches for domestic and international marketin g� • �ohesi on in international marketing� and • �n�est ment in selected markets to deli�er �olume and �alue� �he �ational �ourism Sector Strategy ��SS� acknowledges South Africa’s position as a global competitor for e�ents in particular business� sporting and lifestyle� �n addition to economic spinoffs� the hosting of ma�or e�ents can be used as an effecti�e tool to help promote� position� and brand a destination � including impro�ing geographic spread� �he �eetings� �ncenti�es� �onferences and ��hibitions �� sub�sector is coordinated by the South African �ational �on�entions �ureau� which manages and supports all e�ent bids� �uring the period � April �� to � April �� South Africa hosted �� international conferences� attracting �� delegates� contribut ing ��bn to the economy� �� ecently� hybrid e�ents are gaining traction due to the impact of the �o�id �� pandemic� �his imposes new infrastructure and facility re�uirements� which may necessitate structural changes� e�uipment upgrades� hosting skills� enhanced �i��i connecti�ity� internet speeds and other e�uipment� �n addition� South Africa has not been positioned acti�ely as a leader in hosting international e�ents in the continent despite hosting ma�or international e�ents� �here is a lack of a national strategy that is informed by a comprehensi�e analysis of a global calendar of e�ents� �his includes poor coordination of �� across the country thus undermining South Africa’s international competiti�eness� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ A shared destination �ision is yet to be achie�ed by the sector� which is� • Supporti �e of demand � • Achie�ing substantial growth in �olume and �alue through enhanced competiti�eness of the brand� • �ntegrating marketing of the country between public entities and pri�ate sector� • �e�eraging emerging global market trends such as preference for short�haul destinations ha�e the potential to impact the inbound market� and • Supported by �ourism research and insights to enable accurate forecasts and support marketing and branding strategies� ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂů A unified �ourism competiti�e identity for South Africa must be de�eloped focused on� • �arketing programmes and in�estment based on e�idence� priority market segmentation� and uni�ue assets� • Adopt ion of a targeted approach to marketing and branding by country and region � �� South African �ourism� �� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 45 �� • �stablish in� hostin� o� international business events enablin� �eo�ra�hic s�read and reduction o� seasonalit�� and • Pro�rammes �or stren�thenin� brand a�areness and �re�erence as a �relude to conversion� • Positionin� �outh ��rica as a leader �or international business events in ��rica and in the �outhern �emis�here� • �evera�in� the �eo�ra�hic s�read o� Tourism bene�its as its im�erative� ϯ͘κ ^h^d/E>'ZKtd,DK> �outh ��rica see�s sustainable �ro�th �ounded on res�onsible Tourism �ractice and �rioritises the �romotion o� commercial� social and environmental interests� The ne� �olic� rea��irms this commitment and underta�es to im�lement the United Nations �� enda �or �ustainable �evelo�ment throu�hout the Tourism value chain� �ustainin� the destination’s com�etitive ed�e and maintainin� the ca�acit� to identi�� and ta�e advanta�e o� �ro�th o��ortunities are also de�endent on a sound s�stem o� �atherin�� rocessin� and a��l�in� timeous in�ormation and insi�hts� ϯ͘κ͘ϭ ^h^d/E>'ZKtd,DK>͗ZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞdŽƵƌŝƐŵĨŽƌƚŚĞ ĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ The Tourism White Pa�er o� �� committed �outh ��rica to Tourism develo�ment under�inned b� sustainable environmental �ractices� �onse�uentl�� the Tourism sector embraced �es�onsible Tourism ahead o� man� destinations� �ith various initiatives im�lemented since then � �urrent chan�es in traveller trends indicate accelerated re�orientation to�ards sustainable travel and livin�� T his �rovides the im�etus �or destinations to intensi�� and e��and res�onsible �ractices throu�hout the destination and �ith �artici�ation o� the �hole value chain � The UNWTO and �� Tourism Wor�in� �rou� develo�ed recommendations to transition to a �reen Travel �conom� throu�h One Planet Vision� The �ro�ramme recommends res�onsible recover� o� the Tourism sector �rom the �ovid�� crisis �ounded on sustainabilit�� The vision strives to enhance the resilience o� Tourism � balancin� the needs o� the �eo�le� �lanet� and �ros�erit�� ccordin�l�� the UNWTO and the �� Tourism Wor�in� �rou� develo�ed recommendations �rovidin� �uidance �or the transition to a �reen Travel and Tourism econom�� tudies indicate that Tourism has been �ro�in� as a �olluter� �ith �orld�ide Tourism accountin� �or �� o� �lobal �reenhouse �as �missions �rom �� to �� This ma�es the Tourism sector a bi��er �olluter than the construction industr�� or e�am�le� One o� the studies that e�amined travelers’ s�endin� habits in �� countries indicates that the im�act o� Tourism on �lobal emissions could be �our times lar�er than �reviousl� thou�ht� The UNWTO’s One Planet Vision outlined various recommendations to enable the �reen Transition o� Tourism �or Planet� �ecommendations relatin� to biodiversit� include ca�turin� This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 46 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� the value o� �ourism through conservation� supporting conservation e��orts through �ourism and investing in nature�based solutions �or more sustainable �ourism� �limate change recommendations include monitoring and reporting �� emissions �rom �ourism operations� accelerating the decarbonisation o� �ourism operations� and engaging the �ourism sector in carbon removal� �alencia acted towards becoming a carbon �neutral destination by �� by using the S�� ompass � �he roadmap to decarbonisation comprises o� three phases� namely� • �nitial calculation o� the �ootprint o� the destination and its actors� • �mplementation o� a digital management system� and • �evelopment o� compensation pro�ects in the territory� sŝƐŝƚ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ embraces a low carbon pathway by adopting sustainable practices in its operations� �hrough its �uality assurance program� sŝƐŝƚ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ provides energy advice on issues such as energy e��iciency� �ood waste and low carbon transport� �erti�ication schemes such as �reen �ourism� with over �� business members� demonstrate the range o� sustainable practices within the sector� Mauritius set a vision to become “a leading and sustainable island destination” and used innovation to incorporate sustainable practices throughout the value chain� Sector tools were also developed to educate �ourism entities and used innovation to incorporate sustainable practices throughout the value chain� Sector tools were also developed to educate �ourism entities on sustainable intervention opportunities� Switzerland adopted the “Swisstainable” strategy to �ocus on �ul�illing the visitor needs alongside those o� the local population and the environment through detailed coordinated action� �he emphasis is also on positioning and mar�eting the destination as the most sustainable destination worldwide� and vari ous programmes are implemented in this regard� �he �epartment o� �nvironmental ��airs and �ourism �� published the �ational �esponsible �ourism �uidelines in �� as a �ramewor� �or the sector to incorporate responsible �ourism into their operations� �urrently� the �epartment �ourism implements a �reen �ourism �ncentive �rogramme with the �ndustrial �evelopment �orporation �� t promotes energy e��iciency through a retro��itment programme� encouraging SMM�s to move towards cleaner and renewable energy sources by using energy�e��icient e�uipment and practices� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ �espite the implementation o� energy and water e��iciency and universal access programmes in South ��rica� scope remains �or the mainstreaming o� responsible �ourism practices throughout the sector� �he up�ront cost o� assessing and implementing modi�ications to operations to achieve resource e��iciency may be prohibitive �or small enterprises� ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂů This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 47 κκ • ĚŽƉƚŝŽŶŽĨ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ'ŽĂůƐŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ • dŽƵƌŝƐŵĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ • 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ŝŶǀĞƐƚĞĚŝŶ ĐŽůůĂƚŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶƚ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ ĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨŝƚƐEĂƚŝŽŶĂůĂƚĂdŽƵƌŝƐŵ^LJƐƚĞŵ͘dŚŝƐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ďĂĐŬĞĚƉůĂƚĨŽƌŵĐŽůůĞĐƚƐĂŶĚŚĂƌŵŽŶŝƐĞƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŽŶdŽƵƌŝƐŵĂĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐ͕ĂƚƚƌĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘^ŝŶĐĞϮϬϭϳ͕ƚŚŝƐŚĂƐŵĂĚĞĚĂƚĂĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƵƐĞƌƐŝŶĂƐŝŶŐůĞ ůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŝŶĂƐŝŶŐůĞĨŽƌŵĂƚ͕ƵŶĚĞƌŽƉĞŶůŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘dŚĞƉůĂƚĨŽƌŵĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐŽǀĞƌϯϬϬϬϬϬ dŽƵƌŝƐŵ ͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞŶƚƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵϭϮƌĞŐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚεϬĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐĂŶƐĞƌǀĞĂƐĂďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌ ĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐdŽƵƌŝƐŵƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐĂŶĚŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 48 No. 49223 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 �� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ Despite excessive amounts of industry information available through open source and official intell igence entities, there is� • A l ack of readily available, verified market intelligence to inform decision making in the Tourism sector, • �imited utility of research due to fragmentation in the identification of research gaps, • �o central repository of information enabling a better understanding of visitors, their habits and motivation, • �ack of easy access to Tourism information held in individual organisations in the public and private sectors, • �ack of entrenchment of knowledge management driven processes resulting in inefficiencies and lost opportunities for utilising Tourism analytics and data to ensure competitiveness, and • Fragment ation of knowledge management across the sector , with pockets of knowledge scattered across individual Tourism subsectors. ❖ WŽůŝĐLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂů Develop an agreed upon knowledge management framework and approach for Tourism , including� • A regularly revised research agenda identifying research gaps and prioritised research focus areas formulated in collaboration with partners, and • Private and public sector establishment of a Tourism Data �ub where all Tourism stakeholders share their data- to enhance decision making whilst bridging the information gap between small and large Tourism players for Tourism growth. ϯ͘κ͘ϯ ^h^d/E>'ZKtd,DK>͗dŽƵƌŝƐŵŝƉůŽŵĂĐLJ The 1996 White Paper declared South Africa’s commitment to working with Southern African countries to develop its Tourism industry, particularly the Southern African Development Community. Cooperation was to be encouraged in many areas, including the environment; marketing; education& training; health & disease control; and the easing of visa restrictions. Significant progress has been made in collaborating on a regional basis in a number of areas, such as the Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs), which are cross-border conservation areas that facilitate seamless experiences for tourists. The first TFCA in the region was developed in 1999 with the establishment of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park between Botswana and South Africa. Currently, there are 18 TFCAs across the SADC region that are in different stages of development. TFCAs create an enabling environment for collaborative management of shared ecosystems within the region, and they incorporate well -known tourist destinations in the region. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 1 SEpTEMbER 2023 No. 49223 49 �6 �umerous international instruments and regional �locks ha�e emerged since the adoption of the �ourism �hite �aper of ��6� �ourism �inisters from the �20 countries focus on the role of �ourism in stimulating the glo�al econom�� his is done through dialogue and the e�change of knowledge and �est practices within these countries� South Africa has �een a critical pla�er in the forum� ��S ��ra�il� �ussia� �ndia� �hina and South Africa� was esta�lished a decade after the ��6 �ourism �hite �aper ��SA �oined in 20�0� with the intention of e�panding multilateral cooperation� ��S identified the potential of �ourism contri�ution to the economies of these fi�e countries and esta�lished the ��S �ourism �orking Stream to align �ourism acti�ities within the �orum� �he �epartment has signed numerous �ilateral agreements with other countries� particularl� in t he African continent� on �ourism cooperation� Areas of cooperation range from heritage and cultural �ourism � �ourism in�estment� research and planning� marketing � �ualit� assura nce � human resource de�elopment� to sustaina�le �ourism de�elopment� South Africa signed and ratified the agreement that esta�lished the African �ontinental �ree �rade Area �Af��A�� which came into effect in �a� 20�� As the first phase� negotiations in the fi�e priorit� ser�ices sectors ��usiness� financial� communication� transport� and �ourism ser�ices� commenced� South Africa resol�ed to e�tend its e�isting �eneral Agreement on �rade in Ser�ices ��A�S � commitments to the Af��A that the initial offer should e�tend to commitments undertaken in the Southern African �e�elopment �ommunit� �SA�� he free trade area pro�ides opportunities for the �ourism sector to access more �usiness opportunities in the continent� �egionall�� SA�� has de�eloped a �ourism �rogramme 2020�2030 � which ser�es as a roadmap to guide and coordinate sustaina�le �ourism de�elopment in the region� �he tourism programme is aligned with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 which is a framework for socio� economic transformation of the continent� �he SA�� programme seeks to facilitate the remo�al of �arriers to� • �ourism de�elopment and growth in the region and to stimulate �isitor mo�ement� • �mpro�ing �ourism reputation and the image of the region� • �e�elop ing tourism in �ransfrontier �onser�ation Areas� • �mpro�ing the �ualit� of the �isitor e�perience and satisfaction and ma�imise �ourism partnerships and colla�oration� �espite these de�elopments� the South African tourism sector is �et to articulate its international relations approach for �oth multilateral and �ilateral le�el� �he sector has not Africa Strateg� to inform its positions on tourism issues within the African �ontinent and the �orld� ❖ WƌŽďůĞŵ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ �o clear articulation of South Africa’s �ourism international relations approach at �ilateral and multilateral le�el s 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WZdρ͗ &hE/E'͕/DW>DEdd/KEEKE>h^/KE ρ͘ϭ&hE/E' �he �onstitution of the �epu�li� pro�i�e �ui�an�e on the sour�es of pro�in�ial an� lo�al �o�ernment fun�in�. �e�tion �� states that lo�al �o�ernment is entitle� to an e�uita�le share of re�enue raise� nationally to ena�le it to pro�i�e �asi� ser�i�es an� perform its fun�tions. �o�e�er� the s�ar�ity of reso ur�es as a result of the sheer so�io�e�onomi� pressures the �ountry is fa�in� affe�ts the fun�in� of all se�tors of the e�onomy. �his un�erlines the importan�e of resour�e prioritisation an� e�plorin� alternati�e sour�es of fun�in� a�aila�le �ithin state a�en�ies. It is �itally important to in�lu�e lo�al tourism plans in the Inte�rate� De�elopment Plans to ensure prioritisation. �elate�ly� all spheres of �o�ernment nee� to �uil� the �ase for tourism to feature prominently in the IDP’s. Most importantly� the in�lusion of the tourism plans in the IDPs also ena�les muni�ipalities to a��ess alternati�e sour�es of fun�in� su�h as Muni�ipal Infrastru�ture �rant� In�ustrial De�elopment �orporation� �mall �nterprise �inan�e ��en�y an� other rele�ant in�enti�es from the �ra�e an� In�ustry portfolio. �his is �itally important �i�en that the e�uita�le share of re�enue is often �onsume� �y the pressin� so�ial nee�s �onfrontin� the muni�ipalities. �he �epartment has �one some �or� partnerin� �ith some of these institutions to unlo�� fun�in� for tourism �e�elopment an� assist �ith pro�e�t preparation. ρ͘Ϯ/DW>DEdd/KE �he �ourism �hite Paper poli�y frame�or� �ill �e implemente� throu�h the �ational �ourism �e�tor �trate�y. �he strate�y �ill �ontain �lear a�tion plans an� priority a�tions to �e implemente�� in partnership �ith pro�in�ial an� lo�al �o�ernment� �outh �fri�an �ourism in�lu�in� other rele�ant sta�ehol�ers. 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