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Botswana: Entry fee to be levied on tourists?

Source: Tourism Update, 29/09/2016

The Botswana Tourism Organisation is working towards introducing a new
tourism development levy.

Keitumetse Setlang, Public Relations Manager at BTO, told Tourism
Update in an interview that consultations with key stakeholders were
on-going and could not share in-depth details. "It is still a work in
progress and we would rather share about it when all the processes and
necessary consultations have been done."

Thabo Dithebe, BTO`s outgoing CEO, had previously revealed that the
proposed Botswana tourism development levy would see tourists outside
the SADC area paying US$30 upon entry to the country. The payment
would be done online through BTO`s website or from a kiosk at any port
of entry. The funds would be used to develop more tourism
products.

Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana Chairman, Dr Thapelo
Matsheka, heavily criticised the levy at a conference held in Gaborone
this year

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