A Zambian delegation will arrive in Namibia today to familiarize themselves and study Namibia’s tourism levy.
The delegation will include the permanent secretary and principal inspector of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, principal economists of the Ministry of Finance and National Planning Commission as well as the chief executive officer of the Zambian Tourism Council.
Only Namibia and Zimbabwe have statutory mandates concerning the implementation of tourism levies for the benefit of marketing and promoting tourism in the respective countries.
Tourism levies in countries such as South Africa are voluntary.
The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) tasked to collect levies was formed by an act of parliament as a statutory body responsible for bringing together both the private and public sectors in implementing the national policy on tourism.
The NTB is to promote Namibia’s tourism industry both internationally and locally and ensure that services rendered and facilities provided to tourists comply with the prescribed standards.
It is also tasked to register and grade accommodation establishments and other tourism related businesses as well as to promote the training of persons engaged in the tourism industry.
The Zambian delegation will study the legal and institutional framework and regulations pertaining to the levy as well as how the fund is utilised.
“We are willing to share our experiences in a neighbourly spirit,” said the chief executive officer of the Namibia Tourism Board, Digu Naobeb.
Time and again, different neighbouring countries visit the Namibian tourism sector in order to learn from the countries’ experiences.
Namibia is lauded as one of the leading countries in community-based tourism activities, while the tourism sector has also surpassed some leading economic sectors in GDP contribution.
The NTB is currently strategising on how to maximise on the benefits that will be offered by the 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa.
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The delegation is just going to enjoy the allowances. LT don’t waste web space writing about such things. Such trips don’t change anything but the delegates. Don’t catch HIV there, we know why some of you go.
It is better to have a country without a president because people seem to work very responsibly.
Please let them not send pipo like shakafuswa, otherwise will instead bring home sexual ebola disease because of high sexual appertite . Nelo akulile.
Still wasting public funds? VIVA SATA VIVA PA BWATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ba LT like my fellow blogger said we need real issues not holiday makers. AIDS, DEBT, POLYGAMY,LABOUR LAWS which protect ba mwisa and not us.
Yes zambia is not an island,lets learn from our neighbours and implement wateva you will learn.No country nos it all!
Gentlemen what do we need to learn? All we need to do is have respect for public resources, those levies if they are collected I hope they wont go to increament in salaries.
Just take look at the parking levy by Lusaka City Council, what do they use that money for? Zambia is not a serious country.
Its only in Zambia were people pay for electricity which they do not have, every day its load shedding.
Waste of resources? how many fora has the tourism council of Zambia had?
Namibia’s tourism industry is well developed, we can learn a lot espicially in areas of hotels, lodges and conservation of animals, those of u who have been here will agree.
THEY JUST WANT ALLOWANCES. ALL THE BEST ANYWAY!!
NEXT TIME THEY WILL BE LEARNING FROM BURUNDI, CHIFUKWA CHA CORRUPTION
learning more about tourism my foot?
Why cant they start with finding a better and more permanent solution to the BAD ROADS in Zambia
Why should we be learning from Namibia. Have you guys been to Vic falls? Mfuwe? Namibians bring their tourists buy car to Livingstone. They must start paying tax for doing that.
Wat cn we learn frm namibia wen we hav more tourist atractions than namibia..dnt waste tax payerz money pliz..
No5. What issues would u like to be raised under those topics?
Whatever….
Whatever…..what? Get real.
ohh you mean levies!!! i was thought levy the late.
We need a detailed report on the same, pointing out on areas we have to work on.
Waste of money. Never heard of tele-conferencing? Why do you need to take a big group and waste money in flights, accommodation and per diem? They can obtain the information without travelling. People need to change the way they do business in Z, its so ancient and greed oriented.
Lets have a meeting to discuss the upcoming meeting about the meeting on the graph that you have posted.
can a team of 3 not study various initiatives from their offices using the web and teleconferencing. so what happens when they hear of initiatives that are apparently successfull in greenland, will a delegation also be shipped off there to ooh and aaah?
#20 is right. I think Zambia should look at improving processes. The fact that we are used to boarding flights to go anywhere does not mean it is still the most effective way to do business.
Let them learn, earn and return.
PF Campaign in Luapula Province Oct 2008.
Naisa mukumi fundisha no kumilaya ifyo mulfwilo oku vote pa October 30.
Bane muumfwikishe sane amashiwi nkweete pali HH. Ndemulaisha nomba boonse mwebamupata HH nabo abamona ukutila ati HH akateke mu-2011.
Elya mukaya ku POLLING STATION pobushiku bwakuvota. Bakamipeela akapapela opomuka chita voti. Mukaka loleshe sana nokutontonkanya pali kena nangu 30 seconds. Palya Mukasanga abantu nama-picture ayabama-shikulu batatu no mwaicha umo. Pali umwaiche mukabelenga ishina “Akainde Ichelema”. Palya mukalembepo cross ukukansula HH so that ikafilwe ukuwina ama-elections. Kuntu mwaya nomba. Iyi-plan eikabombafwe, mwikalaba bane amashiwe aya namipela.
UMUPASHI WAKWA SOLE
I lived in Namibia for 5yrs the tourism industry there is lush. We really have to work hard to be like them. So vote wisely.
Sata, Sata, Sata
Pa Bwatooooooooooooo
Mpakafe
GRZ you have started.That is Rubbish, go, learn and come back home and earn rands for your families.Remember the levy you will be collecting if successfully, will block other organizations in zed from asking for contributions from Lodges, Hotels and even the guests house.
Lets have an opinion poll on our four Presidential Candidates even if it will not be representative;
RUPIA BWEZANI BANDA
HAKAINDE HICHILEMA
MIYANDA GODFREY
SATA CHILUFYA MICHAEL
Which dinasour will survive the race?
We will invite both Sata and Hakainde to the party when RB gets into office on November 3. They are both neccessary political noise makers. It is good for democracy. Viva RB!
Wanzelu should read and understand. Tourism Council of Zambia is not a governement body.It is a private sector membership body for us businessmen. Stop the ignorance “Wanzelu”