“Overwhelmingly underwhelming”. That’s how the tourism industry has summed up President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address. The speech, which was 16 pages and over 6 000 words long, made no mention of tourism.
“The word ‘tourism’ was not mentioned once, despite being the second-largest economic sector,” said David Frost, CEO of SATSA.
“It was quite appalling. We are not even an afterthought because we are not even a thought” he said.
FEDHASA National Chairperson Rosemary Anderson said: “FEDHASA expresses deep disappointment that tourism was not mentioned once during the 2024 State of the Nation Address. This oversight of tourism’s immense potential for job creation and economic growth is baffling. The President spoke fervently about business needing to create more jobs. Yet his administration continues implementing obstacles that actively hinder the tourism and hospitality industry’s ability to meet this goal.”
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