Van Namibië naar Botswana (Chobe)

Dat de regeling nog niet van kracht is heeft een andere reden. Onderstaand was eind januari al bekend:

Update on the Decongestion Strategy for Chobe:

There was another meeting held in Kasane yesterday (25th) which was attended by ALL operators (lodges, hotels, mobile operators, transfer companies) and the Chobe Permanent Secretary. The meeting was chaired by Mr Jonathan Gibson (Managing Director of Chobe Holdings). All attendants had an opportunity to raise their issues on the new rules. Basically the new rules came as a huge shock to all, especially the implementation by 1st of Feb.

It became clear that the new rules would do more damage than good, especially to the locally owned businesses.

The result of yesterday's meeting was, that the Permanent Secretary was going to call an emergency meeting with the ministry in Gaborone next week. The plan is to postpone the starting date of the new rules until such a time as there has been proper dialogue with stakeholders and a more workable solution to the congestion on the river can be found.

We will keep you updated and hope our next post about the topic will be a positive one. The tourism industry is important for the country and Chobe plays an important role, especially the smaller, locally owned companies need to be protected

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Frans

Frans

Frans