Fedhasa: Crime, poor infrastructure hurting KZN image
The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa says
high crime levels and poor infrastructure continue to hurt the image of
KwaZulu-Natal.
The association's Brett Tungay says KwaZulu-Natal still has great things to offer.
" We still have a fantastic product to offer in KZN, we just need to get that back out there and get back into the travelling public's mind as a top tourism destination, which we are. We are working as a province drastically at the moment in terms of trying to sort out our infrastructure. We had a meeting last week in Ladysmith with various government departments in terms of trying to sort out water provision to municipalities, road access around the province."
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Last week, Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, revealed efforts by the Presidential Working Group in eThekwini have generated a R17 billion boost to tourism.
Tungay says the hospitality sector is working with the government to change the way tourists see KZN.
" We have had numerous meetings with Durban Tourism and KZN Tourism and Film Commission about strategies to try and [boost] our image, both locally and internationally as a tourism destination."
Meanwhile, eThekwini is preparing to host the Hollywood Bets Durban July this weekend, which expected to inject around R600 million.
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