Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Banner Left
Banner Right

NTB cracks down on pirate tour operators

NTB cracks down on pirate tour operators

THE Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) has issued a stern warning to tourism establishments to pay their tourism levy to the board.

So far 1 869 accommodation and tourism-related businesses have applied to the NTB for registration and 1 476 have received full registration. Eighty-two conditional registrations were granted; a further 311 applications still have to be inspected and approved.A comprehensive list of registered establishments and businesses will be issued in September and all operators who are not registered or can show proof that they have applied will be taken to court and shut down.Namibia is nearing the height of the tourism season and the NTB is determined to close down illegal operators.Accommodation establishment owners have to fill out the tourism return forms and send them with proof of payment to the offices in Windhoek.Forms have to be filled out in full so that the NTB knows which regions are popular with which nationalities in their marketing drive.The tourism levy paid by businesses and establishments is not nearly enough to market Namibia aggressively.The NTB has a budget of about N$30 million out of which salaries and the day-to-day running of the NTB also have to be paid.A budget of N$70 million is needed to market Namibia properly.”We want to take out people who are not serious and who are spoilers of the industry by riding piggyback on other legitimate operators,” said Gideon Shilongo, Chief Executive Officer of the NTB.Eighty-two conditional registrations were granted; a further 311 applications still have to be inspected and approved.A comprehensive list of registered establishments and businesses will be issued in September and all operators who are not registered or can show proof that they have applied will be taken to court and shut down.Namibia is nearing the height of the tourism season and the NTB is determined to close down illegal operators.Accommodation establishment owners have to fill out the tourism return forms and send them with proof of payment to the offices in Windhoek.Forms have to be filled out in full so that the NTB knows which regions are popular with which nationalities in their marketing drive.The tourism levy paid by businesses and establishments is not nearly enough to market Namibia aggressively.The NTB has a budget of about N$30 million out of which salaries and the day-to-day running of the NTB also have to be paid.A budget of N$70 million is needed to market Namibia properly.”We want to take out people who are not serious and who are spoilers of the industry by riding piggyback on other legitimate operators,” said Gideon Shilongo, Chief Executive Officer of the NTB.

Stay informed with The Namibian – your source for credible journalism. Get in-depth reporting and opinions for only N$85 a month. Invest in journalism, invest in democracy –
Subscribe Now!

Latest News