MPs push for single tourist visa in EAC bloc
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Eala late Saturday passed a report on hotel classification and preparedness for a single tourist visa.
Dar es Salaam. The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) is pushing for a single tourism visa to boost the sector in the bloc.
A statement issued on Saturday said that at the same time, the Assembly noted that classification of hotels in the region was lagging as a result of a number challenges including poor planning in construction.
Eala late Saturday passed a report on hotel classification and preparedness for a single tourist visa. The report was presented by the Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources chair Christophe Bazivamo.
The report urges the Council of Ministers to fast-track and complete the study on the implementation of the EAC one single tourist visa which commenced three years ago. Eala further wants the EAC Council to speed up the ratification of the Protocol on tourism and wildlife management and provide adequate resources.
The report follows an on-spot assessment of selected hotels in EAC Partner States by the Committee on Agriculture Tourism and Natural Resources and a workshop aimed at identifying progress made, existing gaps, challenges and charting a way forward in this respect in order to ensure sustainable development of the sector.
