Investor Presentaiton
SOLUTIONS:
Articulate and make transparent the licensing procedures at DNPW for the establishing of hunting
quotas and the issuance and/or amendment of tourism and hunting concession agreements. In fact
make all legislation transparent, easy to access, easy to understand and easy to comply with; any
new legislation should be timed sympathetically to minimize disruption - see ZTA, MOTA & DNPW.
This would increase efficiency, reduce corruption and make investment in the sector more attractive.
Reduce taxes on anything that increases the cost to the traveler or tourism business, especially for
domestic travelers, and increase incentives for tourists to visit and investors to invest. This will
attract more tourists and investment to the sector. These include VAT, service charge, Import &
Excise taxes, Tourism Levy ... tourism should enjoy Non Traditional Export Status such as with
Agriculture.
Increase wildlife and habitat protection through strengthened budget, laws, status (obtain UNESCO
World Heritage status for Lower Zambezi NP, North & South Luangwa, Busanga Plains, Kafue Flats,
Bangweulu Swamps all of which are unique eco-systems worthy of such status) and enforcement,
whereby the resource should be subsidized and protected by the users and not the other way
around; and by ensuring CRB's are strengthened so that communities better participate in benefit
sharing. This will enhance the resource through rehabilitation and sustained protection, whilst
ensuring buy-in from local communities, which will attract more tourists and investment in the
sector.
Develop management plans for NP's and GMA's prioritizing the prime tourism and wildlife areas so
that there is something for everyone but ensuring the high- end and mid-range tourist safari
experience is protected and enhanced as it is this market that requires a more exclusive wildlife
safari experience and that generates 85% (in South Luangwa) of all of wildlife tourism revenues
likely to be a similar ratio in LZNP and KNP in Zambia's protected areas. This will enhance and
rehabilitate the resource whilst rationalizing the visitor use of the resource, which in turn will attract
more tourists and investment in the sector.
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