page_title: South African Tourism
section_title: Challenges faced by South African Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: South African Tourism / Challenges faced by South African Tourism
caption_attribution_description: Derek Hanekom during the 10th Plenary of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-X) in Geneva.
context_page_description: South African Tourism is the official national marketing agency of the South African government, with the goal of promoting Tourism in South Africa both locally and globally.
context_section_description: Chinese tourists are considered to be a lucrative market, but SA Tourism has struggled to attract them due to the high crime rate and 
  complicated visa policy of South Africa. South African authorities require an unabridged birth certificate for the child and a letter of consent from both parents which has discouraged some international visitors and negatively impacted tour operator business in South Africa. Additionally, airlines that allow ineligible passengers to fly into South Africa, incur severe penalties where they are compelled to pay for the return fare of the passengers. The Institute for Security Studies, said it was becoming increasingly difficult to market the country as more and more people emigrate to countries like Australia and New Zealand due to the crime rate in addition to numerous tourists being attacked in Cape Town on Table Mountain and Johannesburg.
  In September 2018, The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) council called for the government to regulate Airbnb rental sites as they pose a threat to the viability of conventional lodging providers such as hotels. This sentiment was also echored by the CEO of SA Tourism Sisa Ntshona who pointed out Airbnb, Uber, and Lyf as the new face of the sharing economy but suggested for fairness between these new players and conventional service providers.
caption: Derek Hanekom - Minister of Tourism
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