{"id":362534,"date":"2024-09-07T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=362534"},"modified":"2024-09-06T17:41:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:41:02","slug":"sossusvlei-concession-will-not-restrict-tour-operators-meft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=362534","title":{"rendered":"Sossusvlei concession will not restrict tour operators \u2013 MEFT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has addressed concerns from the public and tour operators regarding the awarded concession rights at Sossusvlei in the Namib Naukluft Park, assuring that this will not restrict local players in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Ministry would like to inform all stakeholders that the recently awarded concession does not restrict tour operators and lodges registered with the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) from bringing in clients free of charge. We wish to reassure stakeholders and the public that the concession does not prohibit other tour operators from accessing Sossusvlei for business. Instead, this concession will create opportunities for NTB-registered tour operators by restricting illegal operators and unsuitable vehicles such as buses, trucks, and 2&#215;4 vehicles,&#8221; said Romeo Muyunda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the concession aims to preserve the environment in accordance with the criteria of a World Heritage site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It is also important to note that no other tour operator is allowed to pick up tourists at the 2&#215;4 parking, except for the concessionaire. Please note that under no circumstances can the Ministry privatize any area in the protected areas. Should there be any additional information related to the implementation of this concession, the Ministry will inform accordingly,&#8221; Muyunda said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Picture for illustrative purposes only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has addressed concerns from the public and tour operators regarding the awarded concession rights at Sossusvlei in the Namib Naukluft Park, assuring that this will not restrict local players in the industry. &#8220;The Ministry would like to inform all stakeholders that the recently awarded concession does &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":362541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-362534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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