Government appoints acting CEO at BTO

Boitshepo Majube | Wednesday January 8, 2014 15:23

 

Dithebe replaces Myra Sekgororoane who  parted ways with the parastatal at the end of last year after serving the organisation for eight years.

 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Neil Fitt told Mmegi:'We have advertised the post and would like to appoint someone as quickly as we can.' Fitt also revealed that the board of BTO had been appointed but could not say their names. 'I am not sure if people have been notified of their appointments and in that regard I cannot reveal their names,'he said. Dithebe  comes in when the tourism industry recorded some remarkable growth in 2013. After a rigorous marketing campaign in the industry, domestic tourism hit a million mark last year. Statistics also point out that the growth of tourist's arrivals since 1994 has averaged 10.1% per annum.   The BTO also held the inaugural Botswana Travel and Tourism Expo (BTTE)  in Kasane on 26th-28th of November last year. The expo received confirmation of 81 European tourism operators and  nine travel Journalists.

When bidding farewell at the Expo Sekgororoane said ' I am confident that this country's tourism has every opportunity to continue to grow by attracting both foreign and meaningful citizen investment and collectively contribute more to our economy,' she said.