Last updated on 27/08/2022
With the cold winter days finally making way for sunny spring Pogisho Heaven Modise escaped the busy streets of Johannesburg and took a sho’t left to the serenity of the Kruger National Park to unwind and recharge.
The annual pilgrimage to the Kruger came on the eve of Tourism Month which is celebrated every September. The Department of Tourism says Tourism Month provides a heightened month-long focus on the importance of the sector to the South African economy.
“It features themed activities that are aligned to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) World Tourism Day celebrations.
This global observance day by The United Nations World Tourism Organisation aims to foster awareness of tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value and the contribution that the sector can make towards reaching the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Tourism Month encourage South Africans to travel domestically to sustain jobs and support the recovery of tourism in line with the Tourism Sector Recovery Plan.
The Department Tourism developed the Tourism Sector Recovery Plan with the tourism sector and it contains a set of interventions to protect and rejuvenate supply, reignite demand and strengthen enabling capability to support the sector’s recovery.
On 27 September the UNWTO celebrates World Tourism Day which has been held each year since 1980. The date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Statutes of the Organization in 1970, paving the way for the establishment of UNWTO five years later.
“Around the world, in countries at all development levels, many millions of jobs and businesses are dependent on a strong and thriving tourism sector. Tourism has also been a driving force in protecting natural and cultural heritage, preserving them for future generations to enjoy.” Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the UNWTO.
