Lesotho Haeso: Tourism News
Lesotho Haeso: Tourism News
Lesotho Haeso: Tourism News
Tourism News
Newsletter of The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation - LTDC
Lesotho Haeso
Lesotho Tourism De- tourism Month which started in September.
velopment Corporation These events included sponsoring schools’
(LTDC), the Ministry of poetry competition at this year’s Morija
Tourism Environment Cultural Competitions, and a welcome cam-
and Culture (MTEC), paign for tourists at key border posts on
and strategic partners in the form of Heads of September 27th, which is the official World
Border Agencies (HOBA), Maloti Route, and Tourism Day. The border post welcome Above: Minister of Tourism, Environment and Culture ‘Me’
tourism private sector commemorated the saw lucky travelers receiving a Lesotho gift Lebohang Nts`inyi making a speech at the Lesotho Haeso
World Tourism Day on Friday 12th October pack with information brochure, tourism as poverty reduction, job creation and in-
2007. The theme for this year’s World Tourism branded pens, chocolates and miniature come generation for the purpose of improv-
Day was a fitting “Tourism Opens Doors for Basotho souvenirs. ing the lives of Basotho.
Women”. The day’s celebrations were a culmi-
nation of a series of activities lined up for the The celebrations on 12th October, com-
prised of regional stakeholders in a float
(walk), mini-exhibition displaying local arts
& crafts, the official launch of the Lesotho
Haeso, a domestic tourism awareness
campaign, and the National Performing
Troupe, by the Hon. Minister Tourism, Am-
bassador Lebohang Nts`inyi. This was
important as a measure to continue to
raise awareness about tourism as a means
Above: LTDC CEO Mr. Mthwalo Mthwalo making a speech at the
to contribute to current national goals such
Lesotho Haeso Launch Above: Cultural performance at the Lesotho Haeso Launch
The Corpo-
ration has
MINISTER ATTENDS UNWTO CONFERENCE IN COLUMBIA
been con-
templating the
launch of a Tourism
Newsletter for a
while now, but has
hitherto been unable
to do so due to pres-
sure that this would
place on the Corpo-
ration’s resources.
However, the Corpo-
ration has recently
been strengthened
with the appointment
of a Public Relations
LESO
Officer, and this has THO
made it possible to
produce this first Is-
sue. The Newsletter
shall act as the
mouth piece of the From left to right: Director of Tourism, Mrs Mpho Moeketsi and the Hon. Minister of Tourism,
Environment & Culture, Ambassador Lebohang Nt’sinyi, at the General Assembly of UNWTO
Corporation, cover-
ing diverse areas of
its tourism develop- In her address to the United Na- Focusing on governance issues of to councils or committees must
ment and promo- tions World Tourism Organisa- the organization she said. be done strictly in accordance
tional activities. tion, UNWTO, held in Cartagena, with rules and procedures of the
Whenever it is pos- Columbia at the end of November “It is a source of concern to my organization. There should be
sible, it will also give this year, The Honourable Minis- government that 84% of UNWTO no exceptions to the rule.
platform to its coop- ter of Tourism, Environment & budget goes toward personnel
erating partners. It Culture, Ambassador Lebohang emoluments and administration Membership must be seen to have
shall come out quar- Nts’inyi, departing from the tradi- and only 16% toward programmes. been adequately consulted on
terly for distribution tional approach of using the occa- This is more worrying in the light important issues. We require that
to tourism stake- sion as a platform to show case of the proposed 2% increase in the General Assembly should also
holders and other ones’ country and showering membership dues. I strongly rec- be given an opportunity to make
relevant target praises to the management of the ommend that the organizational inputs.
groups. The nature,
organization, instead focused on structure of the organization be
style and format of
the Newsletter will governance issues of the organi- reviewed by the Executive Council. Concerning the 2010 World Cup
evolve according zation. event, UNWTO is expected to in-
feedback from read- My governments’ position is that terface with FIFA on behalf of its
ership and best prac- She appreciated the efforts made the filling of the Deputy Secretary membership on specific issues,
tices. Stakeholders by the organization in the promo- General position must be the man- and report to members accord-
are therefore encour- tion of sustainable tourism. How- date of the General Assembly, and ingly.
aged to give feed ever, she decried of continued all other positions should always
back. Contacts are inequities in the tourism benefits be sensitive to the language and or Meetings during the General As-
provided at the back between North and South despite region that the incumbents origi- sembly should be arranged and
of this Letter. the latter recording the highest nate. timed in such a way that it allows
growth in arrivals, especially the members an opportunity to con-
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Sub-Saharan Africa. Appointments of member countries (Continued on page 6)
Tourism News Page 3
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