SC on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism

1. Welcome and attendance

2. Briefing by Department of Economic Development and Tourism and Wesgro on the following: i The tourism readiness plan for the 2022/23 tourism season in the Western Cape; ii The Province’s state of readiness for the upcoming tourism season; and iii The expectations for the 2022/23 tourism season.

3. Briefing by the Airports Company South Africa on the following: i The readiness of the Cape Town International Airport for the 2022/23 tourism season; ii The steps taken to address and mitigate against jet fuel shortage during the tourism season; and iii The on-boarding of biometric scanners at the Cape Town International Airport.

4. Briefing by the Department of Home Affairs on the processing of skills visas, remote working visas and tourism visas in preparation for the 2022/23 tourism season in the Western Cape

5. Briefing by the National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) on the following: i *The measures taken to address the backlog in tourism operating licenses in the Western Cape and an update on inter-provincial tourism licences; ii *The Section 26 agreement between the NPTR and the Western Cape Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE) in respect of the regulation of Tourist Transport Services and

6. Resolutions/Actions