Keyword: tourism

Grading Tourism: The Serial Failure of the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa

Picture: www.bed-breakfast-world.com Glenn Ashton - The South African tourism industry has grown tenfold over the past two decades. Tourists appreciate a benchmark to assist them in their choice of accommodation, for two reasons: First to indicate a consistent set of standards and second, to maintain these over time. However there are fundamental problems with the South African national tourism grading process, which require urgent attention. The body responsible for assessing the quality of tourist establishments in South Africa is the...