Unless there is a policy intervention from the government on the functionalities of Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO), players in the tourism sector will not be able to reap the benefits derivable from the hospitality industry. Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) executive committee chairperson, Dr. Thapelo Matsheka decried this at the association’s 2018 annual conference in the resort township of Maun recently. “There is need for our Government to continue to ensure that the environment in Botswana remains healthy for private sector participation,” observed a visibly worried Matsheka at the conference. Matsheka added: “Such should include the mandates of organizations that are created in the form of parastatals, in an effort to facilitate business growth. It has to start with the revision of the Tourism Policy of 1991, Tourism Master-Plan of 2000, Wildlife and National Parks Act, Environment Impact Assessment Act and Regulations as well as other related documents.” According to Matsheka, outdated policies guiding the tourism sector need to be modernized as, they are the necessary tools needed to enable the industry to meet customer expectations in the modern world. “Such should include the mandates of organizations that are created in the form of parastatals, in an effort…