In an effort to promote and sustain the private sector participation within the hospitality and tourism industry, HATAB is hosting its Annual Conference scheduled for 3rd-4th May 2018 at Maun lodge. The University of Botswana Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris will deliver the keynote address and officiate the conference.

The conference will be held under the theme, “Communications, Information and Education: Power lines of Tourism Development,” which is in line with HATAB’s vision of promoting and encouraging excellence in tourism and hospitality.

HATAB Annual Conference acts as a stakeholder engagement platform which provides an opportunity for HATAB Members, policy makers, business leaders, academia and other key stakeholders to reflect on opportunities, challenges and prospects within the hospitality and tourism industry with a view to providing solutions needed to promote an enabling environment for the tourism sector’s development and growth.

This year’s Conference will focus on leveraging R&D, innovation and technology in mitigating inherent challenges within the tourism industry based on domestic and global best practices.

Discussions will also centre around the ease of doing business within the hospitality sector, the future of the tourism industry in relation to policies and legislation, guidelines on cross-border tourism activities, the impact of skills development on tourism industry, the importance of research and development as well as innovation on the tourism sector as well access to funding tourism businesses.

Established in 1982, HATAB is a voluntary membership organisation, which promotes, encourages and monitors excellence in hospitality and tourism in Botswana.

The Association has nine (9) sectors namely camps and lodges sector, mobile sector, hotel sector, self-catering sector, conservation and wildlife management sector, services sector, tour operators sector, air charter sector and airline sector.

In this respect, HATAB ensures that all visitors within and beyond Botswana enjoy consistent, high standard service from the entire hospitality and tourism industry.

For more information, please contact Ms Tebogo Oletile (Manager, Public Affairs and Marketing) on +267 3957144 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.