Limpopo's Tourism department says that the liquor act should not be seen as a deterrent for tourists to visit the province.
Alcohol cocktail set and beer on a waiter tray in a bar.
Limpopo’s Tourism department says that the liquor act should not be seen as a deterrent for tourists to visit the province.in the province that sees a two-hour reduction on the sale of alcohol.Currently, the Liquor Traders Association and the Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism are in the High Court in Polokwane battling it out.“We have launched what we called the Limpopo Provincial Liquor Act, not a curfew on the tourists. This is not cast in stone.
Chairperson of the board of the Limpopo Tourism Agency, Andrew Dipela says there is an increase of domestic tourism. “We are receiving an increase in terms of domestic tourists. There is now a strategy in terms of international tourists. We have jumped pre-COVID numbers we are now on new numbers. We are happy hence.”
While the department is adamant that the liquor sale regulations are not set in stone, those in the tourism sector say the sale of alcohol is a big ticket in the sector.
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