Tunisia: Four specifications for alternative tourism coming soon
The Ministry of Tourism recently launched a new national tourism promotion campaign targeting European markets and work is underway to improve services and move towards digitalization, she added on ExpressFM.
As part of efforts to simplify procedures and support alternative tourism, she noted that four specifications for certain types of tourist accommodation will be published.
These concern the development and operation of family accommodation, rural accommodation, transit accommodation and tourist camps, with the aim of abolishing authorizations in order to facilitate the development of alternative tourism projects and further stimulate tourism investment.
The ONTT official explained that these specifications would be drawn up according to clear and transparent criteria, taking into account the specific characteristics of each type of alternative tourist accommodation.
She underlined the importance of using these tools and of abandoning the authorization system in order to develop alternative and sustainable tourism projects and to open up a space for young entrepreneurs.
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