(Posted 11th March 2025)
Don’t Miss Out! AfCFTA Tourism Regulatory Framework Sessions – Register & Participate
This is a friendly reminder that the AfCFTA Secretariat is currently hosting vital sessions on the Draft Regulatory Framework on Tourism Services. These discussions are happening now and will conclude on March 12th, 2025.
As you know, this framework is a critical part of the AfCFTA negotiations on trade in services. It’s designed to address key challenges, promote regulatory consistency, and integrate best practices across Africa’s tourism sector. Your participation is crucial to ensuring a framework that fosters transparency, sustainability, and competitiveness.
The AfCFTA Secretariat is pleased to share with you the Draft Regulatory Framework on Tourism Services, developed as part of the ongoing AfCFTA negotiations on trade in services. The Regulatory Framework has been developed to support the market access commitments under the schedules by addressing key challenges in the sector, promote regulatory coherence, and integrate and promote best practices and regulatory principles across the tourism and travel-related sector in Africa. This framework is informed by regulatory principles aimed at ensuring transparency, sustainability, and competitiveness across various tourism sub-sectors.
We would greatly appreciate your comments and feedback on the framework in anticipation of a stakeholder workshop, which is scheduled for the 10 – 12 March 2025. The details are below:
Download English Documents:
Explanatory Memorandum – Tourism Regulatory Framework
Zero Draft- AfCFTA Regulatory Framework on Tourism Services
Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/
Documentation Link
Zoom Link:
https://zoom.us/j/94236723225?
Meeting ID: 942 3672 3225
Passcode: 649688
Please send any inputs to Tis@au-afcfta.org by 1 April 2024. We look forward to your contributions and continued engagement in this important process.
