By Sheminah Nkhoma

Lilongwe, May 8, Mana: Director of Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) responsible for Industrialization and infrastructure development Enwell Kadango has applauded the Pre- Tourism Lab session as a significant step in the preparation of main lab.

Speaking during the closing ceremony of two -day Pre-Tourism Lab session in Lilongwe, Kadango said the meeting has been successful because of the active participation as they were able to highlight gaps which are in the Tourism Sector.

“We were looking on issues of policy and legal frameworks, products and marketing as well as Infrastructure Investment which are not fully developed in the Tourism sector”, said Kadango.

Kadango further said the Pre-Lab helps to bring issues together with the aim of finding solutions.

“To ensure the success of Tourism sector we had to bring stakeholders from different sectors which are connected to this industry to help each other so that tourism strives in the country”, he said.

In his remarks, Secretary for Tourism Chauncy Simwaka, appreciated the PDU for organizing the event as it has helped them to know some of the setbacks faced in the tourism sector.

“Stakeholders came together to look into various impediments in the development of tourism sector because they are a lot of challenges which needs to be addressed to have an effective industry”, said Simwaka.

The main Pre -Tourism Lab session is expected to take place on May 28, 2024.