Hospitality And Tourism Association Botswana (HATAB) held their HATAB Golf Day2022 at Stanbic Bank Gaborone Golf Club last Friday.
The Association was commemorating its 40th anniversary this year and the drive for this year’s golf day was to celebrate their achievements and continue to broaden their scope within the tourism sector with their members and key stakeholders under a relaxed environment.
The platform gave the operators an opportunity to network, meet and greet and also to showcase their products and services.
The event was graced by Senior government officials, Captains of industries, CEO’s and HATAB members.
HATAB chairperson, Joe Motse officiated the tee off for the games that took the entire day before proceeding to the awarding ceremony to recognise those who performed exceptionally well.
Some of the exhibiting organisations were First National Bank Botswana, Cresta group of Hotels, Avani Gaborone Resort & Casino, Hilton Garden Inn, Stanbic Bank Botswana and Business Botswana.
Much to the delight of the audience at the awarding dinner held at Avani Gaborone Resort & Casino, Motse unfolded the journey of HATAB from where it all started, outlining achievements along the way as well as presenting the present and future stance of the organisation.
Going back into time, Motse stated that initially when the association started in 1982, it was called Hotel And Tourism Association Of Botswana.
However, as it evolved and developed it changed its name to the current so as to reflect the new members from various sectors that are not only limited to hotels services such as restaurants, car rentals and guest houses.
The organisation, he said, exists to promote, encourage and monitor excellence in hospitality and tourism in Botswana.
“We are mainly an advocacy and advisory association, We critic the laws that exist in Botswana and push for the laws to be aligned with business needs,”said Motse
The non-profit organization ensures that all visitors, both from within and from outside Botswana, consistently enjoy high standards of service from the entire hospitality and tourism industry.
The Association is an umbrella representing all sectors of the industry and it owes its existence to the fact that the members themselves recognise the importance of high standards at every level of the industry.
Meanwhile, it was obvious that when it comes to golf, men take the lead as they won most of the Prizes which comprised of vouchers of food stuffs, travel and hotel rooms.