Hospitality industry calls new Electronic Travel Authorisation a game-changer for tourism

THE Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (Fedhasa) has hailed the Department of Home Affairs’ newly announced Electronic Travel Author-isation (ETA) system as a landmark reform that will strengthen the country’s competitiveness in global tourism.

- SIPHELELE DLUDLA

This comes as the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Leon Schreiber, unveiled the ETA system at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa’s Leadership Conference on Thursday, positioning it as a key step in modernising South Africa’s visa and border management framework.

Brett Tungay, Fedhasa national chairperson, commended Scheiber for driving digital transformation in visa and border control systems. Fedhasa is South Africa's trusted association for the hospitality industry, representing all segments and all establishments under one banner and with one voice.

“The introduction of the ETA is a bold and visionary step that will transform how international visitors experience South Africa from the very first moment they engage with our country,’ Tungay said.