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SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
"Stakeholder"
means any Government Department or Agency, Corporation,
Organisation, Individual or other legal or commercial entity having an
interest in the furtherance of the specific or broad objectives of any SADC
legal instrument;
"Summit"
means the Summit of the Heads of State or Government of SADC
established by Article 9 of the Treaty;
"TCU"
means the Tourism Coordinating Unit of SADC;
"Travel document"
means a valid passport or other document used to identify a traveller
which contains personal particulars and a clear photograph of the holder,
issued by or on behalf of the government of a Member State of which
the holder is a citizen and on which endorsements may be made by
immigration authorities and shall include a laissez-passer or border pass
approved by the Council;
"Treaty"
means the Treaty establishing SADC;
"Tribunal"
means the Tribunal as established under Article 9 of the Treaty;
"Visitor"
means any person traveling to a place other than that of his/her usual
environment for less than 12 months and whose main purpose of trip is
other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place
visited;
"WTO"
means World Tourism Organisation
"WTTC"
means World Travel and Tourism Council
Chapter II
ARTICLE2
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this Protocol are:
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1.
To use tourism as a vehicle to achieve sustainable social and economic development through
the full realisation of its potential for the Region;
2.
To ensure equitable, balanced and complimentary development of the tourism industry
region-wide;
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Protocol on the Development of Tourism