Service is key during expo
While travel has become a key feature of the Namibia Tourism Expo, visitors can expect a difference when they make their way to the Windhoek showgrounds later this month.
The first-ever service hub at the expo will bring under one roof the ministries of finance and home affairs as well as the Roads Authority and the City of Windhoek. This year's expo will adopt a customer-centric approach and visitors will have the benefit of applying for new passports, submitting tax returns, checking whether they have any outstanding taxes, paying for domestic road carrier permits, cross-border permits as well as transportation permits and utility bills.
Speaking on the upcoming expo, Namibia Media Holdings CEO Albe Botha assured visitors that they would be placed on a pedestal when they visit the service hub, a first for any local trade and tourism expo.
Said Botha: “We far too often stand in long queues to receive service. With the hub, we are taking services to the people. People will come to the expo but definitely not to go to the expo. By doing this, people will be able to sort out their tax affairs, apply for new passports and pay mass road distance charges. Hopefully this is a way of showing that we can work together.
“The official opening will be on Wednesday and on Thursday there will be a motor show. There will be a lot of restaurants and wine and beer and everything that goes with that. Masterchef South Africa will also be back by popular demand.”
NMH public relations officer Maggy Mbako echoed Botha's sentiments, saying: “The purpose is to take services to the people.”
The expo will open its doors to the public on 31 May and run until Saturday, 3 June. Exhibition hours will be from 14:00 until 22:00.
The expo again incorporates the popular motor show where petrolheads will have the opportunity to view a variety of vehicles, while foodies can look forward to demonstrations by a professional chef.
As has been the case in the past, NMH, Old Mutual and Nedbank will support the expo once again. The theme of this year's expo is 'Safe Travels'.
The first-ever service hub at the expo will bring under one roof the ministries of finance and home affairs as well as the Roads Authority and the City of Windhoek. This year's expo will adopt a customer-centric approach and visitors will have the benefit of applying for new passports, submitting tax returns, checking whether they have any outstanding taxes, paying for domestic road carrier permits, cross-border permits as well as transportation permits and utility bills.
Speaking on the upcoming expo, Namibia Media Holdings CEO Albe Botha assured visitors that they would be placed on a pedestal when they visit the service hub, a first for any local trade and tourism expo.
Said Botha: “We far too often stand in long queues to receive service. With the hub, we are taking services to the people. People will come to the expo but definitely not to go to the expo. By doing this, people will be able to sort out their tax affairs, apply for new passports and pay mass road distance charges. Hopefully this is a way of showing that we can work together.
“The official opening will be on Wednesday and on Thursday there will be a motor show. There will be a lot of restaurants and wine and beer and everything that goes with that. Masterchef South Africa will also be back by popular demand.”
NMH public relations officer Maggy Mbako echoed Botha's sentiments, saying: “The purpose is to take services to the people.”
The expo will open its doors to the public on 31 May and run until Saturday, 3 June. Exhibition hours will be from 14:00 until 22:00.
The expo again incorporates the popular motor show where petrolheads will have the opportunity to view a variety of vehicles, while foodies can look forward to demonstrations by a professional chef.
As has been the case in the past, NMH, Old Mutual and Nedbank will support the expo once again. The theme of this year's expo is 'Safe Travels'.
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