On 30-31 October 2017, the Department in partnership with the Council held a two days’ conference to take stock of the state of transformation in the tourism sector and deliberate on mechanism to change the status quo. The summit was held at Kopanong Hotels and Conference Centre in Ekurhuleni, in line with the centenary of OR Tambo.

The goal of the summit was to create a platform for a dialogue with tourism stakeholders to learn about their success stories and challenges on the implementation of the Tourism B-BBEE Sector Code and the transformation agenda, in order to facilitate the development and growth of tourism enterprises to contribute to inclusive economic growth and job creation in the sector.