Registering your tourism-related business with the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) provides several benefits. These include improved legitimacy with guests, increased marketing, and legal compliance.
📝 Registration requirement
In Namibia, if you're operating a tourism-related business, you're generally required to register with the NTB. This applies to various tourism-related activities including accommodation providers and activity operators.
How to register
The registration process would involve:
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Visiting a Namibia Tourism Board office
- You will be provided with a specific application form depending on your business type
- or download an print the applicable application form from the Namibia Tourism Board website before you visit.
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Complete the registration form
- the relevant supporting documents will need to be provided and attached
- Submit your form and make the registration payment
- An inspection appointment will be scheduled by an inspector
✅ You will be notified to collect your Certificate of Registration.
Registration video
Here is a video from the Namibia Tourism Board outlining the registration process.
Information source:
The provided information is sourced and also available directly on https://visitnamibia.com.na/
To have on-hand: Namibian Tourism Regulations
For convenience, we've provided a downloadable copy of the Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia No. 136 of 2004.
The document details:
- A declaration of tourism regulated sectors
- Regulations relating to levy payable by accommodation establishment
- Regulations relating to the registration of regulated businesses
- Regulations relating to the registration of accommodation establishments