1. National Department of Tourism Bi-Annual Report, 2014/15 The NDT shared the following information with the Committee regarding tourism environment: 1. Scanning the environment assists in identifying developments that can challenge past practices and provide new perspectives about future threats and opportunities. In order to contribute towards government priorities, the NDTs scan focused on key factors affecting tourism. These amongst others include, economic, demographic, political, environmental, accessibility and tourism performance. The scan also provided a synopsis of the internal, strengths and weaknesses to address some trends observed from external environment.