17. Tourism competitiveness - South African environment is conducive for tourism investment (ease of doing business). There is a need to improve health, safety and security. More emphasis must be put on skills development which will influence tourism competitiveness. In collaboration with the University of Pretoria, the Department is conducting a study that aims to identify and apply the most appropriate set of factors and indicators of destination competitiveness that are relevant to South Africa as a tourism destination with a view to develop and apply a model or instrument to measure and rate the country's competitiveness, relative to its potential.