9.10 Slow pace of transformation The Committee observed conflicting reports of the state of transformation in the tourism sector by various affiliations of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa. Whilst other affiliates perceived the tourism industry as being transformed others were of the view that the industry still reflects the structural economic differences in the sector as a result of the economic history of the country. The Committee noted that these differences were as a result of the affiliates who looked at how the tourism industry was performing against the tourism scorecard against those who considered transformation holistically. For those who were not confined to the performance of the scorecard, ownership of the businesses in the sector was still largely unchanged and few emerging operators had entered the sector thus government needed to facilitate radical transformation of the sector.