1. The tourism industry is not fully exploited in the Province. 2. There is underdevelopment and little marketing of the existing attraction sites. 3. Lack of investment and inadequate funding of development initiatives. 4. Poor infrastructure, infrastructure development and signage impacted on access to tourism products based in rural areas. 5. Lack of clear roles and responsibilities of different spheres of Government in the development of tourism. 6. Poor communication from National and Provincial Government with District and Local Municipalities with regard to tourism development. 7. Linkages of tourism products to other economic activities.