1. Mission of the Head of Department :
Under the authority of the Governor, the Head of the Regional Tourism Service of Tambacounda – Kédougou ensures the exercise and development of the tourist activity.
In general, the missions are as follows:
- To ensure the liaison between the Ministry of Tourism and the professionals of the sector;
- To collect and transmit to the Minister of Tourism, all useful information on questions or projects of tourist interest;
- To sit on all regional or departmental bodies and commissions where a representative of the Minister in charge of Tourism is envisaged;
- To receive and proceed to the instruction of the files of request for approval and opening of the establishments of tourist lodging and travel agencies in its zone of competence before submitting them to the central level;
- Receive applications for guide cards for transmission to the Ministry
- To monitor and supervise tourist accommodations, travel agencies and other tourism organizations and businesses to ensure product quality and service delivery;
- To collaborate with the actors in the activities of the tourist organizations and companies (tourist offices, associations of guides, tourist office…);
- Maintain and update a local file for tourist accommodations, travel agencies and tour guides;
- To make available to the tourist accommodation establishments the statistical forms, to collect them and to transmit them to the central level for processing.
2. Address of the SRT of Tambacounda – Kedougou
Regional Tourism Service of Tambacounda – Kédougou
Liberté district of Tambacounda, near the RTS3.