Watch | 'Tourism was overlooked in SONA'

JOHANNESBURG - The word 'tourism' wasn't mentioned once during Thursday's State of the Nation Address despite the sector being South Africa's largest economic draw card.

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That's according to the South African Tourism Services Association's David Frost.

The association says the speech demonstrated how the private sector steps up to make tourism work despite being hamstrung by factors beyond their control.

South African Tourism Services Association's Chairperson Oupa Pilane spoke to the eNCA.