Editing Namibia (section)

===Tourism===
{{Main|Tourism in Namibia}}
[[File:Equus burchelli 4.jpg|thumb|An example of Namibian wildlife, the [[plains zebra]], is one focus of tourism.]]
Tourism is a major contributor (14.5%) to Namibia's GDP, creating tens of thousands of jobs (18.2% of all employment) directly or indirectly and servicing over a million tourists per year.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Framework/Model to Benchmark Tourism GDP in South Africa|publisher=Pan African Research & Investment Services|page=34|date=March 2010|url=http://www.southafrica.net/sat/action/media/downloadFile?media_fileid=29571|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718143151/http://www.southafrica.net/sat/action/media/downloadFile?media_fileid=29571|archive-date=18 July 2010}}</ref> The country is a prime destination in Africa and is known for [[ecotourism]], which features [[Wildlife of Namibia|Namibia's extensive wildlife]].<ref name=goodshape>{{cite news|title=Tourism in good shape&nbsp;– Minister|last=Hartman|first=Adam|newspaper=[[The Namibian]]|date=30 September 2009|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=51487&no_cache=1|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=4 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504052405/http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=51487&no_cache=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are many lodges and reserves to accommodate ecotourists. Sport and [[trophy hunting]] is also a large and growing component of the Namibian economy, accounting for 14% of total tourism in the year 2000, or 19.6&nbsp;million U.S. dollars, with Namibia boasting numerous species sought after by international sport hunters.<ref name=Humavindu/>

In addition, extreme sports such as [[sandboarding]], [[skydiving]] and 4x4ing have become popular, and many cities have companies that provide tours.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} The most visited places include the capital city of [[Windhoek]], [[Caprivi Strip]], [[Fish River Canyon]], [[Sossusvlei]], the [[Skeleton Coast]] Park, [[Sesriem]], [[Etosha Pan]] and the coastal towns of [[Swakopmund]], [[Walvis Bay]] and [[Lüderitz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.namibiatourism.com.na/namibia-top-attractions/|title=Namibia top tourist destinations|publisher=Namibiatourism.com.na|access-date=26 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227102320/http://www.namibiatourism.com.na/namibia-top-attractions/|archive-date=27 December 2016}}</ref>

Windhoek plays a very important role in Namibia's tourism due to its central location and close proximity to [[Hosea Kutako International Airport]]. According to The Namibia Tourism Exit Survey, which was produced by the [[Millennium Challenge Corporation]] for the Namibian Directorate of Tourism, 56% of all tourists visiting Namibia in 2012–13 visited Windhoek.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcanamibia.org/files/files/exitsurvey.pdf|title=Report on the Namibia Tourist Exit Survey 2012–2013|website=Mcanamibia.org|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305170850/http://www.mcanamibia.org/files/files/exitsurvey.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of Namibia's tourism related parastatals and governing bodies such as Namibia Wildlife Resorts and the [[Namibia Tourism Board]] as well as Namibia's tourism-related [[trade association]]s such as the [[Hospitality Association of Namibia]] are headquartered in Windhoek.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hannamibia.com/|title=HAN Namibia|website=Hannamibia.com|access-date=26 August 2016|archive-date=24 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824011920/http://www.hannamibia.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also a number of notable hotels in Windhoek, such as [[Windhoek Country Club Resort]], and some international hotel chains, such as [[Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Hotels and Resorts]].

Namibia's primary tourism related governing body, the [[Namibia Tourism Board]] (NTB), was established by an Act of Parliament: the ''Namibia Tourism Board Act, 2000'' (Act 21 of 2000). Its primary objectives are to regulate the tourism industry and to market Namibia as a tourist destination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://laws.parliament.na/cms_documents/gg-3235-fd9818f2e8.pdf|title=Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia, No. 3235 (2014)|website=laws.parliament.na|date=14 July 2004|access-date=24 March 2018|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831003156/https://laws.parliament.na/cms_documents/gg-3235-fd9818f2e8.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are also a number of [[trade association]]s that represent the tourism sector in Namibia, such as the Federation of Namibia Tourism Associations (the umbrella body for all tourism associations in Namibia), the [[Hospitality Association of Namibia]], the Association of Namibian Travel Agents, Car Rental Association of Namibia and the Tour and Safari Association of Namibia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fenata.org/|title=FENATA {{!}} Federation of Namibian Tourism Association in Namibia|website=Fenata.org|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308161948/http://www.fenata.org/|archive-date=8 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>