Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP)

The Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP) is a resource efficiency incentive programme of the Department of Tourism whose objective is to encourage and support private sector tourism enterprises to adopt responsible tourism practices by moving towards the sustainable management and usage of energy and water resources.

The GTIP was launched in 2017 and through grant funding, financially assists private sector tourism enterprises to reduce the cost of investing in energy and water-efficient solutions. Implementing GTIP funded interventions and identified solutions will not only ensure more responsible operations and environmental benefits, but after the projected payback period, the savings will continue to reduce the overall operational cost of the enterprise with direct and sustained benefits in terms of profitability and improved competitiveness.

The programme is managed by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) on behalf of the Department of Tourism and all applications and approvals are managed by the IDC.  

The GTIP broadly offers the following benefits to qualifying tourism enterprises:

  • the full cost for a new resource efficiency audit or the full cost for reviewing an existing resource efficiency audit;
  • grant funding to qualifying small and micro enterprises on a sliding scale from 50% to 90% of the total cost of implementing resource efficiency interventions, which is capped at R 1 million; and
  • qualifying enterprises may implement projects in phases in order to better manage their cash flow over a two-year project implementation period.

APPLICATION WINDOW

The 10th GTIP window period for applications closed on 28 February 2025. The next application window will be announced in the latter part of 2025.​ 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE 

DISCLAIMER

Prospective applicants for the GTIP are advised to be wary of people purporting to be representatives or agents of the programme.

Please note that the IDC and the Department have not appointed agents or consultants to assist enterprises with the preparation of applications. The use of and payment of any fees to consultants is at the discretion of the applicant.

The provision of grant funding is subject to availability of funds.  

–       For more information, refer to the GTIP Brochure: Green-Tourism-Incentive-P-v11_22-08-24.pdf


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