The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) says more than 100 new tourism sector companies have registered since the outbreak of COVID-19. NTB Chief Executive Officer Digu //Naobeb says 122 companies were registered over 11 months starting in April last year. He says 53 of the companies are accommodation businesses and 69 others are regulated tour operators. //Naobeb says this shows people's willingness to invest in the tourism sector, despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. He says the craft and art industry as a tourism industry sub-sector were devastated with traders there not able to sell their products directly to tourists. //Naobeb says that they are looking at ways to revive the sub-sector. The NTB leader says 12 businesses within the industry closed down during the same period, as travel restrictions brought all movement of people, including tourists, to a halt. He says these are some of the issues that will be discussed at the UNTWO Brand Africa Conference set for 14 to 16 of this month. //Naobeb shared the issue in an interview with NBC's Good Morning Namibia programmed on Wednesday.