# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has welcomed Phase Three of the Government-Business Partnership, which identifies tourism as a key driver of economic growth and job creation. The initiative aims to lift economic growth above three-percent, with priorities including improving air access, modernising visa processing, enhancing destination marketing, tourist safety and infrastructure investment. De Lille says tourism enters the new phase with an established public-private partnership as the sector supports 954-thousand direct jobs and contributed 4.9 percent to gross domestic product in 2024.
Minister De Lille welcomes tourism focus in government-business partnership