TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Tourists arrivals to Zimbabwe increase by 4%

TOURIST arrivals to Zimbabwe increased 4% in the nine months to September 2018 to 1,8 million from 1,7 million in the corresponding period the previous year as international perceptions of the country...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 January 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Great Zimbabwe records boom in tourists

TOURISM in Masvingo province is on a rebound with the Great Zimbabwe monuments alone recording 60 000 tourist arrivals since the beginning of 2018. National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) pr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 December 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Africa Albida enjoys 'busiest year ever' as tourists return

Hospitality group Africa Albida Tourism (AAT) says it is enjoying its busiest year ever, with occupancies at its flagship property Victoria Falls Safari Lodge enjoying occupancies of over 80% over the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 November 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Govt urged to address currency issues to attract more tourists

SOME international buyers and safari tour operators who went on a familiarisation tour of the country's major resorts post Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel Expo have urged the government to address cu...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 September 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

More tourists flock to Victoria Falls

TOURIST arrivals in Victoria Falls have increased by 50 percent this year with hotels in the prime resort destination recording 100 percent bookings as more visitors flock into Zimbabwe under the new ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 June 2018

POLITICS

Zim relaxes visa terms for Chinese tourists

All Chinese nationals visiting the country will now be required to obtain visas at ports of entry with effect from next month after Government reviewed the country's visa regime to boost the tourism i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Crocodile attacks tourists canoeing in Zambezi River

A DARING crocodile which last week attacked two canoes carrying tourists in the Zambezi River has been put down to save lives after one of the tourists lost her arm in the attack.Zanele Ndlovu was att...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 May 2018

OPINION

Zimbabwe tourist arrivals jump 56%

Gift Phiri talks to Zimbabwe Tourism Authority CEO Karikoga Kaseke about the tourism spin-offs from the China State visit that he embarked on in a delegation led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Find ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zim targets 2.8m tourist arrivals

ZIMBABWE has set a target of at least 2, 8 million foreign tourist arrivals by December compared to about 2, 4 million in 2017.Speaking during a provincial tourism stakeholders meeting held at the loc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 February 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa linked with 1982 tourists' murder

FORMER president Robert Mugabe's nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, has made a sensational claim about the 1982 murder of six western tourists in Matabeleland North, saying both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 January 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Local tourists moan high charges

LOCAL tourists have appealed to tour operators to reduce charges for the various activities which they say are very high and as such work against efforts to promote domestic tourism.The Government, th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 January 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

3 million tourists expected in 2020

Zimbabwe's tourism industry is set for a rebound as arrivals mainly from traditional markets are expected to hit the three million mark by 2020, a development that will see over 300 000 jobs being cre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 January 2018

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Tourist arrivals to surpass 4m in 3 years

Tourist arrivals are set to double within three years on the back of aggressive marketing and image improvement campaigns of the country, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has said.Arrivals were 1,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 December 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Victoria Falls tourist arrivals up 22%

Tourist arrivals in Victoria Falls were up 21,6% in the first half of the year to 119 758 spurred by the growth in international arrivals, a new report has shown.In the same period last year, arrivals...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 September 2017

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zim to partner US to increase tourist arrivals

The Zimbabwean Government is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States to promote tourism between the two countries, an official has said.Addressing journalists at his off...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 July 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

70 tourists arrives for classic safari challenge

A total of 70 tourists from across the globe arrived in the country through Beitbridge border post yesterday in 28 vintage cars.The convoy arrived at the border post at around mid morning and were wel...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zim begs for 5% of Chinese tourists

Zimbabwe is courting China to upgrade the Preferred Destination Agreement (PDA) to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) before year end to ensure that the Asian country fulfill its pledge to make Zimba...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 May 2014

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Tourists flood Victoria Falls

THE DEVASTATING terrorist attack in Kenya on September 21 has boosted tourist arrivals in Zimbabwe with the country's leading tourist resort, Victoria Falls, enjoying an increase in visitors.Westgate ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 October 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Victoria Falls benefiting tourist source countries

OUTGTOING Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi says tourist arrivals in the resort town of Victoria Falls are benefiting source markets financially and not Zimbabwe due to misalignm...

By Business reporter | Published: 19 August 2013

BUSINESS NEWS

Vic Falls records increase in tourist arrivals

THE resort town of Victoria Falls has recorded an upsurge of tourist arrivals ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly next month. The town has in the past month...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 July 2013

ZIMBABWE

Tourist arrivals grow 14%

Zimbabwe has in the past five months registered 14 percent growth in tourist arrivals with Africa dominating in terms of receipts and volumes.According to official data released by the African Deve...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 June 2013
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