Travel
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Awards galore at Sanganai/Hlanganani as African Sun wins best overall stand
The highly subscribed 15th Edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo that was officially opened by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair grounds yesterday witnessed an award galore with African Sun winning the Best Overall Stand as companies exhibited their products and services following the return to normal after the global…
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Sanganai/Hlanganani Tourism Expo: Fastjet commits to tourism development
Recently named as one of Africa’s Top 10 Best Airlines for 2022 by Skytrax, Fastjet has announced its commitment to tourism development in the Southern African region. Speaking to Spiked Online Media on the sidelines of the ongoing Sanganai/Hlanganai Tourism Expo, Mr. Nunurai Ndawana, the Fastjet Zimbabwe spokesperson said the recent Skytrax award reaffirms the…
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Sanganai-Hlanganani Tourism Expo surpasses targeted exhibitors
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is excited at the prospects of this year’s edition of the Sanganai-Hlanganani World Tourism Expo which kicks off tomorrow at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo after it managed to surpass its target of exhibitors. Speaking to local media at a press briefing this Wednesday, ZTA Chief Executive, Ms.…
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Sanganai/Hlanganani returns with a bang
The 15th Edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganai World Tourism Expo, undoubtedly the biggest tourism expo in Africa, will be held physically this year from Thursday to 15 October 2022. The Expo will be held at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre. In 2020 Sanganai/Hlanganai was held virtually due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. In 2021 the Expo…
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ZIMRA to host tourism engagement workshop
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is set to convene a breakfast meeting with tourism players at Holiday Inn Bulawayo on 14 October to explain tax regulation matters and how to improve modalities of doing business in the sector. The breakfast meeting take place between 7am to 8.30am will occur on the side-lines of the Sanganai/Hlanganani –…
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Air Belgium expands Southern Africa route offering with Airlink
Air Belgium has signed a new commercial agreement with South Africa’s independent and premier airline, Airlink, which conveniently connects customers travelling to or from Brussels, with 36 destinations across Southern Africa. This follows the recent inauguration of Air Belgium’s new service between Brussels, Johannesburg, and Cape Town, using the fuel-efficient Airbus A330neo aircraft. This first…
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Victoria Falls tourism market: Zambia drops visa requirements for listed countries
Zambia has dropped visa requirements for listed countries as it markets the Mighty Victoria Falls that it shares with its neighbour Zimbabwe. The Zambia Tourism Agency revealed that effective from 1 October 2022, citizens of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, China, Norway, Japan, South Korea, Gulf States, and the European…
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Rainbow Tourism Group optimistic about the future
Leading hospitality company Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) is optimistic about the future following its solid performance during first half year of 2022. The Chairman of the RTG Board Mr. Douglas Hoto, in his Chairman’s statement, reported growth in all the key performance indicators which include EBITDA, revenue, and occupancy. RTG grew its revenue by 246%…
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RTG declares dividend in 2022 first half financial results
Zimbabwe’s leading hospitality company Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) declared a dividend in its just-published first half of 2022 financial results. In his Chairman’s statement, the RTG Board Chairman Mr. Douglas Hoto said “On behalf of the Board of Directors I am pleased to advise shareholders that the Group has declared an interim dividend of ZW$380…
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Sanganai/Hlanganani Expo forum to unpack tourism investment opportunities
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority will hold a Tourism Investment Forum on the sidelines of the upcoming Sanganai/ Hlanganani World Tourism Expo on 14 October 2022 at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre koBulawayo. The Forum will run under the theme: “Thinking Investment – Explore Zimbabwe Tourism Opportunities”. The ZTA Chief Executive, Ms Winnie Muchanyuka outlined the…
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Junior Parliamentarians propose measures to revive the tourism sector
Junior Parliamentarians today proposed a raft of innovative measures to enhance the contribution of tourism to the economy as the sector is emerging from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They made the contributions today during the commemoration of World Tourism Month celebrations at the inaugural Debate Session by Junior Parliamentarians organised by the…
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Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo attracts Japanese market
As preparations for the 15th Edition of the Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo hit pitch fever, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is delighted with the interest in Destination Zimbabwe by the Japanese market at the Tourism Japan Expo in Tokyo. ZTA’s Marketing Manager responsible for Asia and the Pacific markets, Eniel Senderayi says the inquiries…
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Interface between tourism and sports a harbinger for sustainable development
Sports Tourism is a key ingredient for sustainable development, Hon Barbara Rwodzi, the Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry has said. Tourism is one of the key activities lined up during the Month of September, a month dubbed Tourism Month, where the ministry is showcasing the critical role tourism can play in…
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Tourism Expo Japan: Platform to market Destination Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is participating in the Tourism Expo Japan which kicked off yesterday and will run until 25 September 2022. Tourism Expo Japan is organized by the Japan Travel and Tourism Association, the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), and the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). This is a prestigious travel trade event…
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Economic growth underpinned by sustainable environment, tourism and climate resilience
The Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Hon Mangaliso Ndlovu has said the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) blueprint prioritizes a sustainable environment, tourism, and climate resilience, which anchor and underpin economic revival growth. He made the remarks at Leopard Rock Hotel in Vumba during the ministry’s strategic planning workshop meant to enhance…
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Positive market response as Sanganai/Hlanganani marks in-person return
Preparations for the Sanganai/Hlanganani-World Tourism Expo 2022, have engaged into a high gear with 100 buyers and 250 exhibitors from regional and international markets, registering to be part of the premier business exchange platform. The Expo, taking place at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo from 13 – 15 October 2022, will be the…
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UNWTO World Tourism Barometer: sector recovering amidst challenges
International tourism continues to show signs of a strong and steady recovery from the impact of the pandemic despite significant mounting economic and geopolitical challenges. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism saw a strong rebound in the first five months of 2022, with almost 250 million international arrivals recorded. This compares…
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Tourism Greenfield Report 2022
UNWTO has once again partnered with the fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times to develop a joint publication on global greenfield Investment trends in tourism. Using both data from fDi Markets and UNWTO, the Tourism Investment Report 2022 found that while the tourism sector has been showing signs of recovery, foreign direct investment (FDI) into the…
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Air Zimbabwe, Airports Company partner Sanganai Hlanganani World Tourism Expo
The Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo brand continues to attract quality and credible sponsors as evidenced by the coming on board of Air Zimbabwe and the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) for the upcoming expo that will take place next month from 13 – 15 October. The 15th edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo will be…
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Marketers, tourism players collaborate on promoting incentive travel
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) in an aggressive drive to create awareness of Meetings Incentives Conferences Exhibitions (MICE) tourism, held a luncheon for the country’s top corporate executives in collaboration with the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe (MAZ) yesterday to engage on incentive travel in Harare. The objective of the event was to educate corporate executives…
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ZTA, Immigration Department join forces to aid smooth flow of tourism
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Executive, Ms. Winnie Muchanyuka engaged Chief Immigration Director, Ms. Respect Gono as part of efforts aimed at promoting accessible tourism for all. The Immigration Department is at the starting and finishing point of international tourism as all tourists and visitors pass through immigration first when they come into the country and…
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Tourism players should embrace disability inclusion initiatives: Mary Mliswa-Chikoka
By Elvis Dumba Calls have been made on tourism players to come up with plans that embrace people with disabilities in the sector. The call was made by Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Mary Mliswa-Chikoka who said people with disabilities have been sidelined in the tourism sector whilst they also…
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Good times ahead for Zimbabwe tourism as international flights resume
By Hillary Munedzi Zimbabwe’s leading hotels and leisure companies are hoping to recoup lost revenue with the domestic tourism sector expected to rebound to its former glory with international flights coming into the country. African countries are expecting an influx of international tourists as major airlines are expanding their business into the continent with holidaymakers…
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DStv Zimbabwe Customer Wins Trip To Dubai
A Harare-based woman will soon be heading for a holiday in Dubai with a friend or family member, enjoying a sponsored trip for two after winning the DStv 100% Premium Promotion. She is Maryleen Majongwe, who became the first winner of the grand prize in the promotion aimed at rewarding DStv Premium bouquet viewers whose…
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ZTA committed to developing youth innovations
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) recently closed submissions for the second edition of the Tourism Innovation Challenge, which came on the backdrop of the successful inaugural edition held in 2021. The Challenge is a nationwide competition that promotes and supports the ideas of young innovators that have the potential to transform Zimbabwe’s tourism sector. The…
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Residents petition Parliament to force Chinese company from Green Pool tourism site
By Elvis Dumba Mutorashanga – Residents of Mutorashanga in Zvimba North Constituency petitioned Parliament to bar a Chinese mining firm, Amazon Mine from drawing water from a collapsed asbestos mine which has become a tourist attraction known as Green Pool. The mysterious pool which is around 72 meters deep has become a leisure spot for…
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Driving sustainability, inclusion: Braille for tourism launched in Victoria Falls
In pursuit of leaving no one and no place behind as espoused by the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, a multi-stakeholder partnership has given birth to the Braille for Tourism initiative in Victoria Falls. The Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry (MECTHI), in partnership with the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority…
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Econet Victoria Falls Marathon lives up to its billing
The 2022 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon lived to its billing on Sunday, attracting over 4 500 local and foreign athletes as the event made a strong return to the racing calendar after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The popular marathon, this year attended by athletes from over 30 countries, saw Moses Tarakinyu,…
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All set for the 2022 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon
All is set for the 14th edition of the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon, to be held in the picturesque tourist destination today (Sunday, July 3, 2022). The hugely popular marathon makes a big comeback to the resort town of Victoria Falls after a three-year absence caused by the COVID pandemic. Econet Group Chief Executive Officer…
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Great Limpopo TFCA 20th Anniversary: celebrating sustainable utilisation of natural resources
The Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry for Zimbabwe, Honourable Barbara Rwodzi joined other ministers from the Republic of Mozambique and South Africa in celebrating the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA’s) 20th Anniversary in Mozambique, yesterday. On the 9th of December 2002, the three heads of state for Mozambique, South Africa,…
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FastJet spreads its wings: Launches Victoria Falls-Maun route
Yesterday was a great day for tourism as FastJet launched an inaugural flight from Victoria Falls to Maun in Botswana. The new service route will operate four times a week on a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. The new flight arrangement will provide the much-needed scheduled connectivity between Victoria Falls and Maun allowing visitors the…
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Agence Française de Développement in Great Zimbabwe Development Project partnership
The Government of Zimbabwe, together with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French public development institution, launched a EUR3 million project for the rehabilitation and development of the Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site in Masvingo Province, in the southeastern part of Zimbabwe. The Great Zimbabwe Development Project aims to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism development…
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Zimbabwe showcases investment and tourism opportunities at Meetings Show London
Zimbabwe is participating in the Meetings Show London in the United Kingdom which runs from 28 to 30 June 2022. This follows the successful launch of the MICE Campaign – MeetInZim, the destination is geared to engage with UK MICE Agents to bring their business delegates to Meet in Zimbabwe. The newly appointed Chief Executive…
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Treat Dad to a Funny Fathers’ Day – Without breaking a bank
Father’s Day is coming up on 19 June and if you haven’t chosen an appropriately Dad-themed gift yet, don’t fret. While everyone enjoys opening a pretty parcel, sometimes the best gift you can give the father figure in your life is something money can’t buy: Spending time together and creating memories…showing him some real-life love…
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Winnie Muchanyuka the new CEO of ZTA promises positive turnaround
Hon Mangaliso Ndlovu, the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry today endorsed the appointment of Winnie Muchanyuka as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) with the latter promising to put hands on the deck to ensure a positive turnaround of the state-owned enterprise. “The appointment of Winnie Muchanyuka…
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Zvimba District to have Zimbabwe’s first-ever mainland beach
By Elvis Dumba Zvimba District is set to be home to the first-ever country’s mainland beach as it moves to stamp its mark in the tourism sector. The project which will see a mainland beach being set up in the Mt Hampden area will be the country’s first ever that is expected to increase tourism…
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Air Botswana resumes flights to Harare
Air Botswana’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Mogolo Mokgosi was in Zimbabwe this week where she met with stakeholders in the tourism and business sector. Air Botswana has resumed the Harare-Gaborone route in a development that is expected to boost business interactions and the tourism sector in Southern Africa. This comes at the back of the…
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Mashonaland West pledges enhanced marketing of tourism products
By Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Players in the tourism industry have been urged to come up with strategies that scale up the uptake of tourism products in the province. The call was made by Mashonaland West Minister for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka. During her welcome address during the Kariba Regional…
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From Arab to Asia: Destination Zimbabwe on a whirlwind tourism campaign
Destination Zimbabwe is exhibiting at the 29th edition of South Asia’s Travel & Tourism Exchange (SATTE) this year, from 15 – 22 May 2022, and will be held at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR. Following a successful showcase at the recently ended Arabian Travel Market, the participation is in line with the National Tourism…
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Africa’s Travel Indaba 2022 a boon for the tourism sector
Africa’s Travel Indaba 2022 was a boon for the continent’s tourism sector as well as the host city of Durban, province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). This is as hundreds of buyers and exhibitors from 55 countries descended on Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) from 2-5 May, to trade on the continent’s best tourism products…
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Arabian Travel Market a perfect platform to showcase Destination Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is this year exhibiting at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), to be held in Dubai (UAE) starting today to the 12th of May. ZTA Head Corporate Affairs Godfrey ‘Chief’ Koti said the national tourism organisation is using the exhibition as an opportunity to create awareness of Destination Zimbabwe. “We intend…
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Africa collaboration to drive tourism growth and recovery
Africa’s Travel Indaba officially opened today with a call for the continent to work collaboratively to drive tourism growth, so as to accelerate the sector’s recovery. On a balmy day at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, over 634 and 625 buyers took their place at the continent’s premier travel trade show, as it…
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All systems go for Africa’s Travel Indaba 2022
It is only a day to go until Africa’s Travel Indaba. Taking place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre and Durban Exhibition Centre from 2 to 5 May 2022, the trade show will once again bring the continent’s finest tourism products and experiences under one roof for the world to experience. Under the theme, Africa’s stories,…
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Africa’s Travel Indaba: Destination Zimbabwe promises tantalising tourism products menu
Zimbabwe will be a part of Africa’s Travel Indaba (ATI) at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa from 2 to 5 May this year. The trade show makes a return after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid 19 pandemic travel restrictions. Zimbabwe is leading a delegation of more than…
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Ministry targets Midlands in its quest for provincial geographical spread of tourism
The iconic Midlands province whose capital is the City of Gweru, hosted Honourable Mangaliso Ndlovu, the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry, and his delegation as part of the sector’s itinerary dubbed the Midlands Indaba, in conformity with its goals under the National Development Strategy (NDS1 2021- 2025) to achieve a geographical spread of…