Zimbabwe is expected to receive 2,6 million international tourists by the of this year, 10% growth when compared with the previous year, according to the Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe (TBCZ).
“While one cannot attribute the growth in Zimbabwe’s tourist arrivals to one event, we expect a inimum growth for at least a minimum of 10 percent on arrivals from the previous year,” TBCZ chief executive Paul Matamisa was quoted by The Chronicle as saying.
“And Sanganai/Hlanganani, as you know, is one of our major showcasing windows. It also adds up to all those efforts the country is making to increase tourist arrivals.”
The bulk of the tourists were visiting Victoria Falls, he said.
Matamisa said the number of tourist arrivals started growing from the last half of 2017.
The exit of the late President Robert Mugabe towards the end of 2017 helped contribute to a sharp increase in tourist arrivals, the majority of them from high spending markets, which bring substantial foreign currency into the country.
Tourism contributed 7.2% to Zimbabwe’s Gross Domestic Product in 2018.
The country’s tourism receipts reached about $1,4 billion in 2018 compared with $917 million in 2017.
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