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Zimbabwe Minister of Tourism wants visas scrutinized

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Zimbabwe Minister of Tourism wants visas scrutinized

By Gill Staden, eTN Correspondent

Zimbabwe Minister of Tourism Walter Mzembi has announced that he wants Zimbabwe to rethink its visa regime so that the country can earn from tourism.

Zimbabwe and Zambia to co-host World Tourism Organization General Assembly

UN World Tourism Organization meeting

Zimbabwe and Zambia to co-host World Tourism Organization General Assembly

It has been confirmed by the UNWTO that Zimbabwe and Zambia will co-host the 20th session of the General Assembly of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) from August 24-29 this year in their ...

ICTP welcomes Zimbabwe member Msuna Safaris and Travel

International Coalition of Tourism Partners

ICTP welcomes Zimbabwe member Msuna Safaris and Travel

HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia – The International Coalition of Tourism Partners announced that Msuna Safaris and Travel of Zimbabwe has become its newest ...

Kenya Airways to commence flights to Livingstone

Africa air service

Kenya Airways to commence flights to Livingstone

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - News is coming out of Nairobi that Kenya Airways will launch flights to Livingstone, Zambia, in June, then routing on to Harare, Zimbabwe.

China Sonangal denies smuggling diamonds from Zimbabwe

Chinese firm accused of using company plane to smuggle diamonds

China Sonangal denies smuggling diamonds from Zimbabwe

CHIADZWA, Mutare West, Zimbabwe - China Sonangal has refuted a report by 100Reporters, a website run by journalists, implicating the company in the smuggling of diamonds from Marange through the ...

Germany considering boycott of tourism forum in Zimbabwe

German tourism investment seizures may lead to Zimbabwe event boycott

Germany considering boycott of tourism forum in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Germany may boycott world's largest UN tourism forum in Zimbabwe to protest illegal confiscations of German investments in the country's tourism and wildlife conservancies.

Zimbabwe hoping for influx of hunters and tourists in 2013

Zim Tourism

Zimbabwe hoping for influx of hunters and tourists in 2013

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's tourist operators have said the year 2012 has seen an influx in the number of hunters and tourists into the country, which is a sign of better prospects next ...

Zambia and Zimbabwe counting the days to UNWTO

Daily countdown

Zambia and Zimbabwe counting the days to UNWTO

By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia

(eTN) - Every day on Zambezi FM Radio in Livingstone, Zambia, the announcer tells us how many days there are before the UNWTO Assembly to be jointly hosted by Livingstone and Victoria Falls Town ...

Zimbabwe tourism up 17 percent

Tourism To Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe tourism up 17 percent

The number of tourists who visited Zimbabwe during the first six months of the year went up by 17 percent from 637,389 last year to 767,939, the African Development Bank has said.

5th World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair opens in Harare

World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair

5th World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair opens in Harare

HARARE, Zimbabwe – During a ceremony held on Thursday, the 5th World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair (Sanganai/Hlanganani) officially opened in Harare, Zimbabwe, with the motto of “Where the ...

ATA President Forum on Tourism in New York a joint effort

Africa Travel Association

ATA President Forum on Tourism in New York a joint effort

NEW YORK, New York - Today, the Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced that Zambia and Zimbabwe will co-sponsor the seventh annual ATA Presidential Forum on Tourism, joining the Tanzania ...

Swiss tourist arrested in Zimbabwe for "insulting" Mugabe

Tourist Arrested In Kariba

Swiss tourist arrested in Zimbabwe for "insulting" Mugabe

By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia

(eTN) - According to a report in Zim Daily, a Swiss tourist was arrested at the border for insulting the President. The Swiss man and his wife were traveling from Zambia to Mana Pools.

Zimbabwe expects revenue boost from EU and US visitors

Zimbabwe tourism

Zimbabwe expects revenue boost from EU and US visitors

Tourist arrivals are expected to have increased marginally during the first half of this year after international awareness on brand Zimbabwe, which struggled under the country's decade-long ...

Zimbabwe tourist arrivals up 18 percent

Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Report

Zimbabwe tourist arrivals up 18 percent

Tourist arrivals in Zimbabwe surged 18% in the first quarter of this year to 346 299, helped by the stabilising economic and political environment, as the country turns into a safe and competitive ...

Proposed lodge in Mana Pools given approval by Zimbabwe government

Construction begins

Proposed lodge in Mana Pools given approval by Zimbabwe government

By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia

(eTN) - The Zambezi Society is disappointed to report that construction has begun on one of the controversial new 48-bed “lodge” developments along the Zambezi River shoreline in Mana Pools ...

Africa Travel Association’s hallmark international event

Delegates address growth of African tourism

Africa Travel Association’s hallmark international event

The Africa Travel Association, the world’s leading travel industry trade association promoting tourism to Africa, held its 37th Annual Congress in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, May 18-22, 2012.

Zimbabwe readies for travel and tourism events

Zimbabwe Tourism

Zimbabwe readies for travel and tourism events

By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia

(eTN) - Victoria Falls Hospital is to undergo major expansion works in preparation for the UNWTO event in 2013. A Bulawayo company has won the tender for the work, which is said to cost US$6 ...

Countdown to 37th ATA Annual Congress in Victoria Falls

Tanzania’s first private-owned airline eyes Zimbabwe

Countdown to 37th ATA Annual Congress in Victoria Falls

By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Correspondent, Tanzania

TANZANIA (eTN) - Taking advantage of the growing tourism and travel demands in Southern and Eastern African states, Tanzania’s fast-growing airline, Precision Air, is looking at Zimbabwe as a ...

Africa to become tourism backdrop for world events

Africa events to showcase the country

Africa to become tourism backdrop for world events

The SADC and RETOSA meetings in Mauritius this week was an opportunity for Seychelles and Zimbabwe to speak with delegates and press of major tourism events coming to Africa.

Zimbabwe’s infrastructure reaches new lows

Problems In Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s infrastructure reaches new lows

By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia

(eTN) - Zimbabwe has not paid for the electricity it has been using from Mozambique, so Mozambique had cut the connection.

Zimbabwe flies African cultural flag at Carnaval International de Victoria

Authentic African culture promotes tourism

Zimbabwe flies African cultural flag at Carnaval International de Victoria

African Culture is rich, diverse, and colorful, but it is too often taken for granted that the world knows all about these unique attributes of Africa.

Four Chinese arrested in Zimbabwe for killing, eating rare tortoises

Chinese slaughter endangered tortoises for food

Four Chinese arrested in Zimbabwe for killing, eating rare tortoises

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Four Chinese nationals have pleaded guilty to engaging in the mass slaughter of precious endangered species – tortoises which they were killing daily for their daily food.

Convention Center for Victoria Falls

In preparation for UNWTO

Convention Center for Victoria Falls

By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia

(eTN) - In order to prepare for the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in 2013, the Zimbabwe government plans to construct a Convention Centre in Victoria Falls town.

Zimbabwe threatens foreign-owned tourist companies

Minister: No "indigenisation", no license

Zimbabwe threatens foreign-owned tourist companies

Addressing delegates at the recent Zanu (PF) National Annual People’s Conference, the Minister of Tourism and Hospitality, Walter Muzembi, said his ministry was working closely with the Ministry ...

Over 200 cases of typhoid in Harare

Locals suffering from disease as drought continues

Over 200 cases of typhoid in Harare

By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia

(eTN) - According to reports, there have been 207 cases of typhoid in Zimbabwe's capital of Harare. No deaths have been reported.

Change global perceptions and visit Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Tourism Authority's (ZTA) annual fair

Change global perceptions and visit Zimbabwe

By Cheryl Robertson, eTN Zimbabwe

(eTN) - Travelers who say they do not want to visit Zimbabwe because their dollars will swell Mugabe's coffers are actually contributing to the detriment of the environment, many of Zimbabwe's ...

Trade and tourism activities between Zimbabwe and Brazil

Zimbabwe opens tourism office in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sao Paulo — Zimbabwe has opened a trade and tourism office in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil as part of the ongoing efforts to consolidate trade and investment co-operation with the country ...

Lion attacks tourist at Victoria Falls

Tourist Attacked, Injured By Lion

Lion attacks tourist at Victoria Falls

A dream vacation to Zimbabwe turned into a nightmare for a woman from East County, San Diego in the US after she was attacked by a lion while on a safari with her husband at Vitoria Falls.

South Africa largest resource market for Zimbabwe tourism

70 Percent Of Tourists Come To Zimbabwe From SA

South Africa largest resource market for Zimbabwe tourism

South Africa accounts for 70 percent of visitors from African countries that visit tourist resorts in Zimbabwe, an official has said.

Traveling the Four Corners of Africa

Travel in Africa

Traveling the Four Corners of Africa

By Gill Staden, eTN

(eTN) - The Four Corners is a name which is often given to this part of the world because it is the only place where four countries meet at a point – Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.

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