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Harare – South Africa had the highest number of African visitors to Zimbabwe during the first quarter of the year,
while general increases were also registered for other regional
countries such as Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique.
Tourist arrivals in Zimbabwe jumped 17% in the quarter, strengthened by visitors from Europe, South Africa and the rest of Africa and despite political uncertainty which has dogged the country in the past few months.
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) said in a new report that first-quarter arrivals increased to 404 282, compared to the previous comparative period’s arrivals of 346 299.
“Although South Africa registered a relative growth of 28%, it should be noted that in absolute terms this is 37 294 which can be comparable to total arrivals from Mozambique during the same period,” said ZTA.
Arrivals from the African continent accounted for 86% of the total while Europe contributed 8%. Asia and the Americas accounted for 3% each while visitors from Oceania and the Middle East markets remained depressed during the period under review, contributing below 2% of arrivals.
“Despite the ongoing economic challenges especially in the Western world (Europe and North America), performance of the overseas market is quite positive,” said the report.
Tourist arrivals in Zimbabwe jumped 17% in the quarter, strengthened by visitors from Europe, South Africa and the rest of Africa and despite political uncertainty which has dogged the country in the past few months.
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) said in a new report that first-quarter arrivals increased to 404 282, compared to the previous comparative period’s arrivals of 346 299.
“Although South Africa registered a relative growth of 28%, it should be noted that in absolute terms this is 37 294 which can be comparable to total arrivals from Mozambique during the same period,” said ZTA.
Arrivals from the African continent accounted for 86% of the total while Europe contributed 8%. Asia and the Americas accounted for 3% each while visitors from Oceania and the Middle East markets remained depressed during the period under review, contributing below 2% of arrivals.
“Despite the ongoing economic challenges especially in the Western world (Europe and North America), performance of the overseas market is quite positive,” said the report.
