The tourism sector in Zimbabwe plunged by 90 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic which led to travel restrictions and national lockdowns Zimbabwe benefits significantly from tourism which in 2019 generated a total of US$1.25 billion with foreign receipts contributing US$868 million This was, however, a 10 percent dip from the US$1.39 billion receipted in 2018, according the 2019 Budget and Economic Review Report President Mnangagwa revealed the slump in tourism arrivals in Zimbabwe adding that the COVID-19 pandemic was a huge blow to the country’s tourism sector
“The pandemic was a huge blow for Zimbabwe’s tourism There was a 90% decline in visitors in 2020 But we can only reopen our industry when our people are protected That’s why from yesterday, ALL residents of Victoria Falls are eligible for vaccination #ZimVaccination.”
He made the announcement after receiving his initial COVID-19 inoculation jab in the City to encourage residence in the biggest tourist attraction to get vaccinated to boost tourist arrivals
Speaking during the launch of the Phase II National Vaccination Programme on Wednesday, President Mnangagwa reiterated the global call by the World health Organisation that ‘No one is safe, until everyone is safe’ “I therefore challenge all of us in our respective communities to accept the vaccination programme and to shun vaccine hesitancy, misinformation and the negative conspiracy theories Getting vaccinated is a personal and a family responsibility as well as a national obligation,” he said One of the country’s leading hospitality players Africa Sun lauded the mass vacation programme in Victoria Falls saying it was targeting 90 to 95 percent with at least 101 staffers vaccinated on the first day of the launch of the first stage second phase of the inoculations
African Sun managing director Ed Shangwa said the ongoing vaccination programme is going to bring confidence from the international, regional and domestic market Source: The Anchor
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