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Many safari lovers are looking for immersive experiences, and not just chasing the Big 5 animal species.
Selene Brophy | 4 months ago
Tourism
'Africa for Africa' might sound cliche, but industry stakeholders think its potential as a tourism strategy has yet to be fully tapped.
Selene Brophy | 6 months ago
Hotels
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Marriott’s optimism, Royal Caribbean’s bounce, and a tourism innovator in Zimbabwe.
Tom Lowry | 1 year ago
Often unseen from the front-and-center of a destination's tourism economy are people like Tendai Nhunzwi. In Zimbabwe, Nhunzwi, a trained accountant, is working tirelessly on the frontlines to ensure local communities are fed and healthy — underscoring the basic principle that there would no tourism without those communities.
Colin Nagy | 1 year ago
Airlines
Given the constant drip of bad news coming out of Fastjet since it launched in 2012, it's amazing that the airline is still flying.
Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago
If you're reading the papers, Zimbabwe's economy looks like a disaster from the outside. But it offers one of the most interesting tourism experiences in Africa at the moment, and intrepid travelers have taken note.
Colin Nagy, Skift | 5 years ago
The proposed Grand Prix in Zimbabwe near Victoria Falls is either a bold and ambitious vision for the future, or hubristic folly that will ruin the local tourism industry. Are investors and developers for real with their plans for a Grand Prix circuit on the outskirts of Victoria Falls? We'll see.
Richard Holmes, Skift | 6 years ago
For tourism operators surrounding Victoria Falls, the fabled Zambezi river god Nyami Nyami appears to be smiling on them at last. After years in the tourism wilderness, the tide has turned and business is booming in the northern reaches of Zimbabwe.
Richard Holmes, Skift | 7 years ago
A grave is different than a monument, and it's smart of the government to see the commercial potential of Rhodes' grave for tourism. If you listen close, you can likely hear him spinning in it right now.
Christopher Torchia, Associated Press | 7 years ago
China's focus in Africa has been entirely on development and trade links, but Zimbabwe's move signals at least a small acknowledgment that countries could also appeal to millions of Chinese leisure travelers.
AllAfrica.com | 11 years ago
