Travel news Zimbabwe

• Destinations
• 02/06/2023 04:22

Namibia Tourism Board excited about travellers’ growing interest in destination

More travellers are expressing interest in visiting and exploring Namibia as a tourist destination. This was made clear at the country’s exhibition pavilion at this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban, which attracted a lot of visitors and enquiries about the destination. In an interview with VoyagesAfriq, the Head of Marketin… read more

• Destinations
• 31/05/2023 06:58

Zambia, Zimbabwe sign MoU for Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools TFCA

Zambia and Zimbabwe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of the Lower Zambezi-Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area.

Speaking on arrival at Rainbow Tower Hotel, the venue for the event, Minister of Tourism Rodney Sikumba said this marks the start of the two countries’ joint collaboration of the signin… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 29/05/2023 20:59

IMEX Frankfurt: Zimbabwe takes centre stage

• Flights
• 23/05/2023 07:23

New Airlink route will connect Kruger National Park and Victoria Falls

Airlink, Southern Africa's privately owned regional airline, will launch flights between Mbombela, South Africa, and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, beginning on Nov. 28.

The new route will complement Airlink's existing service between Mbombela's Kruger Mpumalanga Airport and Livingstone on the Zambian side of the world-famous waterfalls.… read more

• Flights
• 21/05/2023 19:43

Zambia Airways launches flights to South Africa

The national airline of the Republic of Zambia, Zambia Airways, is set to launch scheduled flights to … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 15/05/2023 21:47

Botswana: Private sector hails country’s participation at Africa’s Travel Indaba

Botswana’s tourism private sector players have hailed the participation of the country at this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba.

The recently held Africa’s Travel Indaba saw the increased participation of sector players from 28-38 with a sizable SMMEs forming a nucleus of their participation.

The exhibitors who spoke to V… read more

• Cruise
• 15/05/2023 07:08

MSC reports lacklustre growth passengers out of Durban but plans terminal expansion

MSC Cruises SA, the South African division of the Italian cruise line, expects to see minimal growth in the number of cruise passengers sailing out of Durban, according to Ross Volk, MD of MSC South Africa.

The cruise line, the only one that currently homeports annually in the city and caters almost exclusively to the local South Af… read more

• Destinations
• 11/05/2023 22:09

Tourism stats indicate journey to recovery

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says the COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly left a dent in the tourism industry, but the resilient sector is recovering.

"South Africa offers travellers unparalleled beauty and affordability, making it an irresistible destination," De Lille said when addressing a media briefing on the sidelines of Africa's Tra… read more

• Destinations
• 11/05/2023 22:03

Zimbabwe has lifted all Covid-19 restrictive measures

Zimbabwe has lifted all restrictive measures that it had put in place to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic with effected from 09 May 2023. Travellers are no longer required to produce Covid-19 vaccination certificates at po… read more

• Destinations
• 05/05/2023 07:27

Zimbabwe Tourism Authority pens destination promotion deal with Emirates

Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has signed an agreement with aviation giant Emirates to further boost inbound tourist arrivals and develop traffic into Zimbabwe utilizing the strength of the airline’s global network.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Badr Abbas, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Commercial Operations for… read more