Aviation expert Guy Leitch said that while the new model passenger jet acquired by Air Zimbabwe is more commercially viable, management of the state carrier must put its house in order to achieve profitability. Aviation experts say Air Zimbabwe has moved in the right direction in securing use of a new Boeing 737-500 from Zambian-based [...]
AIR Zimbabwe pilots called off their month-long strike on Wednesday, and international flights were set to resume immediately, an official said. The airline’s general manager for Europe David Mwenga said: “An agreement has been reached with pilots, and the Harare office will outline the details later. “I however want to let our customers know that [...]
ZIMBABWE (eTN) – International tour operators and specialist tour organisers are taking the bull by the horns and returning to Zimbabwe despite the on-going political uncertainty. They include overland adventure companies, birdwatching specialists, a local author’s tour, and a school’s rugby tour. Suffolk UK-based overland adventure tour company Dragoman Travel has been “gagging to get [...]
A new Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Board comprising of 10 members has been appointed and immediately given a challenge to ensure that the country increases the number of international tourist arrivals to 5 million by 2015. The board is headed by businesswoman, Mrs. Mara Hativagone. Announcing the new Zimbabwe Tourism Board, the Minister of Tourism and [...]
The instability rocking Air Zimbabwe has seen foreign airlines increasing their footprint on the routes formerly dominated by the national airliner. For the umpteenth time, pilots at the national airline are on industrial action, demanding their salaries and allowances reportedly in excess of $9 million. The industrial action has resulted in the cancellation of flights [...]
A report by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) market research and product development division has reviled that the country’s tourism sector showed a stead recovery for the year 2010, by an 11% increase in tourist arrivals compared to the previous year(2009). According to the latest report titled “Tourism Trends and Statistics Report 2010″, the effects [...]
Air Zimbabwe appealed to its striking pilots to return to work as they walk-out, which began on Tuesday, entered a third straight day on Thursday, disrupting travel plans for hundreds of its domestic and international customers. The state-owned airline was forced to cancel its Harare-London flights on Wednesday, and the return flight departing London Gatwick [...]
THE 2010 Premier Soccer League (PSL) soccer stars of the year are still to receive their prize money from the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) more than a month after the awards banquet. The banquet, initially scheduled for December, was eventually held in January as the organisers hunted for financial support to hold the function. The [...]
Government is negotiating a deal with China Exim Bank that will see the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) getting funding to embark on the expansion of Victoria Falls International Airport before the end of the year. The move by CAAZ to embark on an expansion and refurbishment of the country`s airports which is currently [...]
Harare – Zimbabwe’s Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Walter Mzembi, was last week crowned the African Tourism Minister of the Year at the Africa investor Tourism Investment Awards in South Africa. Mzembi received the prestigious award to take over over from another Minister from the Sadc region, Zambia’s Catherine Namagula who scooped the accolade last [...]