Zimbabwe tourism officials have acknowledged the need to refurbish its products as they revealed plans to stage a series of Australian roadshows before the end of the year. Speaking to Travel Today at Indaba, Zimbabwe Tourist Authority (ZTA) chief executive Karikoga Kaseke, said a decade of political turmoil had taken a heavy toll on its [...]
ZIMBABWE Tourism Authority chief executive Mr Karikoga Kaseke has lashed out at the Regional Tourism Organisation for Southern Africa (Retosa) for not doing anything meaningful to support Zimbabwe’s tourism sector. In an interview over the weekend here, Mr Kaseke said the regional body had done nothing tangible for Zimbabwe’s tourism industry. “We are working within [...]
Aviation authorities in Zimbabwe Monday suspended a controversial levy on air travellers, introduced at the beginning of the month and meant to develop the country’s airports and related infrastructure. The Aviation Infrastructure Development Fund (AIDEF) came into effect 1 May, and consisted of departure fees of US$30 and US$10 levied on international and local air [...]
Experts said Air Zimbabwe could readily be privatized, but the indigenization or black empowerment plan being energetically advanced by the ZANU-PF side of the government makes foreign investors queasy. Air Zimbabwe commercial jets are in the air again following a three-week strike by pilots and cabin crew, but aviation experts say the future for the [...]
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 [...]
Air Zimbabwe’s woes continue to mount amid revelations that one of its aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, has been grounded because it has outlived its 20-year lifespan. It has also emerged that a number of customers including Members of Parliament and politicians, are shunning the airline. Leader of the pilots’ delegation that appeared before the Parliamentary [...]
AIR ZIMBABWE currently has only five operational aircraft – but the airline still employs 49 pilots, MPs heard on Monday. A staggering 280 engineers service one plane, the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development heard as the full extent of the problems bedevilling the struggling state-owned airline was revealed. Air Zimbabwe, with debts of [...]
Air Zimbabwe acting chief executive officer Innocent Mavhunga on Monday said the airline required at least $4 million to pay striking pilots. Speaking before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development, Mavhunga said the job action by the pilots was illegal as they did not follow procedure. “At least $4 million should be [...]
Players in the tourism sector say sanctions and negative publicity by the international media, have played a major role in hampering growth in the sector. A tour operator, Mr Ben Tessa, said Zimbabwe is portrayed as a high risk destination, and the international media has been calling on travellers to visit Zimbabwe at their own [...]