Oliver Kazunga — Hospitality concern, Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) recorded a 36 percent growth in hotel occupancy in the first five months of this year to 60 percent, underpinned by sustained brand visibility and a buoyant domestic tourism market.
In the corresponding period last year, RTG’s occupancy rate stood at 44 percent. This comes after Zimbabwe’s tourism sector experienced a remarkable increase in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of the year.
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZImStat) reported that 409 979 foreign travellers visited the country in the quarter to March 2024, representing an 83,2 percent jump from 211 054 in the same period last year.
Since Covid-19 was put under control, more…