Another bad year for tourism

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THE tourism industry witnessed yet another bad year owing to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic over the past 21 months.

Tourism is one of the country’s biggest foreign currency earners, contributing around six percent to Zimbabwe’s gross domestic product (GDP).
According to official statistics, tourism’s contribution to GDP however, decreased from 5,8 percent in 2019 to 4,1 percent last year following the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw a drop in arrivals, after a number of airlines suspended flights to the southern African nation.