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Zimbabwe, South Africa set to sign tourism bilateral agreement
09 May 2012 at 21:09hrs | Views
Zimbabwe and South Africa are set to sign a tourism bilateral agreement this Friday at the South African Tourism Fair Indaba in a bid to foster trade and investment between the two countries.
The tourism bilateral agreement between Zimbabwe and South Africa will seek to promote tourism investment, research, policy, planning, trade and investment in tourism as well as marketing and promoting programmes of mega events such as the UNWTO General Assembly to be hosted in Zimbabwe in 2013.
In an interview Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister, Cde Walter Mzembi said the two countries took long to sign such a bilateral agreement despite having worked together for many years because of a number of sticking issues that needed to be cleared among them, the dissolving of the regional tourism board â€" RETOSA.
"12 broad items will be signed for co-operation. 30% of our tourists come from South Africa, hence it is of great importance to us," said Cde Mzembi.
30 local companies are participating at the Indaba, an African premier tourism showcase to be held in South Africa Durban from the 12th to the 15th of May.
"Indaba is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three 'must visit' events of its kind on the global calendar. It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa's best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world," he added.
For two years in a row, the Association of World Travel Awards named the Indaba as Africa's best travel and tourism show.
Indaba is a four day trade event that attracts well over 13 000 delegates from the travel tourism and related industries.
The tourism bilateral agreement between Zimbabwe and South Africa will seek to promote tourism investment, research, policy, planning, trade and investment in tourism as well as marketing and promoting programmes of mega events such as the UNWTO General Assembly to be hosted in Zimbabwe in 2013.
In an interview Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister, Cde Walter Mzembi said the two countries took long to sign such a bilateral agreement despite having worked together for many years because of a number of sticking issues that needed to be cleared among them, the dissolving of the regional tourism board â€" RETOSA.
"12 broad items will be signed for co-operation. 30% of our tourists come from South Africa, hence it is of great importance to us," said Cde Mzembi.
30 local companies are participating at the Indaba, an African premier tourism showcase to be held in South Africa Durban from the 12th to the 15th of May.
"Indaba is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three 'must visit' events of its kind on the global calendar. It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa's best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world," he added.
For two years in a row, the Association of World Travel Awards named the Indaba as Africa's best travel and tourism show.
Indaba is a four day trade event that attracts well over 13 000 delegates from the travel tourism and related industries.
Source - Zbc
