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Luciano, Joe and Beyonce To Rescue Zim Tourism

February 29, 2008

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Beyonce Knowles in Zimbabwe?

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) is on a mission to try and revive the once thriving tourism sector through their Perception Management Programme. The programme involves bringing opinion leaders and celebrities to the country who will then hopefully go on to share their experience of Zimbabwe with the world. Late last year the ZTA invited [...]

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Zimbabwe Listed as One of the Most Dangerous Destinations?

January 24, 2008

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Zimbabwe Police Brutality - This is NOT what Zimbabwe is about.

I was reading through Forbes last week and came across an interesting article: World’s Most Dangerous Destinations. I was curious to see if Zimbabwe was listed amongst the likes of Iraq and Afghanistan and that it was. Forbes gathered the information from iJet, a company that specializes in assessing global threats. Zimbabwe was ranked five [...]

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The Passport That Takes You Nowhere

November 20, 2007

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In Zimbabwe’s early years travel was so easy for a number of her citizens. Getting together all the necessary items to take your family on holiday was not a difficult task. Applying for a getting a passport if you didn’t have one was simple. Getting money for travel, accommodation and spending was not a problem [...]

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Maybe Air Zimbabwe Can Do It

November 14, 2007

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Following on from the previous post, maybe Air Zimbabwe can do it. Strengthening ties with airlines in the region may help in rebuilding the airline. Take a look at the story below:

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British Airways Flies Out – Will Air Zimbabwe Cope?

November 14, 2007

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On the 28th of October a British Airways Boeing 777 flew out of Harare on its way to London for the last time. BA cited high operational costs as the reason for the pull out. Fuel shortages in Zimbabwe had forced them to truck fuel in from neighbouring countries which was becoming uneconomical. A decline [...]

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The Smoke That Thunders – Victoria Falls

November 12, 2007

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Victoria Falls is a 1.7km wide waterfall that drops up to 107m into the Zambezi Gorge forming the largest curtain of water in the world. The falls which are located between the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia are feed by the Zambezi River. The Falls were named Mosi oa Tunya ‘the smoke that thunders’ by [...]

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