The Impact of COVID-19 on the Tourism Sector in Harare and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Millicent Shava and Soul Shava ()
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Millicent Shava: Southern Africa Tourism Services
Soul Shava: University of South Africa, Department of Science and Technology Education

Chapter Chapter 4 in COVID-19, Tourist Destinations and Prospects for Recovery, 2023, pp 53-67 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused countrywide lockdowns across the globe, triggering a global economic crisis. It has particularly posed a significant negative impact on the global travel and tourism sector, with the substantial decline in international and local travel, resulting in shutdowns of airlines, hotels and travel agencies. Zimbabwe is one of the affected countries, with several tourism destinations where the local economies rely on income from tourism impacted. This chapter explores the extent of the impact that COVID-19 has had on the domestic tourism sector in Zimbabwe in Victoria Falls and Harare. An online questionnaire survey was administered to key travel, tourism, and hospitality industry players in Harare and Victoria Falls to explore the pandemic’s impacts and the emerging strategies to sustain business and revive it beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the travel and tourism industry. However, the travel and tourism sector has come up with several strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which include minimising labour costs, promoting domestic travel and tourism and improving health and safety practices, among others.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Lockdown restrictions; Socio-economic impacts; Travel and tourism industry; Zimbabwe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28340-6_4

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