Tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira (pictured) is in the United Kingdom for Zimbabwe’s roadshow aimed at increasing engagement with citizens domiciled in Europe to encourage them to come and invest back in the country, particularly in the tourism roadshow kicked off on Tuesday and ends on July 19 as part of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) strategy to involve Zimbabweans abroad to develop the country and build awareness of the country’s tourist attractions.
The roadshow will travel from London to Glasglow, Liverpool, Huntingdon, Manchester and Birmingham and will see engagements with the diaspora community,
tourism associations, media and the travel trade operators.
Mupfumira leads the delegation that will also include the Zimbabwe ambassador to Britain Christian Katsande, ZTA acting chief executive officer Rita Likukuma
and Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority director Fulton Mangwanya as well as some industry partners.
“The main theme is to reach out to Zimbabweans and diasporas of all backgrounds, religious communities, academic, media, tourism trade, tourism organisations,
tourism associations, airlines, tourist boards, embassies, conservation organisations, youths, United Kingdom government and others engaged in economic development,” Mupfumira said.
“The diasporas, together with the wider stakeholders, have a huge role to play in releasing the huge potential of the tourism sector for socio-economic
benefits.”
She added: “The roadshow is an event created to facilitate an exchange of ideas and resources that spur interest, inspire collaboration and attract strategic investments in the Zimbabwe tourism sector for its sustainable growth. The roadshow events offer participants in the UK and the world an opportunity to
interact on new development.”
The roadshow comes at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has been trying to attract foreign direct investment and appealing to Zimbabweans in
the diaspora to come and invest back home.
