Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has approved reforms to its tourism and hospitality sector’s licensing and fee structures, a move welcomed by industry players and aimed to reduce operational costs, enhancing competitiveness, simplifify regulations, overlapping and duplicative regulatory requirements, and boosting investment.
Following stakeholders consultations, the changes will streamline, reduce, or eliminate overlapping permits and high levies, supporting the government’s broader “ease of doing business” agenda.
This comprehensive review of licensing, including for accommodation, tour operations, tour guiding, vehicle rentals, and catering companies seeks to lower entry barriers for new businesses and stimulate growth in the vital tourism sector and will see many permits and levies streamlined or scrapped entirely, with others reduced by 25 – 30 %.
Industry players have welcomed the move, highlighting its potential to unlock investment and increase sector competitiveness. Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe President Clive Chinwada and Shearwater’s Clement Mukwasi both praised the reforms, citing the removal of licensing duplication and regulatory inefficiencies as key gains for operators.
While consumer price reductions may not be immediate, the reforms are expected to strengthen Zimbabwe’s tourism offering by attracting new entrants will find it easier to start and operate tourism businesses, stimulate competition within the tourism industry, expand the market base and create a more conductive and predictable environment for investors.
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