Mozambique’s government is implementing several actions to boost its tourism sector, including enhancing the online visa application process via an e - visa platform, investing in digital training for tourism workers, improving infrastructure and accessibility, promoting sustainable and community - based tourism and now is introducing a new tourism levy collected via accommodation to fund sector investment and marketing and also aimed to double international tourist arrivals according to the country’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (PRECE).
The levy aims to create jobs, increase tourism’s contribution to GDP and foreign exchange receipts and to strengthen the sector by using revenue to market the national tourism products and promoting Mozambique as a tourist destination of relevance in the region.
No specific levy rate has been disclosed, but funds collected will support financing for operators, marketing campaigns, service upgrades through training and standards, strategic infrastructure product diversification, these actions creating a modernised framework within the tourism sector aim to increase international tourist arrivals.
Current state marketing spend is about US$350.000 annually, far below neighbouring South Africa’s reported US$60 million.
The plan established by the Mozambican authorities targets an increase in tourism’s direct GDP contribution from 1.1% to 5%, lifting per - tourist retention from US$125 to US$500 and foreign tourism receipts from US$62.5 million to US$500 million a year.
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