Zimbabwe saw over one point three million total arrivals last quarter, with holiday and business travel jumping significantly. The statistics agency reported that holiday visitors increased by about eighteen percent, reaching over two hundred fifty-six thousand. Business travel rose even more sharply, growing by nearly forty-three percent to almost one hundred nineteen thousand.
Returning residents made up most entries, at sixty-two percent of the total. Foreign visitor numbers also grew, hitting over five hundred twenty thousand, a fifteen percent increase from the previous year. Most people entered by road, with Beitbridge being the busiest land border. Air travel surged notably too, with a forty three percent rise in passengers using airports, led by Robert Gabriel Mugabe International.
The agency director, Tafadzwa Bandama, stated these figures aid national planning. In contrast, arrivals for education purposes dropped drastically by seventy-six percent. The sustained growth in leisure and business visits reinforces the country's position as a regional travel destination.
Returning residents made up most entries, at sixty-two percent of the total. Foreign visitor numbers also grew, hitting over five hundred twenty thousand, a fifteen percent increase from the previous year. Most people entered by road, with Beitbridge being the busiest land border. Air travel surged notably too, with a forty three percent rise in passengers using airports, led by Robert Gabriel Mugabe International.
The agency director, Tafadzwa Bandama, stated these figures aid national planning. In contrast, arrivals for education purposes dropped drastically by seventy-six percent. The sustained growth in leisure and business visits reinforces the country's position as a regional travel destination.
