THE number of educational visitors to the country has decreased by a 172,2%, NewsDay has learnt.
In its International migration statistics report released yesterday, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) director general Taguma Mahonde said the number of holiday visitors, however, increased.
“Visitors who came to Zimbabwe for educational purposes in the second quarter of 2023 decreased by 172,2% from the second quarter of 2022,”Mahonde said.
There were 2 345 educational visitors in the quarter ending June 2023 compared to 6 382 in the quarter ending June 2022.
“The number of holiday visitors in the second quarter of 2023 increased from 133 427 in the second quarter of 2022 to 170 474 in the quarter ending June 2023, showing an increase of 27,8%.”
The increase in holiday visitors is a boon for the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) which is seeking to grow arrivals to pre-COVID 19 levels.
It also comes as tourist arrivals expanded by 50% to 529 078 in the first half of the year from the same period last year, according to ZTA statistics.
Tourism receipts grew by 16% to US$343,1 million compared to the same period last year.
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In the first six months of the year, investment into Zimbabwe’s tourism sector grew by almost 100 percent to US$96,5 million.
ZTA attributed the sector’s continued positive performance to various marketing and investment initiatives.
