Britain relaxes Zimbabwe travel warning

Zimbabwe’s travel has been lifted by the British Foreign Office. This is brilliant news to the Zimbabwe Tourism industry since the travel ban had severely affected the tourism sector. Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office lifted the travel ban to Zimbabwe following a decrease in violence in the country.

Zimbabwe have got some of the best tourist attractions which include the Victoria Falls, the Great Zimbabwe Ruins and hunting safari parks.

However the British Foreign Office cautioned that unrest could erupt again without warning as uncertainty continues over power-sharing arrangements between the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition MDC.

Britain Foreign Office advices against all travel to high density, low-income suburban areas at any time and all but essential travel to rural Mashonaland, Manicaland and farming areas.

“There have been a number of serious incidents in rural areas and it is dangerous for farmers or agricultural workers to visit former properties or other agricultural areas. You should also avoid areas where war veterans are active,” the foreign office statement said.

Some have raised questions on the morality of visiting Zimbabwe with the current government still in power. But personally I know local communities who have benefited from the tourism industry and some still benefit from tourist visiting the country. There are problems we have in Zimbabwe today, poverty and the current economic crisis, but the security situation is not as bad as people may want us to believe.

However there is no doubt the Zimbabwe government, operators in the tourism sector and other interested stakeholders need to work together to improve the situation in the country before we can see tourists coming to Zimbabwe again.

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