From victoriafalls24.com
17 April 2013
The Zimbabwe Council for Tourism [ZTC] says it is satisfied with preparatory work going on in Victoria Falls ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation congress to be hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia in August this year.
ZCT president Mr Glenn Stutchbury said the public and private sectors had initiated a range of activities aimed at ensuring the resort area was geared to hosting the event. ”Tourism operators in Zimbabwe are looking forward to this event, which will have a major impact on business levels and will have longer term advantage for the Zimbabwean travel and tourism sector.
“Operators are all playing a role in helping to make sure Victoria Falls is ready for the congress and that it can cope with the demands made by the large number of people who will be in attendance,”
A further US$4,5 million has been spent on upgrading the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, US$3 million on a major refurbishment of the Victoria Falls Hotel and US$1,5 million on a complete refurbishment and rebranding of the new Cresta Sprayview Hotel.
Other hotels involved in refurbishment, include Elephant Hills, The Kingdom at Victoria Falls, the Rainbow Hotel and Ilala Lodge...
“All of this work is either complete or scheduled for completion well in time for the UNWTO meeting, and all of it will have a long-term benefit in that the results of the refurbishment will be enjoyed by all visitors to Victoria Falls in coming months and years, not only those people present for the WTO gathering,” said Mr Stutchbury.
Public works being undertaken in Victoria Falls include extensions to the resort’s airport, widening and resurfacing of roads, construction of a new electricity substation, installation of a new water pipeline, improvements to fibre-optic links and bandwidth availability and upgrades to the Victoria Falls Hospital and other medical facilities.
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