HH Calls For Repackaging Of African Tourism Sector

President Hakainde Hichilema has called for greater collaboration between African nations in order to bolster the continent’s tourism industry. 

Speaking during a state visit to Tanzania on Tuesday, the President explained his vision for a repackaging of the tourism sector, wherein travellers would be able to visit multiple countries and stay for longer on the continent. 

“We are talking about tourist packages that will cover here in Tanzania, Zanzibar, as you know there are many islands here in Tanzania and obviously Zambia. When you pull this what I may call destinations together plus. Our Victoria falls, our national parks will make tourists stay longer in the continent,” he said.

Hichilema added that tourism is one of the industries that has already been proven to generate new business opportunities in Africa, as well as create sustainable jobs and wealth for citizens.

Following her meeting with HH, Tanzania’s President Sami Suluhu Hassan said she was glad that their two countries were reviving political relations which she said would allow Zambia and Tanzania to build their economic powers.

“What should be put on record is the revival of our political relations which was somehow lost somewhere and with the political relations that bring in our people together, working together, we are building our economic power, ” she said.

President Hichilema was due to stay in Tanzania until the end of Wednesday but returned to Zambia unexpectedly on Tuesday night. State House is yet to explain the reason for the change of plans.

Nevertheless, the President was able to hold high-level bilateral discussions with his Tanzanian counterpart, focussing on enhancing trade, investment and infrastructure development between the two countries.