MwendeBwino(@MwendeBwino) 's Twitter Profileg
MwendeBwino

@MwendeBwino

Mwende Bwino is a travel themed Podcast that inspires you to explore your city, country, continent & beyond. Link to latest ep below.

ID:1079510003495718918

linkhttps://apple.co/3ov3pXb calendar_today30-12-2018 22:50:15

5,0K Tweets

1,0K Followers

855 Following

Kennedy M Chileshe- KMC(@Ethenkennedy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Who is the target of majority Tourism Destinations in Zambia since much of the them are out of reach of majority Zambians?

account_circle
Brian Ross(@briandavidross) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Uncle Johnny Laura Miti 6) We have to think of tourism as an industry. Just like people have options to buy an IST or a Ferrari, a basic digital watch or a Rolex. Products are developed for different markets and consumers. Only a few can justify Rolexes, Ferrarris or super high-end tourism consumption.

account_circle
Brian Ross(@briandavidross) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Uncle Johnny Laura Miti 4) The TIME it takes to organise concessions, negotiate with DNPW and other government organisations can be astronomical. I personally know of tourism concession applications/negotiations that have taken in excess of one year with some longer.

account_circle
Brian Ross(@briandavidross) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Uncle Johnny Laura Miti 5) Marketing costs can be very high. Attending trade fairs internationally or regionally is expensive and requires up-front investment.

account_circle
Brian Ross(@briandavidross) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Uncle Johnny Laura Miti 3) The levies and other fees charged by DNPW or other government agencies are high. Even for camping in national parks, DNPW takes a hefty cut. Incentives for tourism sector investments are very minimal in the overall picture.

account_circle
Brian Ross(@briandavidross) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Uncle Johnny Laura Miti 2) Many of these places are in very remote areas. Purchase and transport of building/maintenance materials, food and other service-oriented products costs a lot. Boats, game drive vehicles, large solar power systems, etc. It can be heavy up-front and ong-going investment.

account_circle
Brian Ross(@briandavidross) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Uncle Johnny Laura Miti 1) General cost of doing business. DNPW charges a lot for prime tourism concessions. Tack on all the licenses necessary to operate, and it adds up.

account_circle
Brian Ross(@briandavidross) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Laura Miti Good points here, but issues are more complex than how it’s been presented. Plenty opportunities at all levels for a more competitive AND inclusive tourism sector, but takes vision, collaboration, political will and an enabling environment…all of which need to be boosted a lot.

account_circle
Laura Miti(@LauraMiti) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If we want local Zambians living in areas like the Lower Zambezi to care about saving its pristine beauty, they must own it beyond the bones of their ancestors buried in the soil under the tourists feet.

account_circle
Laura Miti(@LauraMiti) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tourists come to resorts in Zambia and do not even know they are in Zambia. They pay for package deals in SA. Jump from Table Mountain to the Jyger to the Victoria Falls. They arrive here and do not spend even a ngwee, don't buy even a pair of earrings and not encouraged to.

account_circle
Laura Miti(@LauraMiti) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The tourists who come to these exclusive resorts probably don't know there're people living in unspeakable poverty close to them. People who, with their ancestors, are the owners of the beauty around them. Tourists know of only zebras, lions & an 'untouched' earth. Why???

account_circle
Laura Miti(@LauraMiti) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There are resorts in this country to which tourists arrive having paid for a package in South Africa. Some tourists not even know they are in Zambia - they are just in Africa. They arrive and leave and don't spend a ngwee in Zambia. They don't buy even a pair of earrings. Why??

account_circle
Gabe Hiatt(@Gabecito) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For By The Way, Leigh Giangreco writes about how aspiring travel experts are using TikTok, Instagram and other online tools to diversify a space that has long ignored them washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/01…

account_circle
Felix(@FMwenge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The economic policy angle to the insistence & debate on opening a new mine in LZ as opposed to strengthening & improving tourism servuces in that area is a big sign we're not serious about the economic diversification we keep singing about in our policy papers. How sad!

account_circle
The Black Explorer(@blckxplrrmag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣Calling all Black and specifically African writers and creators 📣 we look forward to reading all your pitches for our 3rd issue “Africa is not a country”, to apply please follow the 🔗
tinyurl.com/yckhuec7
💕 🌍 🙈

Writers of Color

📣Calling all Black and specifically African writers and creators 📣 we look forward to reading all your pitches for our 3rd issue “Africa is not a country”, to apply please follow the 🔗 tinyurl.com/yckhuec7 💕 🌍 🙈 #journorequests @WritersofColor
account_circle
Victoria M. Walker(@vikkie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A travel writer tweeted her salary and reignited a trend: ‘I just want people to get paid’

washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022…

account_circle
Zeda Media(@ZedaMedia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amazing conversation! Thank you to our speakers Mother Of Passports Scrapbook Journeys Njeri Gachuhi (Sheri) and all the listeners who shared their insights.
If you missed it, you can listen here, but we will have a cleaned up version up on our podcast on Friday twitter.com/i/spaces/1zqKV…

account_circle