Mozambique will take part in the International Tourism Fair in France, known as the Paris World Tourism Fair, from March 14 to 17. The country's presence at the event will be under the slogan "Mozambique: A Destination of Exception". The occasion will be used to present the natural, cultural and historical riches that make Mozambique...
Government plans to invest in electric rail transport linking the whole country
The Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, said on Thursday (29) in Maputo that the government has a "green" plan to invest in the construction of a railroad, for the circulation of electric meters, which connects Mozambique. "Our genuine ambition is that in the next five years, if we have the necessary resources and focus, we can connect Mozambique,...
Mozambique promotes its potential at the Lisbon Tourism Exchange
A Mozambican delegation, led by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, is in Lisbon taking part in the Lisbon Tourism Exchange (BTL) - 2024. The event began on Wednesday and ends on March 3rd. At the opening ceremony, the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, visited the...
Tourist resorts obliged to accept Metical in payment for services
The new tourism law approved by the Council of Ministers requires tourist resorts to accept the Metical as payment for their services. The proposal comes as a result of the denial of the national currency in tourist establishments, especially those near beaches and on the border, reports Notícias. The establishments prefer the Rand...
Cabo Delgado: Mozambican business community fears reduction in tourism revenues
The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) fears a reduction in income from the tourism sector as the French authorities warn their citizens not to travel to the country's northernmost province due to terrorism. According to the president of the tourism department at the CTA, Muhammad Abdullah, the...
More than 300,000 tourists visited Inhambane in 2023
Inhambane province received more than 300,000 tourists from all over the world in 2023, according to the Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism, Emídio Nhantumbo. He recently presented this data to the Governor, Daniel Chapo, who recommended that the sector make more efforts to continue attracting visitors. During a visit...
Investments in Mozambican tourism reached 7.3 MM$ last year
Last year, Mozambique saw investments of around 7.3 billion dollars in tourism, which corresponds to more than 40% of the country's investment projects. According to the President of the Republic, who was speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration ceremony of Ponta Mbembene Lodge, a tourist resort located in Maputo National Park...
PR: "Government continues to build infrastructure to support tourism"
The President of the Republic said that the Mozambican government will continue to build various infrastructures to support tourism in the country, including access roads and energy transportation. Filipe Nyusi, who was speaking today after inaugurating a tourist resort located at Ponta Membene, in Maputo National Park, in the district of...
Ponta d'Ouro: 3 tourist resorts could be closed for operating illegally
Three tourist resorts operating illegally in the tourist area of Ponta d'Ouro, in the district of Matutuíne, Maputo province, could be closed down by next Friday, reports Rádio Moçambique. Among the irregularities are tax evasion and the lack of a license to carry out the activity, say the local authorities....
Maputo City: Tourism sector generated 59.3 million meticais last year
The sectors related to tourism, namely accommodation, restaurants and the like, contributed 34.76% to Maputo City's overall production last year, valued at 59,336.1 million meticais. According to the director of Maputo City's Economy and Finance Service, Piedade Mataveia, this figure corresponds to a realization of 95.27%...