Mozambique: Protests affect tourism in Ponta D’ouro

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Mozambique: Protests affect tourism in Ponta D’ouro

9:34 CAT | 03 Mar 2025

File photo: O País

Tour operators in Ponta D’Ouro have been complaining about the lack of customers since the start of the protests in the country, which have also been felt in that tourist spot in the country, with riots and roadblocks with the aim of forcing a reduction in the prices of products.

According to the President of the Matutuine Business Council, Celma Issufo, no establishment was vandalized or looted, but the current situation has reduced the number of visitors to that location.

There are no clients, neither from institutions that travel there to hold their conferences nor from those who go there for tourism, who generally go there on weekends.

“The client will not go to an instance without knowing if they will return home or if there will be a blockade on the street, or if their car will be vandalized and in this situation we understand that no one will use their funds to go sightseeing, because with all this happening we do not know what tomorrow will be like”, lamented Celma Issufo.

With empty beaches, restaurants without customers and hotels without guests, not even small businesses are doing well, such as the sale of craft items, much less large businesses, which is already being felt in the accounts of tour operators, who say they are already having difficulty paying their employees’ salaries and other current expenses.

“What worries us most is the salary. We are maneuvering to take money from where it does not exist, because we cannot even resort to short-term funds to pay salaries, because it is not sustainable. Now we are trying to manage and negotiate with our suppliers to pay our basic expenses, but the situation is not good,” she said.

Due to the situation, the president of the Matutuine Business Council revealed that some establishments have chosen to close their doors for one or two days a week as a way of containing costs.

With the situation like this, the hope now is that things will calm down in the next few days so that there will be some customer flow at Easter.

Source: O País