Nyusi opens Maputo International Tourism Fair, calls for diversification of economy – Mozambique

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Nyusi opens Maputo International Tourism Fair, calls for diversification of economy – Mozambique

8:38 CAT | 14 Oct 2016

www.presidencia.gov.mz/ President Filipe Nyusi

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday stressed the determination of his government to build a more diversified and robust economy which, even in the face of external shocks, can stand firm on the path of structural transformation.

He was speaking in Maputo at the opening of the Fourth Edition of the International Tourism Fair entitled “Discover Mozambique”, which he described as “an essential display of the tourist potential the country offers and the blossoming of new opportunities”.

The indicators currently available on the number of tourists visiting the country, Nyusi said, are far from corresponding to Mozambique’s potential.

He believed that tourism is “a strategic economic activity which makes it possible to create jobs, generate revenue, and raise taxes through ensuring the rational use of limited natural resources”.

He pointed to the Strategic Plan for the Development of Tourism over the 2016-2025 period, recently approved by the government, which envisages making Mozambique the most dynamic tourism destination in Africa. That vision seeks to improve the competitiveness of Mozambique and develop the accessibility of tourist infrastructures.

Nyusi stressed the need to bank on quality as the differentiating characteristic of Mozambican tourism, if it is to have a future. That quality should be experienced in public services, in tourist facilities, and in the personal attendance to tourists.

The President called on tourism companies to develop cultural tourism, which would promote the country’s artistic and historical heritage.

He also insisted on sustainability and conservation. Tourism, Nyusi said, must take into consideration environmental aspects, including the conservation of biodiversity and of the variety of landscapes that Mozambique offers.

Nyusi believed that all these were factors which, taken together with improvements in institutional performance, would lead to millions of tourists visiting the country.

Source: AIM