ZIMBABWE RECAPTURING ATTENTION OF TRAVELLERS

Tourism collapsed when white farmers were driven from their land, and famine and hyperinflation ensued.
and the country adopted the U.S. dollar as its currency in 2009, economic healing has slowly begun, with foreign investment driving much of the recovery.
Now, the country's stunning natural and cultural are recapturing the attention of both foreign travelers and investors keen to capitalize on that interest.

Tourist arrivals increasing
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority's latest Tourism Trends and Statistics Report claims visitor numbers increased 17 percent to 400,000 visitors in the first quarter of 2013 compared with 2012.
Nearly half come from South Africa.
Euromonitor International predicts steady growth in several tourism areas (accommodation, transport, attractions) for the next five years.
Victoria Falls, the top tourist draw, has always brought visitors, even in the dark yEARS

A number of international airlines had stopped service into the country. Now Emirates and KLM are offering service to Harare again.
Air Zimbabwe resumed its service to Johannesburg in August.

 The word "zimbabwe" means "stone houses" or "venerated houses"; there are several hundred zimbabwes in the country, this being the most prominent.