Grand Prix Near Victoria Falls Stirs Opposition From Southern Africa Tourism Execs
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The proposed Grand Prix in Zimbabwe near Victoria Falls is either a bold and ambitious vision for the future, or hubristic folly that will ruin the local tourism industry. Are investors and developers for real with their plans for a Grand Prix circuit on the outskirts of Victoria Falls? We'll see.
You could perhaps forgive the powers-that-be in Zimbabwean tourism for their enthusiasm.
Since adopting the U.S. dollar as an official Zimbabwean currency in 2009, during a period of hyperinflation, tourist confidence in the region has been restored, and arrivals figures are on the rise.
Between the lure of the Victoria Falls and a clutch of high-end safari destinations, sustainable eco-tourism has the region in the limelight once again.
Many local tour operators, though, were taken aback by plans, announced in July, to build a Grand Prix circuit near Victoria Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The $1.2 billion project, which is being bankrolled by Dubai-based consortium Feonirich, will include the construct
