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Zambia to invest big in the trade to fix visibility problem

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Katherine Masters
17 December 2024

‘We can’t keep Zambia a secret any longer – we’re ready to let it loose,’ Zambia Tourism Agency’s chief executive Matongo Matamwandi said, confirming an increase in trade marketing budgets

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Zambia is doubling its marketing budget to support tourism, after the government recognised it as a priority sector.

Sharing the news with TTG, Zambia Tourism Agency’s chief executive Matongo Matamwandi confirmed that key source markets, including the UK, Europe and the US, would get 70% of the budget, with the rest going towards China, India and Gulf Cooperation Council countries. He declined to reference the size of the budget but confirmed it was a “drastic increase”.