Zim selected for global tourism position

ZIMBABWE has been elected vice-president of the 26th UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in November this year.

Zimbabwe will serve alongside Nigeria in the vice-presidency.

The country was selected during the ongoing 68th United Nations Tourism Regional Commission for Africa meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, which ends today.

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