A local car rental company Five Star Car Rental will in April launch a new branch in Victoria Falls.
The company founder and CEO Tawanda Marwizi confirmed the developments to Standardbusiness saying the opening of the new branch was part of their efforts to provide car rental services across the country.
Marwizi said Five Star Car Rental, just like any small and medium enterprise, is strategically positioning itself so that it contributes to the economic development of the country through employment creation, gross domestic product (GDP), poverty reduction and supporting the tourism industry.
Over the years travel and tourism have contributed immensely to the country’s GDP.
According to the National Tourism Satellite Account, tourism accounted for 4,25% of the GDP with a value of US$1,03 billion in 2018.
In 2019 the sector accounted for 6,3% of GDP with a value of US$1,23 billion. At the same time, the data also shows that tourism accounted for 1,56% of national employment levels in 2018, with around 100 000 jobs supported and created.
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Marwizi said the opening of a Five Star Car Rental branch in Victoria Falls was part of efforts to support the recovery of the tourism sector after the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We are happy to launch the Victoria Falls branch and this is part of our efforts to reach out to many Zimbabweans and support the country’s tourism industry,” he said.
“We are part of the team that is rebuilding the tourism sector after the negative impact caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The young award-winning businessman said they have at their disposal top-of-the-range cars, mini SUVs and light vehicles for all sorts of activities in the resort town.
“We know what it means to be a service provider in towns like Victoria Falls and other tourist spots such that we have the suitable vehicles for all sorts of activities in Victoria Falls,” Marwizi said.
“We are happy that everything else is now in place.”
Marwizi said the Harare branch, which is the company’s headquarters, has been receiving overwhelming support from clients in and outside the country.
“We are growing and I am happy that in Harare our clients are happy,” he said.
“We want to continue with excellence.”
Last year Marwizi was named among young, innovative CEOs by the Zimbabwe CEO’s Network.
Five Star Car Rental is also working with local artistes among other initiatives that include corporate responsibility programmes.
“Late last year we joined other SMEs under the banner The Brand that Cares where we donated groceries and other necessities to a children’s home in Harare,” Marwizi.
“We hope to build from where we left under our corporate social responsibility programmes.”