The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has urged players in the tourism sector to register their facilities or face consequences in the next few weeks.
According to a notice from the tourism authority, players have been given up to end of February (28) 2026 to ensure their papers are in order.
Those who will not be compliant after February will face the consequences from a blitz that will include law enforcement agents in the month of March.
According to ZTA, there is no excuse for people not to register as the government has improved the ease of doing business for the sector.
“The Government of Zimbabwe, in its ongoing efforts to improve the Ease of Doing Business has significantly reduced licence and registration fees across all categories, with the objective of fostering a competitive, compliant, and sustainable tourism sector.
‘’In this regard and in terms of Section 36 of the Tourism Act (Chapter14:20), the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) hereby notifies all tourism-related businesses (designated tourism facilities) that registration with ZTA is mandatory and a statutory requirement.
‘’Failure to register will result in the closure of unregistered facilities.
‘’To enforce compliance the ZTA, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies will conduct nationwide inspections across all ten provinces to verify registration status, ensure adherence to regulatory standards, and take enforcement actions against all non compliant operators.
‘’The public is strongly discouraged from utilising unregistered tourism facilities and is encouraged to report any facility operating without valid registration to the ZTA.
‘’The deadline for registration is 28 February 2026. The inspections and blitz will commence from 1 March 2026. For more information and to begin your registration process please email registration@ztazim.co.zw, or kindly visit any of our offices nationwide” read the notice.
Tourism is one of the key pillar of economic revival together with agriculture and mining.
Already Zimbabwe is basking on the glory after being named the best to travel destination in 2025 by Forbes Magazine.
