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Tourism mogul Emmanuel Fundira won the Tourism Personality Awards at the Twalumba Travel and Tourism Awards held at the weekend. The well attended awards also saw Emirates Airlines winning Airline of the Year Award and Car Rental Operator of the Year went to Avis Rent-a-car.
Winners’ List for 2023:
Achievement in Marketing
Africa’s Eden
Achievement in Digital Marketing
Jeffrey Marungweni
Achievement in Pursuit of Service Excellence
Meikles Hotel
Achievement in promoting gender equality
Cresta Hotels
Achievement in human resources development
Southern African Hospitality Training Centre
Contribution from Public Sector
Department of National Museums and Monuments
Achievement in Innovation
Gateway Stream
Training Institution of the Year
Chinhoyi University of Technology Department of Tourism and Hospitality
Accommodation Provider of the Year
Cresta Hotels
Restaurant of the Year
The Dusty Road Township Experience
Airline of the Year
Emirates Airlines
Car Rental Operator of the Year
Avis Rent-a-car
Travel Agency of the Year
Wings Travel, Harare
Tour Operator of the Year
(Still waiting for winner’s name)
Conference Facility of the Year
Cresta Sango Conference Centre
Eco-Tourism Facility of the Year
Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare
Eco-Tourism Initiative of the Year
Wild Horizons’ community and environmental programme, Victoria Falls
Event of the Year
Sanganayi 2022
Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Year
Wild Horizons’ assistance programme to Monde School, Victoria Falls area
Coverage of travel and tourism in the print media
Nzira magazine
Coverage of travel and tourism in the broadcast media
3Ktv
Coverage of travel and tourism in the online media
263Chat.com
Tour Guide of the Year
(Still waiting for winner’s name)
Tourism Image Builder of the Year
Chevrons national cricket team
Tourism Business of the Year
The Victoria Falls Hotel Partnership
Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year
Beks Ndlovu, African Bush Camps
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Dr Herbert Murerwa
Pedia Matamisa-Moyo
Rose Mukogo
Graham Dickens
Mike Farrell
Paul Matamisa
Roy Meiring
Chef Chris Gonzo
Givemore Chidzidzi
Charlene Hewat
Dave Glynn
Ross Kennedy
Violet Rukande
Tourism Personality of the Year
Emmanuel Fundira
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