RESEARCH has shown that three quarters of tourists who recently visited Victoria Falls would not visit Zimbabwe again if the cost of accommodation, which is already high, is increased by more than 5 percent.
Hospitality operators have been subjected to 15 percent valued added tax on foreign visitors' hotel accommodation since January 2015. But the majority only passed on 5 percent of the cost to the visitors to avoid losing business in what would have seen one of the economy's few strong performing sectors going into a decline spiral.
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