The number of Chinese visitors to Zimbabwe saw a growth in the first quarter of this year.
The number of Chinese visitors to Zimbabwe saw a 62 percent growth to 1,952 in the first quarter of this year, compared to 1,202 during the same period in 2014, says a latest report issued by government tourism agency.
The increase comes at a time when the government has expressed concern at the low tourist arrivals from China, and has expressed keen interest to relax visa rules to boost Chinese arrivals, according to the
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA).
The Chinese are currently required to obtain visas to visit Zimbabwe in China and the government says it wants the rule relaxed so that they get the visas upon arrival in Zimbabwe.
Last November, both China and Zimbabwe scraped visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports to boost exchange. Many people consider the step as "testing the water" for granting greater visa relaxation for travellers between the two countries.
In 2014, Chinese arrivals to Zimbabwe totalled 12,927 and was the second largest contributor of arrivals from Asia after Japan, which led with 18,443 visitors.
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