We are tired of meetings that produce nothingAt a meeting convened by the National Taskforce on Sport, Tourism, Image and Communication in Mutare last week, local business men said the government was to blame for failing to implement the outstanding issues on the Global political agreement.
Local hotel operators told The Zimbabwean that most of them failed to complete their projects due to the countrys 10-year economic meltdown.
We suggest that the government should instead offer lines of credit to complete renovations and refurbishment of our projects so that we can attract tourists, said a local hotel manager.
The former government should be held responsible for failing the nation, said another hotel owner.
Most hoteliers still have their plans on paper while others said the country was likely to miss the June 11 deadline.
Given the time left it will be difficult for some of us to meet the deadline without securing lines of credit from the international community. It is too late now for the government to chip in with funds to come up with something, said one stakeholder.
There was also confusion on the part of the taskforce committee after it called the meeting on short notice, resulting in some stakeholders failing to attend.
Irate stakeholders described the national taskforce team as a bogus committee as it failed to address key issues affecting the tourism industry.
They should not just come to assess progress without any input. What are they doing that is conducive to us? We are tired of having meetings that produce nothing, complained one stakeholder who said the trip to the province was a waste of state resources.