Chobe revenues surge on higher bednight sales

Rebound: The tourism industry appears to have fully recovered from the 2015 slump
Rebound: The tourism industry appears to have fully recovered from the 2015 slump

Botswana Stock Exchange-listed Chobe Holdings Limited has reported a surge in both revenue and profit, as the tourism hospitality group got a boost from higher bednight sales.

The group, which owns and operates eleven eco-tourism lodges and camps on leased land in Botswana and Namibia, said its revenue for the half-year to August 31, 2017 was P176.4 million.

That was an 11% increase from P158.6 million in the corresponding period last year.

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