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Cresta readies for tourism rebound with P3.5m revamp

Friday, December 04, 2020
Ready to shine: Chobe MP and assistant minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Ronald Shamukuni tours the Executive Suite over the weekend
Ready to shine: Chobe MP and assistant minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Ronald Shamukuni tours the Executive Suite over the weekend

With international travellers trickling back into the country’s tourism heartland in the northwest, players in the industry are positioning themselves for a return to high volumes. Cresta Marakanelo, the country’s largest hotel chain, has finished sprucing up its flagship leisure property, the Cresta Mowana Hotel in Kasane. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI was there recently

No matter how hard they tried, tourism players in Kasane, from the bed and breakfasts, to the four-star luxury hotels lining the banks of the Chobe River, were forced at one point or another to abandon their properties this year.

Tourism was not classified as an essential service and while certain tradesmen could still attend to care and maintenance here and there, at some point all the facilities, the glory of Kasane, had to shut down.

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