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Tourism Sector Background

Material providing background to tourism in Mozambique, studies, strategic plans, policies and market research.

Sector Strategies, Plans
Document Author Date Size Document Type Contents
Strategic Plan for Development of Tourism MITUR 2004 7.08mb Government Strategy for Tourism Development in Mozambique The strategic plan sets out in broad and comprehensive detail tourism’s role in the Mozambican economy and in poverty alleviation, its potential, trends in Southern Africa, in Mozambique and the region, a SWOT analysis, strategic markets, tourism development plan, implementation framework and Vision 2020. The Plan itself does not specifically focus on the investment/business climate although Chapter 4 on ‘Legal and Institutional Framework’ briefly discusses the regulatory environment. Since then, the Tourism Law 2004 has been put in place.
Preparation of a Private Investment Strategy for Tourism Development Bank of SA 2004 540kb Report Background to tourism investment, (accessibility, strategy, and statistics) specifically in Northern Mozambique. The Key Issues section on p26 highlights some of major constraints to development and investment (access, land ownership, human resources and communications), but does not go into any significant detail.
Tourism Marketing Plan: Mozambique Promotion Plan Tourism Intelligence International for MITUR 2004 1.12mb Survey Report Presents a series of survey results from UK, Portuguese, German, and South African tour operators, and a Mozambique Destination Survey to asses major market sources, interests, competitors, ratings etc. It then briefly outlines a broad promotional strategy.
Estrategia de Marketing Turistico GoM 2006-2013 2.63mb Council of Ministers Approval on Marketing Strategy for Tourism (Portuguese) The strategy sets out to support the overall objectives of the Tourism Development and Implementation plan. It goes through the background of tourism in Mozambique, both by region, and international, assesses the current marketing situation, and examines individual market needs. By product and region, it sets out its targets and goals.
Tourism policy and Implementation Strategy GoM 2007 148kb National policy governing the development of Tourism in Moz The policy sets out a set of broad principles guiding the development of the sector, as well as defining general objectives (economic, social and environmental) and priority areas for government intervention. It also outlines a set of broad strategic actions that will ensure the realisation of the tourism objectives.
National Adaptation (climate change) Program of Action GoM 2007 1.80mb Action Plan Paper includes summaries of 4 initiatives, for various economic and social development sectors, with special emphasis on the prevention of natural disasters and Alert and Early Warning Systems; the agricultural, fisheries, energy, environmental and water sectors; coastal zones; and erosion control.
Strategic plan for the Hotels Association (South Mozambique) Hotel Association of Southern Mozambique 2007-2012 1.60mb Strategic Plan The comprehensive plan goes through an introduction to the AHSM, a detailed description of the operating environment and the market – and then goes into details of the strategy going forward (identifying mission, vision and values) before describing the implementation plan and timeframe, including financial details.
Sector Profiles, Stats
Document Author Date Size Document Type Contents
MITUR Attributions and Competencies Decree GoM 2000 328kb Decree (Portuguese) Defines the attributes and Competencies of the Ministry of Tourism
MITUR Internal organisation Diploma MITUR 2000 844kb Diploma (Portuguese) Defines the organisation of MITUR and identifies the National Directorate for Conservation Areas (DINAC) as the institution responsible for the overall conservation areas in Mozambique for the purpose of developing tourism
Tourism in Africa World Bank Group 2001 2.76mb Research Paper Paper examines Africa in context of world tourism, competitiveness, constraints to growth and policy recommendations.
Tabelas dos projectos 2003 CPI 2003 48kb Tables of approved investment projects Lists of approved investment projects broken down by sector (including tourism and hotels), province, and origin of investment.
Tourism Sector Mozambique IV I Visser for Nathan Associates/ DTIS report 2004 632kb Report Report detailing background to the tourism sector; potential, regional descriptions, strengths, markets, etc (similar content to SPDTM). Chapter on investment describes broad investment trends and useful chapter on ‘constraints and obstacles to tourism development’ suggests macro and micro improvements, all of which will positively impact on the investment climate.
Tabelas dos projectos 2004 CPI 2004 48kb Tables of approved investment projects Lists of approved investment projects broken down by sector (including tourism and hotels), province, and origin of investment.
Tourism Statistics 2004- 2005 Instituto Nacional de Estatística 2005 136kb Hotel Market Statistics (Portuguese) Statistics (very little analysis) on the hotel market in Mozambique for 2004-2005 including numbers of beds in the country, occupancy levels by province, month and origin of tourist.
Tabelas dos projectos 2005 CPI 2005 48kb Tables of approved investment projects Lists of approved investment projects broken down by sector (including tourism and hotels), province, and origin of investment.
Tourism in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area Transboundary Protected Areas Research Initiative: University of the Witwatersrand 2005 1.61mb Workshop proceedings report Report provides a synthesis and discussion of the presentations and SWOT analysis around whether Limpopo is evolving into a destination conducive to sustainable tourism, and to develop practical recommendations.
Tourism Sector Profile: Mozambique Tourism2006 2006 372kb Report Investment focussed report detailed background etc to tourism (product offer, institutional and regulatory framework, operating costs, services infrastructure etc) with dedicated chapter to investment environment including brief mentions of policies, taxation agreements, investment guarantees and incentives, access to finance etc.
Mozambique: Travel and Tourism Intelligence
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Mintel 2006 - Report on the tourism market Business/commercially focussed report on the attractions, opportunities, organisations, arrivals and current market trends for tourism in Mozambique. Little information on the business or regulatory environment.
Institutions for Managing Tourism Growth Mozambique World Bank (Ian Christie) 2006 368kb Document showing institutional tourism models This document gives an outline of the tourism sector, the stakeholders and institutions governing it, and presents examples of various institutional frameworks and models used in other countries (E.g Bali, Maldives, Dominican Republic) to manage tourism growth.
Tabelas dos Projectos 2006 CPI 2006 48kb Tables of approved investment projects Lists of approved investment projects broken down by sector (including tourism and hotels), province, and origin of investment.
Tabelas dos Projectos 2007 CPI 2007 48kb Tables of approved investment projects Lists of approved investment projects broken down by sector (including tourism and hotels), province, and origin of investment.
Tabelas dos projectos 2008 CPI 2008 1.69mb Tables of approved investment projects (Portuguese) Lists of approved investment projects broken down by sector (including tourism and hotels), province, and origin of investment. The remainder of this report is the annual report of CPI and its activities.
Tabelas dos projectos 2009 CPI 2009 212kb Tables of approved investment projects Lists of approved investment projects broken down by sector (including tourism and hotels), province, and origin of investment.
Environment, Poverty Reduction, Economic Impact
Document Author Date Size Document Type Contents
The Tourism Sector in Mozambique: A Value Chain Analysis (Vol.1) FIAS (World Bank Group) 2000 2.18mb Report – Value Chain Analysis Interesting report split into two volumes, Vol. I on the core analysis, policy recommendations and detailed value chain analysis of three itineraries, II on value chain analysis of two road-based itineraries. References to the investment climate appear throughout the text, mainly in the form of constraints to growth, but receive more detail in chapter 4, with particular reference to; ease and cost of access to destinations, land, logistics, utilities and high duties on imports.
The Tourism Sector in Mozambique: A Value Chain Analysis (Vol.2) FIAS (World Bank Group) 2000 516kb Report – Value Chain Analysis Interesting report split into two volumes, Vol. I on the core analysis, policy recommendations and detailed value chain analysis of three itineraries, II on value chain analysis of two road-based itineraries. References to the investment climate appear throughout the text, mainly in the form of constraints to growth, but receive more detail in chapter 4, with particular reference to; ease and cost of access to destinations, land, logistics, utilities and high duties on imports.
Coastal & Marine Biodiversity Management Project World Bank 2000 6.00mb Project appraisal for credit/grants to the Project Sets out the project description, rationale, project analysis, risks, loan conditions and readiness for implementation.
Plan for Bush-Beach eco-tourism circuits DAI Brazil, USAID 2004 1.3mb Report in Portuguese This report assesses the economic viability, eco-tourism industry, options and demand for bush-beach circuits in Inhambane and Gaza. It outlines recommendations, potential hurdles and priority conditions for the realisation of the concept in the short and long term
TFCAs; Economic Potential of Tourism in Mozambique MITUR 2005 512kb Final Report The report quantifies the economic potential of tourism in Mozambique and indicates the role of the TFCA’s in realizing that potential. These roles are firstly identified as the key planner for some of the priority areas – Vilankulo/Bazaruto, Pemba/Quirimbas, Greater Limpopo, Lubombo, and the TFCAs in the regional circuits. And secondly, as the builder of the base over 10 years on which the Government can secure proper returns from the country’s resource base.
TFCAs; Economic Potential of Tourism in Mozambique MITUR 2005 148kb Executive Summary The report quantifies the economic potential of tourism in Mozambique and indicates the role of the TFCA’s in realizing that potential. These roles are firstly identified as the key planner for some of the priority areas – Vilankulo/Bazaruto, Pemba/Quirimbas, Greater Limpopo, Lubombo, and the TFCAs in the regional circuits. And secondly, as the builder of the base over 10 years on which the Government can secure proper returns from the country’s resource base.
Smart Lessons learned SEATIP IFC (World Bank Group) 2005 204kb Lessons Learned This paper describes how the broad scope of SEATIP, although necessary to set the stage for tourism development, needed to be reshaped into a more investment focused program. The paper provides useful lessons learned from SEATIP and shows how they were incorporated in the design of the follow-on program, the Mozambique Anchor Tourism Investment Program.
Developments in Community Based Tourism in the Caribbean European Union 2005 1.07mb Report Critical factors, good practices and lessons learnt from CBT experiences in various countries.
Catalyst: ComMark Trust Newsletter ComMark Trust 2006 288kb Newsletter from ComMark Trust Brief summaries of three research documents (funded or researched by ComMark Trust); ‘Namibia: The Impact of Travel and Tourism on jobs and the economy’ (WTTC); ‘Clear Skies over Africa’; ‘Counting the Cost of Red Tape for tourism in Southern Africa’.
Tourism and Socio-economic Development in Inhambane DPTUR CMCI ACUDES SNV 2007 700kb Report This report details the status on the development of linkages between the local economy and the tourism sector in Inhambane, Mozambique.
The Tourism Economy in Mozambique: Size, Impacts and Implications Ministry of Planning and Development, and DANIDA 2007 448kb Working research paper (Portuguese) This paper reviews the aggregate economic contribution and potential of the tourism sector based on a new social accounting matrix.
Tourism and the local economy: The case of Bilene Ministry of Planning and Development, and DANIDA 2007 396kb Working research paper (Portuguese) This report presents a case study of the local economic impacts of Tourism for Praia de Bilene, a tourist resort in Gaza Province located in the South of the country.
Transfrontier Conservation Areas Development Project Annual Report 2007 GoM 2007 2.17mb Annual report Introduces the Project, and reports on Outcome and Output Indicators, followed by the activity matrix, financial monitoring report and management effectiveness matrix.
The contribution of tourism in Mozambique: present and future Ministry of Planning and Development, and DANIDA 2008 212kb Summary of findings of two research papers on the tourism value chain The paper highlights the results of two studies recently undertaken on the tourism sector in Mozambique. These review the aggregate economic contribution and potential of the sector, based on a new social accounting matrix (Jones, 2007); and a case study of the local economic impacts of tourism for Praia de Bilene, a tourist resort in Gaza Province located in the south of the country (Jones et al., 2007). Secondly, and based on these findings, it seeks to identify the principal policy challenges facing the sector over the medium-term and suggests some priorities for government action.
Costa Rica: Lessons for Africa Brendhurst Foundation 2008 120kb Report This paper looks at Costa Rica and Columbia as examples of developing countries with rich natural tourism assets that have successfully attracted private investment and grown their tourism industries. The paper translates these into lessons for Africa.
The land of good people: The case of the Inhambane Tourism Integrated Development Approach - part I Brendhurst Foundation 2008 300kb Report This paper looks at Costa Rica and Columbia as examples of developing countries with rich natural tourism assets that have successfully attracted private investment and grown their tourism industries. The paper translates these into lessons for Africa.
Smart Lessons learned Weathering the storm IFC (World Bank Group) 2009 1.3mb Lessons Learned Anchor Program paper on lessons learned so far in the program, particularly with regard to attracting investment during an economic downturn.
Case Study on Barra Resort’s Initiatives on Community Development in Inhambane SNV, Barra Resorts 2009 248kb Case Study This case study highlights the role of the Barra Resorts Group on community development matching the seven mechanisms for poverty reduction of the UNWTO, making a good role model for other similar tourism businesses to replicate.
Value Chain Analysis and Poverty Reduction at Scale ODI 2009 224kb Briefing paper Brief outlining steps involved in value chain diagnosis and implications for practitioners
The land of good people: The case of the Inhambane Tourism Integrated Development Approach - part II SNV 2009 224kb Report Continuation of part I
Training, Human Resources
Document Author Date Size Document Type Contents
Tourism Training Network Market Research Report IFC (World Bank Group) and Global Business School Network 2007 1.39mb Report This market research study was undertaken to examine the supply and demand of the tourism training in nine African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. This report contains the key findings of that study.

 

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