Your views: tourism in Zimbabwe If we are to return to Zimbabwe, what messages do we send out to those people of Zimbabwe, whose brothers, fathers, sisters and mothers, who have been savagely and brutally murdered by Mugabe and his bandits... that their lives didn't matter? Rugbyboy Unfortunately, thirty years of this criminal regime has seen a whole entrenchment of the criminal class. When the master criminal dies, there will still be all the military, and civilian ZANU crims, fighting to preserve their illegitimate and dubious inheritance. And if tourism "takes off" again, guess who will try to nationalise that as well, and grab all the hotels? Sorry, Mr Boynton. Your case is good, but premature. Only once a decent government exists can we start to put money back into the hands of those who deserve it, and know it will stay there. spiralx Should British holidaymakers visit Zimbabwe? The problem with a boycott It isn't the people of the country who have done wrong but their dictator, which they have no responsibility for. Boycotts only hurt the people of a country not the dictatorships. Money from tourism will help alleviate the lot of desperate people who otherwise would not be able to afford to feed their families and provide them with healthcare. madranon Good article. I remember visiting Jamaica just after 9/11 and found that almost all the tourist areas were empty. Indeed I was the only guest in one hotel. I remember thinking that the people who really suffer from fanatics are ordinary ones trying to make a living, though that doesn't excuse them putting orange juice in my Long Island Iced Tea. QuantamPro Better than before? Well given that it replaced a racist, oppressive, white supremacist regime it gives them more opportunity to advance than ever would have under white rule and the land tenure act inter alia. Before you start throwing around the liberal/lefties label, I am a white conservative. seanoll It gives them more opportunity to advance than ever would have under white rule and the land tenure act inter alia. Yep, they've done a brilliant job so far eh? Hyperinflation, starvation, massacres. I'm sure the average Zimbabwean is very happy with their "advance." Meanwhile, Mugabe is travelling around in a Lear jet. backhander People power A stunning country indeed. My last visit was around 11 years ago. What's remarkable is the fortitude of the ordinary people in the face of abysmal government. lord_tarquin Shabby charm I've just returned from a holiday in Zimbabwe, I fell in love with it. Yes sometimes its a bit shabby and things don't work but it just adds to the charm if you just roll with it. I travelled quite a bit there and just hired a car. I had no trouble, plenty of police roadblocks but all they want to see is your licence, fire extinguisher and warning triangle. themanonthebus