Montclair casino sees occupancy increase after pandemic

Montclair Hotel and Casino owners expect to see a recovery of the complex from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022. The occupancy rate is now consistently at 60%, up from 40% at the beginning of the year and 20% in the first quarter of 2021.

Complex General Manager Brian Nyakutombwa notes that the hotel is filled not only due to tourist flows of people from other countries but also by domestic citizens. For example, in Nyanga, various strategic meetings of state leaders, who also stay in Montclair, are often held. Yes, and locals are happy to come to spend time at the slot machines or table games.

Note that since the beginning of 2022, the total number of international tourists coming to Zimbabwe has increased by 93%, indicating that the country is almost fully recovered from the pandemic. Domestic tourism is also growing rapidly.

Despite the positive trend, Brian Nyakutombwa says there is an urgent need for government support for private businesses, as the sector has not fully recovered from the lack of visitors. In addition, during the pandemic, the number of online casinos that operate without a local license has greatly increased. According to topcadcasinos.net, they attract users not only with the ability to play from home but also with lucrative no deposit and no wager bonuses.

So far, Montclair’s attendance growth comes from the personal efforts of the casino’s administration and hotel. For example, this fall, at its base will be a golf tournament, which can take part all comers who have time to register. And closer to spring, tourist flows will recover naturally.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, international tourism has not yet recovered from the pandemic and, in the near future, will not recover more than 70% of total tourist traffic to COVID-19.

This also follows from the fact that international flights and trips have become more expensive, so fewer people can take advantage of them. In the future, this can lead to the bankruptcy of small airlines or their merger with larger ones.

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, after a severe downturn in 2020 and 2021, international tourism will begin its recovery in late 2022.

In the meantime, we are seeing a natural, albeit slow, increase in the popularity of local hotels, inns, and casinos, which means that Zimbabwe’s economy, from a tourism point of view, has also begun its recovery.