Inn on Rupurara Closed due to decline in Tourist Arrivals in Nyanga Region

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One of the most beautiful boutique hotels of the Nyanga region Inn on the Rupurara has closed its doors and fallen into liquidation effective Thursday 27 April 2017 according to a statement issued by Gordon Addams who is the Best of Zimbabwe Chairman.
Gordon Addams


In the statement sent out to "friends" in the travel trade yesterday, Mr Addams cites 
'the substantial decline in tourism in the Eastern Highlands over the past 15 or so years," as the key reason for this move. 

 You can read the full statement below.
"Dear Friends in the travel trade

After 20 years of service to the travelling public of Zimbabwe and the world, Inn On Rupurara at Nyanga has closed its doors and ceased operating with effect from Thursday, April 27. This was the direct result of a number of years of unprofitable operation, brought about by the substantial decline in tourism in the Eastern Highlands over the past 15 or so years. It has become impossible to continue to sustain operations as the supplementary funding that has been inputted during recent years is no longer available. The operating company, Inn On Rupurara (Pvt) Ltd, has been placed in liquidation and the matter is now in the hands of Mrs Theresa Grimmel.

I would like to offer my personal thanks to the many people in the travel trade, in Zimbabwe and all over the world, who have given support and encouragement to Inn On Rupurara over these past 20 years. It has been a remarkable product and it is greatly regretted that matters have come to this point, but I don’t need to remind anyone in the trade of the serious situation facing hospitality operators in the Eastern Highlands over a long period of time.




If you have any queries you may make contact with the liquidator, T Grimmel, Trivade (Pvt)Ltd, 26, Cambridge Road, Avondale, Harare. Tel . 333213/307594/336587 or 0774177153

Please join me in paying tribute to all the people who made Inn On Rupurara what it was over the two decades in which it operated as one of the finest establishments of its kind in this country, including guests, the travel trade, management and staff and the people who created and ran the hotel."

This is a huge blow to the Eastern Highlands as a whole as there is need to increase the number of beds in the region to restore the region's prime status as a leading destination to visit in Zimbabwe. In the recently launched Zimbabwe Tourism Authority - Zimbabwe -World of Wonders brand the eastern highlands is a pillar that should see Zimbabwe tourism on it's path to recovery.

Comments

  1. Unknown4 May 2017 at 06:47

    Sad development

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  2. RhodieBill4 May 2017 at 09:28

    Truly the most spectacular Hotel in The Eastern Highland, if not the Country!

    We had the pleasure of staying there on a couple of occasions in the late 90's before we left. Bruce Vaughan was a friend of ours who was one of the Managers at the time.

    Very sad news - but then again so is the whole country....

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  3. Unknown4 May 2017 at 12:11

    Absolutely heartbreaking ! No one is being left untouched ��

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  4. Lord Lade4 May 2017 at 15:16

    So sad

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  5. Sheena Freedom4 May 2017 at 17:37

    So very sorry to read this. Inn on the Ruparara was legendary. I hope and pray that owners, management and staff will be alright and that Zimbabwe will soon begin to recover.

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  6. Unknown4 May 2017 at 21:47

    Each time i hear these sad news my heart cries such a beautiful country and things like this happening ...waiting for the good days to come

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  7. Mark Donaldson4 May 2017 at 21:59

    So sorry to hear this Gordon, such a beautiful place. What a heartbreak. We look forward to the future when the doors reopen and the region enjoys the volume of visitors that it deserves.

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  8. Debra ex Zim5 May 2017 at 01:00

    So sad. Thank you for a job well done over the years.

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  9. Unknown5 May 2017 at 05:16

    that is such a shame, sorry to hear the sad news!!!! How many more beautiful places are we going to see collapse????

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  10. Casa Joya Alojamiento Rural Velez Rubio5 May 2017 at 11:49

    What a shame. We stayed there and even went horse riding. Everyone was amazingly polite. Terrible what this government has done to the country.

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  11. Unknown6 May 2017 at 01:32

    Wake up call. This may come to Kariba if we not careful

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  12. Sekuru mudallah6 May 2017 at 23:06

    Agree with Lipian. Kariba is not immune. An sad loss to the area. I wonder how long before ZANU youth loot the place?

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  13. Skha7 May 2017 at 18:43

    Sad..very sad indeed.

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  14. Liz7 May 2017 at 23:56

    So very sorry Gordon. Ruparara is one of my special memories of Nyanga. So sad

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