Infrastructure Engineering in the Hospitality Sector in Zimbabwe: The Search for Sustainable Practices

Revitalization and redevelopment of infrastructure has become a significant factor in the hospitality sector in Zimbabwe and beyond. The country has a mantra of ‘Zimbabwe is open for business’ that attracts tourists and investors from all over the world, hence, the first thing they look for is good accommodation in hotels. The hotel infrastructure is expected to meet and exceed the high standards demanded by customers, both from Zimbabwe and foreign countries. This is the major reason why hotel infrastructure is revitalized and redeveloped to be able to meet the international standards. This study aimed at developing a framework for sustainable infrastructure engineering practices in the hospitality sector: a case of Hwange Safari Lodge. The study had three main objectives that were to identify engineering practices that can be adopted in infrastructure development in the hospitality sector, to develop a framework for sustainable engineering practices in the refurbishment of infrastructure in the hospitality sector and to evaluate the proposed framework with expert validation in the engineering sector.