The award is awarded by the Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT), and recognised his outstanding contribution to the tourism industry.
Kennedy is the chairman of the regional tourism organisation, African Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA), and has been a torchbearer in Zimbabwe’s tourism industry for more than three decades.
Albida’s properties include the exclusive 20-room Victoria Falls Safari Club, the newly opened Victoria Falls Safari Suites, the Resort Condominium International Gold Crown Resort Lokhutula and Ngoma Safari Lodge in Chobe National Park, Botswana.
Among its most recent projects, AAT, proprietors of the magnificent Victoria Falls Safari Lodge announced a move to reposition and restrategise in Zimbabwe’s prime leisure destination ahead of a projected boom in tourist numbers.
Albida said last year it was investing US$18 million to construct an exclusive education and entertainment park in the resort town.
The entertainment park will be called Santonga Park.
Kennedy was presented with the award at the ZCT Harvergal Marketing Tourism Achievers Awards 2015 dinner by Deputy Minister of Tourism Walter Kanhanga recently.
“Being recognised by one’s professional peer group is always the finest tribute, and I am sincerely humbled,” Kennedy said.
“The team we have at Africa Albida Tourism make my role so much easier and this allows us to have big ambitions and set greater goals, not only for ourselves, but for the tourism industry. Right now and for the last six-and-a-half years we have also been blessed with a Minister, Deputy Minister and Ministry who are incredibly ambitious, who are dreamers and are all about looking forward,” he said.
AAT group chairman, Dave Glynn, described Kennedy as “a tower of strength and a just and earnest leader who carries the Africa Albida Tourism and Zimbabwe flag very proudly”.
“We are extremely privileged to have Ross as our leader,” he said.
“I would like to congratulate and thank him for all he has done for us and for tourism. Well done on being awarded a very worthy accolade,” said Glynn in a statement.
ZCT president, Francis Ngwenya said Kennedy was a business personality and hotelier, with a record of service to the travel and tourism sector dating back more than 35 years.
“He has been at the forefront of international promotion of Zimbabwe, especially Victoria Falls, and has been active in public affairs in the sector to the benefit of operators throughout the country,” he said.
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