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GDP in Zimbabwe is expected to reach 17.00 USD Billion by the end of 2020, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Zimbabwe GDP is projected to trend around 22.00 USD Billion in 2021 and
23.50 USD Billion in 2022.

Great Zimbabwe was a medieval African city known for its large circular wall and tower. It was part of a wealthy African trading empire that controlled much of the East African coast from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E.

The country is home to a diverse range of wildlife, with national parks scattered throughout the country hosting rare and endangered species, some exclusive to Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is also the only country that is home to all of Africa`s Big Five: buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino.

Terrain. Much of the country is on a plateau with a higher central plateau forming a watershed between the Zambezi and Limpopo river systems. The flattish watershed region is part of an ancient etchplain called the African Surface covers large swathes of the continent.

Due to the meteoric rapid rise in popularity of youth travel sports, traditional parks and recreation agencies gap has spurred massive investments by private sector developers and public private partnerships in the form of real estate and facility development.

As of 2019, the youth and amateur travel sports industry has been valued at more than $24.9 billion (Evergreen Research, Inc) and is predicted to grow to $77.5 billion worldwide by 2026. While this figure is still far from reaching the economic impact of traditional parks and recreation ($154 billion in 2015 alone, according to the National Recreation and Parks Association).

Among the industry’s most notable venues are the newly-opened $42 million Cedar Point Sports Center (Sandusky, OH), Elizabethtown Sports Park & Bluegrass SportsPlex (Elizabethtown, KY), the 160-acre Panama City Beach Grand Park Sports Campus (Westfield, IN), and the 184-acre AmeriCan Pro Sports Academy (The Salton Sea/ Coachella East).

As even more evidence communities are researching the possibilities of sports tourism, there are new sports complex ideas being announced in local media (like this ‘mega sports complex’ in Temple, TX) and RFP’s for unique design, consulting, and outsourced management released each month and growing rapidly.

In an effort to capitalize on the multi-billion-dollar youth sports tourism industry, public and private developers are racing to build the next generation of elite sports complexes.

According to Pathik, “We have seen increasing collaboration between the public sector and private developers and operators within the competitive youth travel sports space.
We are now seeing signs that parks and recreation departments are increasingly open to public-private- partnerships.

Today there is a real opportunity for parks and recreation to more actively engage the private sector in support of local parks and recreation goals. With proper financial and economic data, parks and recreation directors
can be a leading voice in the promotion and development of sports collaborating with private organizations.

The Sports Facilities Advisory, The Sports Facilities Management, both were Founded in 2003, SFA has served more than 2,000 communities, produced more Than $10 billion in institutional-grade financial forecasts.