A new report released on Friday rated Tanzania's tourism industry as one of the fastest growing sectors in the east African country with figures showing a surge on tourist arrivals.
Alloyce Nzuki, the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, said the 2016 International Visitors' Exit Survey Report indicated that the number of tourists who visited the country, east Africa's second largest economy, continued to rise.
Nzuki said the report was jointly compiled by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, the Bank of Tanzania (BOT), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Immigration Department and the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (ZCT).
He said the report showed that Tanzania hosted at least 1,284,279 tourists in 2016, compared to 1,137,156 in 2015, which was an increase of 12 percent.
"The report shows revenues from the tourism industry have been increasing year after year with 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2016 against 1.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2015," Nziku told a news conference in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam at the launch of the report.
Nziku said in Zanzibar revenue from tourism increased by 30.4 percent to 3.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2016 from 2.9 billion U.S. dollars earned in 2015.
He named top five source of tourism markets as the United Kingdom, Kenya, the United States, Germany and Italy.
He said 75 percent of the tourists departed through airports and 25 percent through land border posts.
However, Nziku said about 41.2 percent of the tourists who visited the country expressed concerns over poor conditions of roads and airport facilities.
Nzuki said that the government was committed to developing and promoting sustainable growth on the travel and tourism sector in the country in order to preserve its natural and cultural resources.
He said the government now focused on heavy investments in marketing, hospitality and infrastructure to boost tourism in the country, especially the southern and western tourist circuits.
The government will also put emphasis on investments in heritage sites to attract more tourists visiting historical areas, said Nzuki.
Tourism is Tanzania's largest foreign exchange earner since 2012, contributing an average of 2 billion U.S. dollars annually, which is equivalent to 25 percent of all exchange earnings, according to government data.
Tourism also contributes to more than 17 percent of the national gross domestic product (GPD), creating more than 1.5 million jobs.
Meanwhile, Tanzanian government is conducting a campaign to identify and promote tourist attractions located in the country's Southern Circuit, Natural Resources and Tourism deputy minister Ramo Makani tells Parliament on Thursday.
Mr Makani revealed also that the Tanzanian government has also directed all district executive directors to identify tourists' attractions in their areas of jurisdiction so that these would be promoted.
He was responding to Kilwa North MP Vedasto Ngombale (CUF) who wanted to know when the Tanzanian government would promote diverse tourist attractions found in his constituency.
In his supplementary question, Mr Ngombale said Kilwa has many tourist attractions but little was being done to bring them to global attention.
For his part, Mr Edwin Sannda (Kondoa Urban-CCM) challenged Tourism ministry to start promoting globally the famous Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings.
Iringa Urban MP Peter Msigwa, for his part, opinioned that it was high time the Tanzanian government promoted legacies by former leaders like Chief Mkwawa, Chief Mazengo and Chief Marealle.
Responding, Minister Makani said the government was strategizing for possibility for the country to benefit from each and every tourist attraction found in Tanzania.
"We'll identify and promote all local attractions through diverse means of international media channels in order to fully expose the country's tourist attractions potential to the world, and, I am sure this would play vital role at elevating our economy," he said.
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Friday, 11 March 2016
TANZANIA: Members And Attractions Nominated for 23rd Annual World Travel Awards
Tanzania has registered a total of 24 entries which have been nominated for 23rd Annual World Travel Awards (WTA) in an event set to take place at Diamonds La Gemma dell’Est in Zanzibar, Tanzania on Saturday, April 9th, 2016; where winners in different categories will be announced in the dazzling red-carpet ceremony that will welcome hospitality leaders and luminaries from across the regions.
Among the entries from Tanzania is the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) which is competing under the Destination category of Africa’s leading Tourist Board 2016 against with Egyptian Tourist Authority, Gambia Tourism Board, Ghana Tourism Authority, Kenya Tourism Board and Moroccan National Tourism Organization. Others are Namibia Tourism Board, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation and Zanzibar Commission for Tourism
Entries from Tanzania and their categories in bracket are Julius Nyerere International Airport (Air category – Africa’s Leading Airport 2016) Dar es salaam and Zanzibar Ports (Cruise category –Africa’s Leading Cruise port 2016) Zanzibar (Destination category –Africa’s Leading beach destination 2016 and Africa’s Leading destination 2016) Mt. Kilimanjaro and Ngorongoro crater (Destination category – Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2016) Serengeti National Park (Destination category – Africa’s Leading National Park 2016 and Tanzania Tourist Board (Destination category – Africa’s Leading Tourist Board 2016.
Others are Zanzibar’s Diamond La Gemma dell’Est, Dream of Zanzibar and Hideaway of Nungwi Resort &Spa (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading All-inclusive Resort 2016); Zanzibar’s Bluebay Beach Resort & , Dream of Zanzibar, Karafuu Beach Resort & Spa and Diamond La Gemma dell’Est (Hotel & Resorts category–Africa’s Leading Beach Resort 2016): Serena Hotel –Dar es salaam (Hotel & Resorts –Africa’s Leading city Hotel 2016); SingitaSasakwa Lodge (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Luxury lodge 2016); Breezes Beach Club, Karafuu Beach & Spa and Dream of Zanzibar (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Resort 2016); & Zanzibar’s Beyond Mnembe Island Lodge and Chapwani Private Island (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Private Island Resort 2016): Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Safari Lodge 2016) and Singita Sabora Camp and Jongomero Camp (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Tented Safari Camp 2016.
With more than 1,500 Africa & Indian Ocean nominations now revealed, voting which started 1st February is expected to be highly competitive right up until the February 29th deadline. World Travel Awards President Graham Cooke said: “This is always an exciting time of year for World Travel Awards, as we unveil the nominees for the first Gala Ceremony of the year. As we have come to expect it is a stellar list, incorporating the leading lights of hospitality from across Africa and the Indian Ocean.
WTA which was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry, each year covers the globe with a series of regional Gala Ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective successes within each key geographical region.
In order to cast your vote you need first to register for an account. So to register and thereafter cast your vote, please visit www.worldtravelawards.com/register. A verification email will be sent to your email account and you will need to click the verification link to verify your email address before you can login to cast your vote. Please make sure you vote for Tanzania entries mentioned above.
Among the entries from Tanzania is the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) which is competing under the Destination category of Africa’s leading Tourist Board 2016 against with Egyptian Tourist Authority, Gambia Tourism Board, Ghana Tourism Authority, Kenya Tourism Board and Moroccan National Tourism Organization. Others are Namibia Tourism Board, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation and Zanzibar Commission for Tourism
Entries from Tanzania and their categories in bracket are Julius Nyerere International Airport (Air category – Africa’s Leading Airport 2016) Dar es salaam and Zanzibar Ports (Cruise category –Africa’s Leading Cruise port 2016) Zanzibar (Destination category –Africa’s Leading beach destination 2016 and Africa’s Leading destination 2016) Mt. Kilimanjaro and Ngorongoro crater (Destination category – Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2016) Serengeti National Park (Destination category – Africa’s Leading National Park 2016 and Tanzania Tourist Board (Destination category – Africa’s Leading Tourist Board 2016.
Others are Zanzibar’s Diamond La Gemma dell’Est, Dream of Zanzibar and Hideaway of Nungwi Resort &Spa (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading All-inclusive Resort 2016); Zanzibar’s Bluebay Beach Resort & , Dream of Zanzibar, Karafuu Beach Resort & Spa and Diamond La Gemma dell’Est (Hotel & Resorts category–Africa’s Leading Beach Resort 2016): Serena Hotel –Dar es salaam (Hotel & Resorts –Africa’s Leading city Hotel 2016); SingitaSasakwa Lodge (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Luxury lodge 2016); Breezes Beach Club, Karafuu Beach & Spa and Dream of Zanzibar (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Resort 2016); & Zanzibar’s Beyond Mnembe Island Lodge and Chapwani Private Island (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Private Island Resort 2016): Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Safari Lodge 2016) and Singita Sabora Camp and Jongomero Camp (Hotel & Resorts – Africa’s Leading Tented Safari Camp 2016.
With more than 1,500 Africa & Indian Ocean nominations now revealed, voting which started 1st February is expected to be highly competitive right up until the February 29th deadline. World Travel Awards President Graham Cooke said: “This is always an exciting time of year for World Travel Awards, as we unveil the nominees for the first Gala Ceremony of the year. As we have come to expect it is a stellar list, incorporating the leading lights of hospitality from across Africa and the Indian Ocean.
WTA which was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry, each year covers the globe with a series of regional Gala Ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective successes within each key geographical region.
In order to cast your vote you need first to register for an account. So to register and thereafter cast your vote, please visit www.worldtravelawards.com/register. A verification email will be sent to your email account and you will need to click the verification link to verify your email address before you can login to cast your vote. Please make sure you vote for Tanzania entries mentioned above.
Thursday, 25 February 2016
TANZANIA: Tanzania Vies For Tourism Awards
Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) said in a statement to the press in Dar es Salaam yesterday that winners in different categories will be announced in the dazzling red-carpet ceremony that would welcome hospitality leaders and luminaries across the regions.
Among the entries from Tanzania is the TTB which is competing under the Destination category of Africa’s leading Tourist Board 2016 against Egyptian Tourist Authority and Gambia Tourism Board.
Others are Namibia Tourism Board, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation and Zanzibar Commission for Tourism, Ghana Tourism Authority, Kenya Tourism Board and Moroccan National Tourism Organization.
Entries from Tanzania and their categories are Julius Nyerere International Airport (Air category - Africa’s Leading Airport 2016), Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar Ports (Cruise Category - Africa’s Leading Cruise port 2016) Zanzibar (Destination category-Africa’s Leading beach destination 2016 and Africa’s Leading Destination 2016).
Others are Mt Kilimanjaro and Ngorongoro Crater (Destination category-Africa’s Leading Tourist Attraction 2016), Serengeti National Park (Destination category - Africa’s Leading National Park 2016 and Tanzania Tourist Board (Destination category - Africa’s Leading Tourist Board 2016).
In addition, there are Zanzibar’s Diamond La Gemma dell’Est, Dream of Zanzibar and Hideaway of Nungwi Resort and Spa (Hotel and Resorts - Africa’s Leading All inclusive Resort 2016), Zanzibar’s Bluebay Beach Resort and Dream of Zanzibar, Karafuu Beach Resort and Spa and Diamond La Gemma dell’Est (Hotel and Resorts category - Africa’s Leading Beach Resort 2016).
Other entries are Serena Hotel-Dar es Salaam (Hotel and Resorts - Africa’s Leading city hotel 2016) Singita Sasakwa Lodge (Hotel and Resorts - Africa’s Leading Luxury lodge 2016), Breezes Beach Club, Karafuu Beach and Spa and Dream of Zanzibar (Hotel and Resorts -Africa’s Leading Resorts 2016).
The statement further mentioned the entries as Zanzibar and Beyond Mnembe Island Lodge and Chapwani Private Island (Hotel and Resorts - Africa’s Leading Private Island 2016) Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti (Hotel and Resorts - Africa’s Leading Tented Safari Camp 2016) and Singita Sabora Camp and Jongomero Camp (Hotel and Resorts -Africa’s Leading Tented Safari Camp 2016).
According to the statement, with more than 1,500 Africa and Indian Ocean nominations now revealed, voting which started on February 1, is expected to be highly competitive right up until the February 29 deadline.
“This is always an exciting time of the year for World Travel Awards, as we unveil the nominees for the first Gala Ceremony of the year,” the statement quoted the World Travel Awards President Graham Cooke as saying.
TANZANIA: Ukrainian Tourists Head For Zanzibar
CHARTER flights from abroad, transporting tourists to Zanzibar, are expected to increase after Ukraine announced the launch of direct flights to the islands beginning tomorrow (Friday).
Officers from the Ministry of Tourism, and the ‘Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (ZCT)’ said at a press conference held here that the First charter flight with about 180 tourists on board, is expected to land on ‘Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (AAKIA).’
“This will be the first group of tourists from Ukraine. Therefore we have organised a special reception, which include traditional dances, to welcome the tourists expected to stay in Zanzibar for nine days,” Mr Issa Mlingoti- deputy Principal Secretary (PS) informed journalists.
He thanked the ‘Travelling Professional Group (TPG)’ of Ukraine, and the local company ‘Zanzibar Tours & Travellers (ZTT)’ for initiating the new charter flight, an addition to other direct flights from Italy and Germany.
Flanked by the ZCT executive director Mr Saleh Feruzi, ZCT Chairman Dr Ahmada Khatib, and ZCT Marketing director Dr Miraji Ussi, the PS said having tourists from emerging tourists market such as Ukraine and other Asian countries was the focus of the government.
“We have been recording an increase of tourists from Israel, China, Russia, India, and Poland. Let us (citizens) maintain peace and stability even when in political disputes. Tourists come to destinations where there is peace,” Mr Mligonti emphasized.
Mr Feruzi said, so far there is no link between the current political disputes and tourists arrivals as no cancellation has been recorded due to the ‘impasse.’ “There was a drop in arrivals last year (2015), but it was because of inaccurate data recording in the previous year (2014), mainly double entry,” he said.
He said ZCT recorded 181,301 tourists in 2013 followed by 311,881 in 2014 which was an error, and last year the number of tourists who visited Zanzibar was 294,245.
But also, Mr Feruz said, terror threats, in East African region and Ebola in West Africa might have caused tourists to cancel their flights to Zanzibar or Africa.
Officers from the Ministry of Tourism, and the ‘Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (ZCT)’ said at a press conference held here that the First charter flight with about 180 tourists on board, is expected to land on ‘Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (AAKIA).’
“This will be the first group of tourists from Ukraine. Therefore we have organised a special reception, which include traditional dances, to welcome the tourists expected to stay in Zanzibar for nine days,” Mr Issa Mlingoti- deputy Principal Secretary (PS) informed journalists.
He thanked the ‘Travelling Professional Group (TPG)’ of Ukraine, and the local company ‘Zanzibar Tours & Travellers (ZTT)’ for initiating the new charter flight, an addition to other direct flights from Italy and Germany.
Flanked by the ZCT executive director Mr Saleh Feruzi, ZCT Chairman Dr Ahmada Khatib, and ZCT Marketing director Dr Miraji Ussi, the PS said having tourists from emerging tourists market such as Ukraine and other Asian countries was the focus of the government.
“We have been recording an increase of tourists from Israel, China, Russia, India, and Poland. Let us (citizens) maintain peace and stability even when in political disputes. Tourists come to destinations where there is peace,” Mr Mligonti emphasized.
Mr Feruzi said, so far there is no link between the current political disputes and tourists arrivals as no cancellation has been recorded due to the ‘impasse.’ “There was a drop in arrivals last year (2015), but it was because of inaccurate data recording in the previous year (2014), mainly double entry,” he said.
He said ZCT recorded 181,301 tourists in 2013 followed by 311,881 in 2014 which was an error, and last year the number of tourists who visited Zanzibar was 294,245.
But also, Mr Feruz said, terror threats, in East African region and Ebola in West Africa might have caused tourists to cancel their flights to Zanzibar or Africa.
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