Zanzibar is not just a tourist paradise it is rapidly becoming an economic powerhouse.In the two years to the end of August 2023, the island has attracted nearly &3.73 billion (Sh 9.4 trillion) in investments through projects registered by the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority (Zipa).Read More: Zanzibar: From tourist paradise to economic powerhouse | The […]
HE World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has endorsed the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) as a new member, raising the profile of the country tourism high. TATO, is Tanzania’s leading members-only group advocating for over 300 private expert tour operators in Tanzania, the home of the number one safari destination in the world.“I’ve the pleasure […]
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has formally admitted the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) as a new affiliate member, raising the country`s tourism profile.The organization is UN-affiliated agency representing 159 member countries, vested with the most important function of fostering the global travel and tourism industry.Read More: Tanzania finally admitted into UN tourism body […]
Mount Kilimanjaro has been ranked among the top 3 highest-rated natural wonders in the world bu TripAdvisor, a popular travel review website.According to a study by Titan Travel, a UK-based tour operator, Mount Kilimanjaro received 92.68 percent of “excellent” reviews on TripAdvisor, making it the highest-rated natural wonder in the world.Read More: https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/mt-kilimanjaro-among-top-3-highest-rated-natural-wonders-in-the-world-4405548
THE government has outlined critical measures to support endeavours of securing an income of 6 billion US dollars (around 14tri/-) from five (5) million tourists by the year 2025, key being expanding more products in the sector.Natural Resources and Tourism Minister Ms Angellah Kairuki pointed at the products geared for massive promotion to hit the […]
THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released the new number of international arrivals in the country which shows that in 2023, the number increased to 1,131,286 compared to 900,182 who entered the country in 2022, thanks to the Royal Tour film by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.The new figures indicate that there is an increase […]
As Tourism is making great strides in Tanzania, prosperity is mainly viewed in terms of the foreign exchange earned or the increase in the flow of tourists to our God-bestowed national parks and attractions.But today we get to meet a German filmmaker who visited Lind Region in southern Tanzania, Mr. Bernd.Bernd come to Tanzania in […]
MINISTER for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ms Angela Kairuki, has commended the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) for its solemn efforts to promote sustainable tourism.Kairuki expressed her compliments while touring TAWA wildlife garden at the 7th edition of the Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE), held in Dar es-Salaam recently.Literally, the event focused on inbound and […]
MINISTRY of Natural Resources and Tourism has said that projects implemented under the umbrella of Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth (REGROW) in the Southern Circuit will stimulate the inflow of tourists to the Nyerere National Park as soon as they are completed.The ministry’s Deputy Permanent Secretary, Commissioner Benedict Wakulyamba made the statement […]
Serengeti National Park has been named the leading national park in Africa, beating six other national parks from continent in the 2023 World Travel Awards (WTA).Famed for the wildebeest migration and a vast plain that accommodates millions of wildlife, including the big 5, Serengeti was named Africa`s Leading National Park for the fifth time in […]
Airplanes Africa Limited (AAL), a Morogoro based aircraft manufacturer, has unveiled the first aircraft assembled in Tanzania.The aircraft skyleader 600, was unveiled at the Tanzania International Manufacturers Expo 2023 (TIMEXPO), held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es salaam.AAL director David Grolig said the company decided to set up an ultralight aircraft manufacturing facility […]
Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park has won the Africa’s Leading National Park 2023 award.This becomes the fifth time in a row that Serengeti bags the prize since 2019 to date.Expressing gratitude on their X account (twitter) to all those who participated in voting and enabled Serengeti to rise to the top again this year, Tanzania National […]
Planes failed to land and take off for three hours at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday, October 4, due to a failure of the lighting system.The airport managing director, Christina Mwakatobe, said that the error occurred between 12am and 3am, but normal service was later on restored. She attributed the failure to the ongoing […]
Arusha. The Tanzania National Park (Tanapa)management is set to roll out new investment plans to attract more investment accommodation properties in the Serengeti.All the moment Serengeti has five permanent lodges, 25tented camps and 181 seasonal public camping areas but under the current General Management plan, the National Park has exhausted all the precincts initially allocated […]
Unguja. President Hussein Mwinyi has on Thursday met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the importance of the tourism industry to the Zanzibar economy.President Mwinyi emphasized that tourism remains a top priority for the government, despite the fact that the blue economy includes five other sectors.Tourism contributes 30percent of government revenue in […]
