THE government has put in place a strategy to install airfield lighting system that will be in use for 24 hours at all airports countrywide.The statement was made on Wednesday by Minister for Transport, Professor Makame Mbarawa during the inauguration of lighting system for night plane landing and flying at the Dodoma Airport.Airfield lighting system […]
IT is already almost two years now since the Tanzania Royal Tours documentary film was first premiered in USA and later in major cities of Tanzania, but this 56-minute-long documentary is still a regular feature in some Television stations, very much widely referenced, a popular presentational material and has become one of the country’s main […]
Arusha has continued to cement its status as a tourist magnet in the region following the establishment of Makuyuni Wildlfe Park.Located within the within Tarangire-Manyara Ecosystem, park covers an area of 49 square kilometers and is located 70 kilometers drive from Arusha City at the Arusha-Babati, Makuyuni –Karatu, highways junction.Wildlife species available in this area […]
CHATO District, which hosts two National Parks of Rubongo and Burigi, intends to triple the current number of more than 3000 to 10,000 foreign tourists annually by 2025.District Commissioner Eng Deusdedith Katwale made commitment ahead of the Chato Utalii Festival next month.Speaking in Dar es Salaa on Wednesday this week, Eng Katwale informed the public […]
VODACOM Tanzania has committed to continue offering innovative digital services to ease international remittance that could ultimately boost country’s economic growth.Vodacom’s e-Commerce Director, Mr Epimack Mbeteni said during South Africa’s Heritage Day held in Dar es Salaam recently that the company continues to innovate and re-design its products and services to meet the changing needs […]
VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Philip Mpango has directed Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) to improve customer care services to reap the benefit of increasing number of passengers, accelerated by the government’s efforts to transform the national flag carrier.Dr Mpango said in the 2022/2023 fiscal year, through its increased number of flights, ATCL carried a total of 1,070,734 […]
TANZANIA is rigorously pushing to attain its target for notching five (5) million tourists’ arrivals that will bring into the country’s coffers some 6 billion US dollars (about 14tri/-) come 2025 and the 7th Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE 2023) is perfectly suited to propel the campaign.Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Angellah Kairuki said in […]
Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has been named among the top, most punctual airlines in the world.Saudia was ranked third in the Global Airlines Category by the influential air transport rating agency Cirium According to Cirium`s latest ON Time performance (OTP) results, SAUDIA operated a total of 14,867 flights, with an impressive […]
Arusha. Annual tourism for Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) have soared to record sh176 billion during the fiscal year ending June 2023, as 752,215 visitors thronged to the world-acclaimed site in the period under review.“This is the highest number of visitors since NCA was established,” said NCAA Conservation Commissioner, Mr. Freddy Manongi. He told journalists here […]
Tanzania athlete Magdalena Shauri has today September 24,2023, made history at Berlin Marathon after finishing third, having completed the 42 kilometre race in 2:18:41 This marks a significant achievement for the athlete who won the Dodoma NBC half marathon which was held in the nation’s capital in July this year. Read more:https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/sports/tanzanian-magdalena-shauri-shines-at-berlin-marathon-4378974
Three tourist attractions- Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Zanzibar have been mentioned in the list of 15 best places to visit in Africa in 2023.Tanzania tourist attractions have been mentioned by world-famous American news website, whereas its selection was based on accessibility, affordability and the variety of things to do, as well as […]
TANZANIA is set to become a regional hub of Canyoneering if the proposed plan of introducing the tourism product at Arusha National Park materialises.The move is also in line with the country’s quest of attracting five million tourists in the next two years.The Park’s Assistant Commissioner for Conservation Yustina Kiwango hinted that a prospective investor […]
ARUSHA: AT least 15 foreign travel and tourism agents are currently in Tanzania exploring the tourist allures, courtesy of Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO).Under the auspices of TATO, through its tourism reboot programme in collaboration with the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), the agents mainly from the US, Croatia […]
The government, through the Ministry of Natural resources and Tourism (MNRT), plans to construct a sh18 billion tourism information centre in Iringa Region in a move to promote tourism in southern highland regions.Natural Resources and Tourism minister Angellah Kairuki made the revelation over the weekend when opening the Southern circuit Tourism Expo popularly known in […]
TANZANIA : PRECISION Air plans to introduce three new courses at its training centre including pilot simulators training in efforts to produce more competent professionals to benefit the aviation sector and the economy.Human Resources and Administration Manager of Precision Air, Bruno Daniel noted this over the weekend in Dar es Salaam at the 7th graduation […]
