Once a sleeping giant,TZ overtakes Kenya

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The Great Serengeti migration. The movement of vast numbers of the Serengeti’s wildebeest, accompanied by large numbers of zebra, and smaller numbers of Grant’s gazelle, Thompson’s gazelle, eland and impala is one of the country’s tourist attractions that lure thousands of visitors annually. PHOTO | FILE

By The Citizen

Posted Monday, October 21 2013 at 08:04

IN SUMMARY

  • The World Bank data have not only point to Tanzania’s giant leap in tourism, it also says the country received $1.3 billion in 2008, as opposed to Kenya’s $752 million during the same period

Dar es Salaam. For the second time in five years, Tanzania tourism sector earned $1.56 billion (Sh2.574 trillion) surpassing Kenya’s $1.3 billion (Sh2.14 trillion), a difference of $260 million, The Citizen has learnt.

This unveils the fact that Dar es Salaam has more of the world’s class tourist attractions compared to Nairobi.

Not only have WB data pointed out that but also said that Tanzania received $1.3 billion in 2008 compared to Kenya’s $752 million during the same period, all accrued from tourism.

It is understood that in 2008, the first time Dar surpassed Nairobi, Kenya was passing through a difficult period due to the post-election violence that left about 1,100 dead and over 600,000 others internally displaced, thus profoundly affecting tourism sector.

But, in the year 2012, Dar es Salaam surpassed Nairobi at the time when the latter was enjoying very stable conditions politically and economically. However, this means that if Tanzania is to fully address the myriad challenges facing how it operates tourism sector, it would remain the dominant giant in the region.

Tanzania has 31,365 hotel rooms as compared to Kenya’s 24, 354 and South Africa’s 61,417.

There are about 390,000 hotel rooms in sub-Sahara Africa. Unbranded guest houses and lodges dominate accommodation facilities while only ten per cent or about 35,200 rooms meet international standards, according to data released by WB.

South Africa has about half the region’s stock of international standard accommodation. Kenya, however, has 2,284 international standard rooms compared to Tanzania’s 1,588, while occupancy rate is 92 per cent for Kenya and 43 per cent for Tanzania.

“We forecast that employment in travel and tourism in 2021 will be 463,800 for Tanzania and 273,500 for Kenya,” the WB report says. Currently, Tanzania is the second top tourist destination by accommodation, after South Africa, according to the report by WB.

Challenging the myth

These fresh data by WB challenge pre-conceived myth about Tanzania’s tourism indicating the great potential of the sector and how it can transform the country’s economy.

The details that are included in a recent World Bank report shows that not only has Tanzania tourism earnings and arrivals surpassed Kenya’s but also that the proceeds from tourism brought back to the country several times higher than those from exported cash crops like coffee and cotton.


Titled ‘Tourism in Africa: Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods’, the report argues that tourism can transform the economies of Tanzania and other African nations and help in reducing poverty only if infrastructure and tourist facilities such as hotels were to be improved.

“A frequent criticism about tourism is that the destination receives only a portion of the total cost of a tourist’s expenditure. But this belief ignores the inputs, entrepreneurship, and risks taken by businesses in the countries of tourist origin,” the report noted.

The report says Tanzania captures about half the global value chain in tourism packages sold in Europe, but this estimate excludes discretionary spending by tourists.

“On the other hand coffee growers in Tanzania can only expect to receive about 4 per cent of the final retail price of the coffee sold in supermarkets in Europe. If basic processing, packaging, and transportation are added, the country still only captures about 8 per cent of the final retail price of coffee,” the report said.

It is possible to increase tourism receipts beyond the 50 per cent currently availed, the report says, by making sure tourist facilities procured local services and products for their businesses.

The report noted with concern that most hotel furniture used in tourist accommodation facilities are imported from China and that no trade link existed between local tourism enterprises and the local furniture industry.

“The other challenge is how to manage and mitigate the social and environmental impact of large tourism sectors. Tanzania’s northern circuit is overloaded and the country is trying to create new areas for tourism growth in the south, in the Selous Reserve, Zanzibar, Pemba, and Mafia Islands,” the report says.

Tourism stakeholders have agreed with the report saying it portrayed correctly the potential of Tanzania’s tourism.

Mustapha Boay Akunaay the Tanzania association of Tour Operators (Tato) Executive Secretary said the increase of tourism earnings tells how important the sector is to the country economy.

“This reveals the commitment of tour operators and the government in marketing and ensuring security of tourists in the country is paying off,” said Mr Akunaay. But more must be done in terms of legislative environment and improvement of transport infrastructure and accommodation facilities.“For years it was termed that agriculture and minerals were the key foreign exchange earners, but the truth is that tourism is the major player,” said Mr Akunaay

In overall performance in terms of contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product valued at $29 billion, agriculture is still the significant contributor.

However, for the country to earn more from the sector the government needs to establish reliable infrastructures especially airports, hotels, railways and road network.


For instance, Julius Nyerere International Airport, which is set to undergo expansion, is currently overwhelmed by the number of passengers especially during the high season for tourists. “The government must also harmonise landing fees so as to attract more airlines,” he said.

“The survey established that tourism firms of all sizes faced higher regulatory costs than firms in general, tax compliance was more burdensome, and municipal regulations were a far greater problem in this sector than for others,” the report says.

Additional reporting by Veneranda Sumila


 
Hayo mafanikio ni mazur na hongera tz kwa hayo.
But inabid sheria kuhusu maliasil na utarii zifanyiwe marekebisho makubwa il kuongeza uthibit na utunzaji wa maliasil.

Siasa na uswahiba vipunguzwe ktk sector hii na utendaj na uwajibikaj ndo uchukue nafasi.

Miundo mbinu kama hotel,barabara na ulinz na usalama ktk vivutio vyetu viongezwe na kuboreshwa to intermational level.

Kinana na wenzake wathibitiwe il tuendee kuwa na wanyama wa kuwavutia watalii.

Usafirishaji wa magogo udhibitiwe na utunzaji wa vivutio vyetu uwe shirikish kwa jamii inayozunguka maeneo hayo na elimu pia wapewe khsu maliasil hizo na wanufaike nazo.

Sera kwa wazawa kuwekeza ktk sector hii kwa kujenga mahotel, kuanzisha kampun za usafirishaj zipewe kipaumbele.

Then kenya watakuwa wanatusikia tunapaa tu kila sector na tunaweza tukiamua.
 
It is known, kenya does NOT have what Tanzania has, period. Tanzania ni ujinga tu ndiyo unatusumbua lakini if we had serious leaders this country would east Africa's giant.

mkuu kama wewe ni mtz usiwe na inferiority complex namna hiyo,secta ya utalii ilikuwa chini tz miaka mingi kutokana na siasa ya ujamaa ambayo tz ili adopt muda mfupi baada ya uhuru na siyo ujinga kama unavyofikiria, ukiangalia hiyo report inaonyesha pamoja na kukuwa kwa investments kwenye utalii lakini pia ghasia na mauaji baada ya uchaguzi huko kenya umechangia kushusha pato lao kwenye hii sekta, sasa kati ya wa tz na hao kenya hapo nani ni mjinga!!!!!
 




Nilisema ujinga kwa sababu Kenya walikuwa wanajitangaza kiutalii sisi tulikuwa tunategemea kuwa wageni wakija ndiyo wataitangaza Tanzania nje ya nchi. Kenya mpaka wakawa wanatumia jina la Serengeti na kusema kuwa iko in Kenya pamoja na Kilimanjaro. Watalii wakawa wanaenda Kenya kule Masai Mara (extension ya Serengeti kwa huku kwetu) na kuwadanganya watalii kuwa ile ndiyo Serengeti. Mbuga za wanyama Kenya ziko rubbish na hakuna hata moja ambayo unaweza fananisha na za hapa kwetu ila wao walituzidi tu kwa kujitangaza na kudanganya watu when we were sleeping.
 
Hizo ndio baadhi ya faida za safari za Kikwete, sasa pigeni hesabu, gharama za safari zake na faida inayoanza kujionesha, na huo ni mwanzo tu, hiyo ita double kila miaka 3.

Hapo sasa!
 
Kwenye nchi za Southern Sahara,Tanzania tulitakiwa tuongoze kwa kila sector.Labda South Africa tu ndio kidogo ingetusumbua. Lakini ni kutokana na ujinga wetu ndio maana baadhi ya nchi zilituzidi. Sasa hivi kumekucha,jogoo amewika,tufunue shuka tuamke. Hizo data za World Bank zinajieleza!
 
Hizo ndio baadhi ya faida za safari za Kikwete, sasa pigeni hesabu, gharama za safari zake na faida inayoanza kujionesha, na huo ni mwanzo tu, hiyo ita double kila miaka 3.

Hapo sasa!

Yawezekana kuwa ni kweli,
Sasa FF kwa kuwa uko karibu na mkuu, mwambie jamaa zake wa mipango miji wamelala, hawa wawekezaji wanaomiminika sasa watachafua nchi yote. Nikupe mfano. Ukianzia pale Mwandege kama unakwenda Mkuranga, unakuta ujenzi wa viwanda umeshamiri sana,lakini ujenzi huu unafanyika ktkt ya makazi ya watu. Kisemvule/Dundani/Mwanambaya ni vurugu tupu, nyumba ya kuishi kiwanda,nyumba ya kuishi godown, nk

Bagamoyo ukienda unafurahi, kuna ukanda wa Mahotel walau inaleta sura nzuri. Na huku kwetu wangetupangia maeneo ya biashara hizi za kimataifa, mfano Kisiju wangetenga eneo la ukanda huo wa hotel za kitalii ingependeza.
 

Rome was not built in a day, si unaona Magufuli anavyoweka mawe barabarani na anavyopigwa vita? kuna sheria inabidi zirekebishwe.

Viwanda zaidi ya 400 Tanzania nzima miaka 7 ya Kikwete. Record hii haijawahi kuonekana kuanzia tupate Uhuru ukijumlisha pamoja wooote wa kbala yake, hata nusu haifiki. Unaelewa hilo?

Kikwete juu sana.
 

Tatizo lake kuu ni ufisadi na madawa ya kulevya! Kama vile anavipenda? Hivi vinafuta dalili zote za mafanikio na ndio hasa vinafanya aitwe Dhaifu
 

Punguza hadaa, viwanda 400 viko wapi?
 

Huu m.zimu sijui umeibukia wapi...
 
Punguza hadaa, viwanda 400 viko wapi?

Hivi wewe hata huelewi kinachoendelea kwenu?

Sasa itabidi kwanza uende ukatafute EPZ ngapi zimefunguliwa Tanzania kisha uje na data, kuna viwanda vingapi hapo? halafu uende ukatafute SIDO kwa miaka 7 nyuma imeanzisha viwanda vingapi? ukimaliza napenda kukujuza kuwa:

Viwanda vya simenti pekee kwa wakati huu vipya si chini ya 10, sasa hesabu na viwanda supplementary ya hivyo, ukimaliza njoo unieleze viwanda vipya vya chuma vingapi uvijuavyo? viwanda vya kufuwa umeme vya aina zote, gas, mawe, maji, diesel, vipya ulivyovisikia vimeanza kujengwa na vilivyokwishwa jengwa kipindi hiki.

Ukimaliza hayo, naomba uje na hesabu ya viwanda vya Bakhresa pekee vilivyoanzishwa wakati huu.

Nakuongezea kiduchu, epz pekee ina viwanda 13 vya nguo vipya.

Nenda katafute hizo data kisha urudi, si ungojee kubishana kijinga tu.
 
Punguza hadaa, viwanda 400 viko wapi?

Pata darsa dogo hapa usiyeelewa hata yanayojiri nchini mwako:


Sasa nakuuliza, jee unajuwa kuwa Hotels zinaangukia katika "Hospitality Industry"?

Sasa katika hesabu zako huko juu onegezea hotels ngapi mpya za kitalii ulizozisikia tu, wacha kuzijuwa?

Jee, Unaelewa kuwa Hotel Bora duniani kwa miaka miwili mfululizo iliyopita ipo Tanzania?

Kalagabaho!

Ukijibu hayo amma kwa kukubali amma kwa kukataa nnakuongeza vingine, mpaka utaona hiyo idadi ya 400 niliyokupa nimeishusha mno, kwani nnafahamu watu kama wewe mpo humu na mtakuja kutafuta kubisha kwa msiyoyaelewa.
 
Tatizo lake kuu ni ufisadi na madawa ya kulevya! Kama vile anavipenda? Hivi vinafuta dalili zote za mafanikio na ndio hasa vinafanya aitwe Dhaifu

Huo ufisadi na Madawa ya kulevya ullisikia vikishughulikiwa kabla ya Kikwete? mawee!

Yule anaetenda ki ukweli nyinyi hamumuoni. Ufisadi unaosemwa wote umetoka kwa Mkapa na nyuma zaidi, ukaibuliwa wakati wa Kikwete na mpaka Mramba akafungwa, unafikiri ni madogo hayo?
 
It is known, kenya does NOT have what Tanzania has, period. Tanzania ni ujinga tu ndiyo unatusumbua lakini if we had serious leaders this country would east Africa's giant.
Even this little we are seeing now comes out of political challenges engineered by opposition. We can expect more if this dominant and long term party is ousted.

 
It is known, kenya does NOT have what Tanzania has, period. Tanzania ni ujinga tu ndiyo unatusumbua lakini if we had serious leaders this country would east Africa's giant.

Nyerere killed each and every industry in Tanzania. Thanks to Kikwete he has revived the Tourism industry, we will see an influx of tourists, what we see now is not even 5% of what will be seen in a very near future.
 
Nyerere killed each and every industry in Tanzania. Thanks to Kikwete he has revived the Tourism industry, we will see an influx of tourists, what we see now is not even 5% of what will be seen in a very near future.
Nyererephobia +Udini.......utakumaliza we mwanamke.....
 
Nyererephobia +Udini.......utakumaliza we mwanamke.....

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