Tanzania: Dar's Tourism Earnings Soar to Five Trillion
By Katare Mbashiru
INTERNATIONAL tourist arrivals in Tanzania soared by 5.6 per cent in 2017, raking in 2.3 billion US dollars (over 5tri/-), from 2.1 billion US dollars (4.8tri/-) recorded in 2016.
According to the 2017 International Visitors' Exit Survey Draft Report released in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the tourism sector has continually recorded improved performance with visitor arrivals reaching 1,327,143 in 2017, over three per cent higher than the 1,284,279 arrivals in 2016.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Major General Gaudence Milanzi said the sector performance was attributed to government efforts to promote the country as a unique tourist destination, which is richly endowed with tourism products, especially wildlife and Zanzibar's white sand beaches.
By Katare Mbashiru
INTERNATIONAL tourist arrivals in Tanzania soared by 5.6 per cent in 2017, raking in 2.3 billion US dollars (over 5tri/-), from 2.1 billion US dollars (4.8tri/-) recorded in 2016.
According to the 2017 International Visitors' Exit Survey Draft Report released in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the tourism sector has continually recorded improved performance with visitor arrivals reaching 1,327,143 in 2017, over three per cent higher than the 1,284,279 arrivals in 2016.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Major General Gaudence Milanzi said the sector performance was attributed to government efforts to promote the country as a unique tourist destination, which is richly endowed with tourism products, especially wildlife and Zanzibar's white sand beaches.
