Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 - WEF Reports...Kenya Dominating the Region!!!

Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 - WEF Reports...Kenya Dominating the Region!!!

Geza Ulole said:
We beat u cause we removed the bottlenecks we had in our tourism i.e. reducing dependence on JKIA by modernising KIA n JNIA n liberalizing our airspace to middleeast global giant airlines. We also did away tour packages with Kenya n as a result established Tanzania as a brand on its own. We also have done a lot of marketing.

If u believe u will catch up with us wait when ATCL receives her two Dreamliners to kickstart continental trips! Even the 30% u get on transit at JKIA will be further reduced. The other thing is u should be worried about is Zanzibar projects on beach n golf resorts plus airports n watersports. Currently there are nearly $5 bln spent on that front.

Moreover Bakhresa group are to start an airline soon. I know how serious they r when they venture into any business. So keep dreaming that historical advantage u have had is to be a history as Kenyans are naturally lazy noise makers.

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Here we are counting the tourists coming to either Kenya or Tanzania specifically, it doesnt matter even if they connect thru Nairobi.

The state of security in Kenya has caused many tourists to give Kenya a wide berth, opting instead to go to other places for holiday, Tanzania in particular is aided more by the coastal beaches and the historical relics similar to those in Kenya

Therefore, with or without the Tanzania's revamped airports etc, many tourists fascinated by the East African attractions would still have opted Tanzania or some other safer country in the region as their alternative to Kenya.

I can say that the marked improvements in the inflow of tourists to Uganda and Ethiopia which less than a decade ago had no T&T industry worth writing home about has been partly underpinned by the state of insecurity in Kenya.

Uganda hasnt impressive airports as Kenya or even Tanzania, but it is still drawing tourists. Ethiopia on the other hand has had one of the most notable airlines in continent operating for many years, but to what extent has that boosted the T&T sector in that country....even today?

Therefore, do not be so certain that your new airports or airlines will do much for your tourism sector (except ofcos for the improved efficiency). And there isnt any evidence of that thus far, seeing the passenger numbers that checked in at the JNIA in the past year in comparison with the numbers in the key airports in Kenya.
 
Iconoclastes said:
Here we are counting the tourists coming to either Kenya or Tanzania specifically, it doesnt matter even if they connect thru Nairobi.

The state of security in Kenya has caused many tourists to give Kenya a wide berth, opting instead to go to other places for holiday, Tanzania in particular is aided more by the coastal beaches and the historical relics similar to those in Kenya

Therefore, with or without the Tanzania's revamped airports etc, many tourists fascinated by the East African attractions would still have opted Tanzania or some other safer country in the region as their alternative to Kenya.

I can say that the marked improvements in the inflow of tourists to Uganda and Ethiopia which less than a decade ago had no T&T industry worth writing home about has been partly underpinned by the state of insecurity in Kenya.

Uganda hasnt impressive airports as Kenya or even Tanzania, but it is still drawing tourists. Ethiopia on the other hand has had one of the most notable airlines in continent operating for many years, but to what extent has that boosted the T&T sector in that country....even today?

Therefore, do not be so certain that your new airports or airlines will do much for your tourism sector (except ofcos for the improved efficiency). And there isnt any evidence of that thus far, seeing the passenger numbers that checked in at the JNIA in the past year in comparison with the numbers in the key airports in Kenya.
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Haiya haiya Uganda wanted to come out of common visa! U want evidence? I know as a Kenyan u will dispute the facts there are reasons why aside security efforts of Tanzania authorities to solo brand herself r paying!

BTW when a country counts tourism revenues included are the landing fees of visitors visiting a country for tourism plus those on transit! Therefore in that US$900 mln there is around $150 mln to be accounted from 30% of tourists on transit to Tanzania.

Get the picture how will the situation be if Serengeti airport is up n running if not Kenyan hypocrisy...Guess what Magufuli has swore to revamp that project!

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Geza Ulole said:
Haiya haiya Uganda wanted to come out of common visa! U want evidence? I know as a Kenyan u will dispute the facts there are reasons why aside security efforts of Tanzania authorities to solo brand herself r paying!

BTW when a country counts tourism revenues included are the landing fees of visitors visiting a country for tourism plus those on transit! Therefore in that US$900 mln there is around $150 mln to be accounted from 30% of tourists on transit to Tanzania.

Get the picture how will the situation be if Serengeti airport is up n running if not Kenyan hypocrisy...Guess what Magufuli has swore to revamp that project!

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The spates of terror attacks in Kenya and the subsequent travel advisories imposed by the govts of the Kenya's biggest tourists source markets; the US and the EU, esp the UK have severely devastated the sector probably more than we are willing to admit.
The number of tourists coming to Kenya from these places have reduced so drastically.

It is thanx to the domestic tourism and perhaps some visitations from Tanzanian, Ugandan and mostly Nigerian tourists that has saved the Kenyan sector from crippling...otherwise.

Domestic tourists drive growth in hospitality sector

The Alshbaab truly succeeded in their objective, albeit marginally.
Tourism is an industry as delicate as glass. See the sad case of Egypt. The terrorism and the political turmoil.
Even the current high- octane political campaigns in Kenya must be making some tourists very wary of coming here.

It is true that Tanzania earned much more revenue from tourism than Kenya as of 2015 to a tune of $1.89bln against Kenya's 880mln$.
Quite shockingly, even Ghana (Ha! Ghana? We are finshed.) raked more revenue than Kenya from tourism, pocketing around $1.1bn in the same period!

It is not all gloomy however, for our tourism sector is slowly recovering from its slight stupor.

Tourism sector on rebound as arrivals grow by 18 per cent

Kenya has upped the ante in its effort to restore its badly ruined reputation abroad. It will take quite some time we know, but we are on the path to recovery. That WEF report clearly indicates that Kenya is performing waaay below its capacity.
We got everything else right but the security.
 
Iconoclastes said:
The report is not about revenues, but travel and tourism competitive index, looking into the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of this sector which include....well, look at tge table above, they have been listed in the first row.

Safety and security is the key reason Kenya is not doing well in terms of the tourist numbers+ revenues.....but in the all other aspects, Kenya has Tanzania totally beat!

See what they had to say about Tanzania:

Tanzania ranks 91st in 2017. It is home to one of the most impressive concentration of natural resources (8th) and wildlife globally, with its rich variety of landscapes, ranging from Mt. Kilimanjaro to its coastline and Zanzibar.
Yet international arrivals have flattened since 2012, when the country welcomed 1 million international visitors. Tanzania is a price-competitive destination (34th) where the government plays an active role in promoting the T&T sector (45th). Still, there is enormous untapped potential.
Cultural resources (86th) could be nurtured to better complement the natural and safari tourism offer.
While there has been some progress in the country’s infrastructure, particularly air (106th, up 10 places) and ground transport (102nd, up 18 places), it remains largely underdeveloped. Tourism service infrastructure (103rd) and, specifically, the hotel reception capacity, remain low (119th). Despite some improvements, Tanzania’s business environment (102nd) is still characterized by slow and costly processes to start a business or obtain construction permits.
Health and hygiene conditions (125th) are also improving very slowly. Similarly, the uptake of ICTs technologies is proceeding at a slower pace than in other countries (121st), with a particularly low increase in mobile broadband subscriptions.
Despite its immense potential, Tanzania still has important gaps to fill to fully leverage the T&T sector as a mean to increase its living conditions.
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Tanzania has received over 1250000 tourists in 2016.

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Iconoclastes said:
The spates of terror attacks in Kenya and the subsequent travel advisories imposed by the govts of the Kenya's biggest tourists source markets; the US and the EU, esp the UK have severely devastated the sector probably more than we are willing to admit.
The number of tourists coming to Kenya from these places have reduced so drastically.

It is thanx to the domestic tourism and perhaps some visitations from Tanzanian, Ugandan and mostly Nigerian tourists that has saved the Kenyan sector from crippling...otherwise.

Domestic tourists drive growth in hospitality sector

The Alshbaab truly succeeded in their objective, albeit marginally.
Tourism is an industry as delicate as glass. See the sad case of Egypt. The terrorism and the political turmoil.
Even the current high- octane political campaigns in Kenya must be making some tourists very wary of coming here.

It is true that Tanzania earned much more revenue from tourism than Kenya as of 2015 to a tune of $1.89bln against Kenya's 880mln$.
Quite shockingly, even Ghana (Ha! Ghana? We are finshed.) raked more revenue than Kenya from tourism, pocketing around $1.1bn in the same period!

It is not all gloomy however, for our tourism sector is slowly recovering from its slight stupor.

Tourism sector on rebound as arrivals grow by 18 per cent

Kenya has upped the ante in its effort to restore its badly ruined reputation abroad. It will take quite some time we know, but we are on the path to recovery. That WEF report clearly indicates that Kenya is performing waaay below its capacity.
We got everything else right but the security.
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FYI In 2015 Tanzania made over US$ 2.3 bln!

Tanzania's tourism industry is booming

by Reuters 7 months ago 147 views0

[https://d16akly8855cs7]Photo: Shutterstock

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – The number of tourists visiting Tanzania rose 10.4 percent in the 10 months to October compared with the same period last year, the finance and planning ministry said on Friday, despite higher prices for some attractions.

Tourism is the main source of foreign currency in Tanzania, best known for its beaches, safaris and Mount Kilimanjaro.

As part of an initiative to boost revenue, the government lifted an 18-percent VAT exemption in July on some tourist attractions, including wildlife park entry.

Tour operators had opposed the tax, saying it would stifle the tourism sector which employs more than 500,000 people.

READ: Tanzania’s President John Magufuli: The bulldozer crushing corruption

However, arrivals increased to 1,020,816 in the most recent period, according to the ministry of finance and planning.

Tanzania made $2.23 billion in 2015 from 1.1 million tourist arrivals, a slight decrease from 1.14 million arrivals in 2014.

“Claims that tourists have run away from Tanzania because of the introduction of value added tax (VAT) on some tourism services are without merit,” the ministry said in a report.

Last month, Tanzanian president John Magufuli announced plans to revamp the cash-strapped national carrier in a bid to boost the tourism and transport sectors, aiming to double annual foreign visitor arrivals.

(Reporting Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala; Editing by Aaron Maasho and Louise Ireland)

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Geza Ulole said:
We beat u cause we removed the bottlenecks we had in our tourism i.e. reducing dependence on JKIA by modernising KIA n JNIA n liberalizing our airspace to middleeast global giant airlines. We also did away tour packages with Kenya n as a result established Tanzania as a brand on its own. We also have done a lot of marketing.

If u believe u will catch up with us wait when ATCL receives her two Dreamliners to kickstart continental trips! Even the 30% u get on transit at JKIA will be further reduced. The other thing is u should be worried about is Zanzibar projects on beach n golf resorts plus airports n watersports. Currently there are nearly $5 bln spent on that front.

Moreover Bakhresa group are to start an airline soon. I know how serious they r when they venture into any business. So keep dreaming that historical advantage u have had is to be a history as Kenyans are naturally lazy noise makers.

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