Issue No. 357   Date: September  02  - September  08, 2004

M A I N    H E A D L I N E S

 TANZANIA BOOMING
Record number of tourists this season
By Apolinary Tairo

TANZANIA has recorded a never-reached number of tourists since the start of the new tourism season, three months ago, a feat that tourist business stakeholders attribute to peace, security and highly motivated marketing strategies.
 The number of tourists visiting the northern wildlife parks rose sharply between June and August, pushing bookings in leading tourist lodges ahead to January next year.
 Executives of various tourist companies in Arusha have attributed the increasing number of visitors to aggressive marketing and promotional campaigns overseas, which have been coordinated by the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), and key departments in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, led by Minister Zakia Meghji, in collaboration with private business stakeholders.
 As a result of the current flow of tourists into Tanzania, almost all hotels inside the wildlife parks are fully booked while additional, luxury tented camps have been moved to offer more accommodation to the visitors. Full story >>> 

Prime Minister Frederick Sumaye (R) escorting President Benjamin Mkapa when leaving the Karimjee Hall shortly after launching the signing ceremony of the Global Fund worth Tsh. 90 billion for combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB in Tanzania.  (Photo by Leonard Magomba).

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