Improve services to attract tourists to Tanzania: expert

Tanzania’s tourism is growing at a remarkable rate, but more efforts are needed to improve service delivery to tourists, says an expert.

The media has been urged to help attract tourists from neighbouring countries like Zambia, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Natural Resources and Tourism minister Lazaro Nyalandu granted an exclusive interview to The Citizen’s Business Editor Samuel Kamndaya on the sidelines of the ongoing budget meeting in Dodoma. The discussions ranged on a number of issues from tourism development to his own political ambitions. Read on:

Zanzibar set to attract more tourists, says Shein
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ZANZIBAR is set to attract more tourists following increased advertisement of the islands globally, President Ali Mohamed Shein said while in Germany. Dr Shein added that the government has been working hard to promote Zanzibar as the best tourist ...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$50 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to provide continuing support to Tanzania’s efforts to improve the quality of life for urban residents through improved fiscal management and improved infrastructure. The project will benefit some 1.4 million Tanzanians, of which nearly half are women.
The Tanzania Strategic Cities Project (TSCP) focuses on eight urban centers: Mwanza, Arusha, Mbeya,...

Consider the following: Tanzania lost USD 2.9 billion between 2008 and 2011 through illicit financial flows; USD 1.2 billion in the 2011/2012 fiscal year through tax exemptions; and USD 305 million through uncollected customs revenue.

Effective provision of basic services is critical for poverty reduction in Tanzania as in many developing countries, and contributes to state legitimacy. Failures in service delivery are a key reason that people fall into poverty, for example through ill...

Tanzania’s natural gas discoveries are not an automatic end to the country’s economic woes, an economist has warned.

Despite improved health services in the country, both child and maternal mortality is still high. One reason for this is lack of access to good health services or lack of requisite medical equipment and medicine, but another reason is poverty.

Global logistics company DHL will constantly look to exceed customer expectations to peak satisfaction during the process of delivering services, the company’s head of customer service for sub-Saharan Africa, Ms Gloria Torres, said.