Let’s cash in on tourism’s good news to move forward

The new year greeted us with very encouraging news. Despite the lingering challenges of the world economy and geopolitical complications and beyond our initial expectations, in 2013, international tourism grew by a staggering 5%, with 52 additional million, reaching 1,087 million international tourists traveling the world in one single year.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

Odemwingie Stoke move 'a step forward'

Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie believes he can reignite his career at Stoke following his move from Cardiff.

 

9 years ago

Dewji Blog

26 Nov

Boosting Tanzania’s tourism industry – way forward

“The number of tourist attractions we have in the country is great however what matters is the manner in which we use the beautiful attractions to bring more tourists into the country and how the state policies promote the tourism industry inside and outside the country”

The 2015 Global Travel and Tourism report ranks Tanzania in the 93rd position, Kenya as 78th while South Africa is ranked 48th. Despite being among the top 10 countries with the most UNESCO-designated heritage sites,...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Mar

Good move ca, keep it up!

Tanzania is a struggling economy. It supports its annual budget using internally collected revenues by about 60 per cent. The remaining amount comes in the form of grants, loans and aid from bilateral and multilateral development partners.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

29 May

Tourism: let us put our cash where our mouth is

Tanzania National Parks (Tanapa) Director of Tourism and Marketing Ibrahim Mussa wants us to work harder at marketing our tourist attractions. He could not be more right, given how important tourism is to our economy.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Sep

Designing new tourism products is good for us

The decision by Tanzania National Parks (Tanapa) to initiate a $10 million (about Sh22 billion on the prevailing exchange rate) project that seeks to develop new tourism products and services, has come at an opportune time.

 

10 years ago

National Geographic

28 Jun

Two Nations Show Good News, Bad News for Africa's Elephants

National Geographic
Two Nations Show Good News, Bad News for Africa's Elephants
National Geographic
Visits to Gabon and Tanzania shows the head of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that commitment from the top makes all the difference. Picture of elephants in tanzania. Elephants in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, where United States Fish and Wildlife ...
Activists: Decline of elephants in Tanzania is catastrophicRedding Record Searchlight

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11 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Apr

Mumbai tour a good move for Dar women cricketers

Tanzania Cricket association (TCA)’s efforts to promote the sport among women in the country experienced a memorable milestone, when it organised the senior women cricket team’s tour of Mumbai, India, for a series of international friendly matches.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Mar

Nyalandu support of c’wealth games good for tourism: AT

Athletics Tanzania (AT) has urged Natural Resources and Tourism minister Lazaro Nyalandu to join hands with the minister for Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe, to support athletes in the country.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Mar

Online news attracts star power cash and following

>The news media is generating some big news of its own, as a growing number of star US journalists move online, bringing followers and financial backers with them.

 

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