TANZANIA is a country with many tourist attractions. Approximately 38 per cent of Tanzania’s land area is set aside in protected areas for conservation.
The country is home to seven United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage sites with six of them on the Mainland and one in Zanzibar.
Tanzania boasts of a long coastal zone of about 1,450 kilometres and the unique economic zone reaching 223,000 square kilometres.
The government has expressed its determination to enhance the cooperation with Portugal by continuing to improve business and investment climate. The determination will attract more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI’s) from the European country and others.
Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Dr Stergomena Tax made the statement in Lisbon, Portugal while gracing the investment forum between Portugal and Tanzania.
Tanzania has become one of the best destinations for tourists and more efforts must be put to see even more tourists come and earn the government more foreign currencies.
Europe traditionally accounts for the largest share of arrivals, followed by Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.
It is the time now to tap in the tourism sector and we have witnessed the government walking its talk by improving some of the infrastructural projects, including roads, railways, port and airports.
The focus is also being made on improving provision of social services such as water, electricity, health, education and communication. All these initiatives are crucial in attracting investors and ensuring the presence of a vibrant private sector.
The number of tourist arrivals is expected to increase more than the number of tourists recorded before the Covid-19 pandemic due to the Government’s efforts to promote tourist attractions such as national parks, beaches, and Mount Kilimanjaro and game reserves.
In this regard, President Samia Suluhu Hassan unveiled The Royal Tour documentary while promoting FDIs during her official visit to the US. Filmed in Tanzania in 2021, it features Emmy Award-winning journalist, Mr Peter Greenberg.
We applaud the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism for its directives as well as efforts in promoting tourism. Apart from Tanzania National Park (TANAPA) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), the country has other establishments that lure tourists, such as Tanzania Wildlife Authority (TAWA) and Tanzania Forests Services (TFS) Agency.
President Samia has been at the forefront in attracting tourists as well as business and investments in various sectors of the economy, including agriculture, tourism, communication and mining.
Every citizen should aim to lure more tourists, as tourism boosts the revenue of the economy, creates thousands of jobs, develops the infrastructures of a country, and plants a sense of cultural exchange between foreigners and citizens
