TANZANIA ATTRACTS MORE HIGH PROFILE BUSINESSMEN FROM USA
In effort to promote Tanzania as a tourist Destination in US market, Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) in collaboration with CNBC TV organized a press trip for two Television Producers to join 42 US Businessmen who visited the country from March 28th -31th, 2014.
CNBC is an American basic cable and satellite business news television channel that is owned by the CNBC Universal. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers around the world. CNBC is available to approximately 96,242,000 pay television household in the United States.
The TV crew will produce special program on Tanzania which will be shown to the CNBC stations all over the world to promote Tanzania Tourism Destination. This crew visited Serengeti National Parks.
During their departure at KIA, the group met with the Minister of Natural Resources and tourism, Hon. Lazaro Nyarandu and other officials for Tanzania Tourist Board, Tanzania National Parks and officials from Abercrombie & Kent-Tanzania branch.
Hon. Nyarandu Said “In order to reach our target, the government intends to attract more tourists groups to use private jets as well as tourists’ buses to visit Tanzania”.
RUAHA MARATHON.
Each year the third week of May Ruaha Marathon event takes place in Iringa (Southern Highlands of Tanzania ) and attracts thousands Runners and observers from different nationalities to come and participate in this historical event, The race categories of the event are Cross country 42Km(Full Marathon), 21Km(Half Marathon), 6Km Fun Run for Families and unprofessional runners and 3K for under sixteen years, and also will have 21Km and for Disables (Amputee) and 3k for (Cycles) Disables.
RUAHA MARATHON grand finale will be accompanied by entertainments from famous Tanzania Bongo Fleva Artists, traditional dancing, Tanzanian Live Bands and buying and selling of different tourist local cultural goods.There is NO ENTRANCE FEES to all spectators who will be coming to watch the event at the stadium. Don’t miss to come and enjoy the beauty of Ruaha marathon and get the experience of visiting tourist attractions found in Southern Highland of Tanzania such as Kitulo (Bustani ya Mungu) national National park, Ruaha national park With vast area of about 20226km2, the largest park in Tanzania and East Africa, located in Central Tanzania, 128km (80 miles) west of Iringa,Lake nyasa and Matema Village.
For more information contact: Mindset Empowerment(MINE),Plot 651B,Uhuru venue,Box 2420 Iringa. ruahamarathon@outlook.com +255 785 802008 /+255 713 802008 www.ruahamarathon.com
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA’S VIBRANT COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, RICH IN CULTURE AND HISTORY, NAMED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES ONE OF “52 P
(January 15, 2014, New York, New York) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s vibrant commercial capital and Indian Ocean Port, was named one of “52 Places to Go in 2014” by The New York Times in its Sunday Travel Section, January 12, 2014. Dar es Salaam, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities, is being recognized for its rich culture and colorful lifestyle.
An excerpt from The New York Times describes Dar es Salaam as, “An eclectic mix of music echoes through the beach clubs, open-air bars and nightclubs of this Indian Ocean coastal city. Old-school dance music competes with Swahili hip-hop and traditional drumming, all drawing from the city’s African, Indian and Arab influences. Add in the street food, the beaches and the fact that the year-old African low-cost carrier Fastjet uses Dar as its hub, and it’s easy to see that this commercial capital is more than a stopover on the way to Tanzania’s natural splendor.”
Dr. Aloyce K. Nzuki, Managing Director, Tanzania Tourist Board said, “We are pleased that Dar es Salaam, in addition to being the gateway for the southern safari circuit, is increasingly being recognized as a major East African port, rich in history and bustling with a diversity of activities and attractions. In fact, this was one of the major factors we took into consideration in selecting Dar es Salaam as the location for the first annual Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE – www.site.co.tz), set to launch October 1-4, 2014.”
Dar es Salaam, as the gateway for all major airlines flying into Tanzania including KLM/DELTA, South African Airways, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Airlines, is the country’s most accessible city. It has also experienced rapid growth in its hotel capacity including three well known American hospitality brands, Hyatt Regency, Doubletree by Hilton and Holiday Inn. Four more hotel properties that are currently on the drawing board and are expected to be managed by international hotel chains.
This is the third time in four years that Tanzania has made the annual The New York Times “Places to Go” list. In 2011, it was Zanzibar and in 2012, it was Tanzania (the destination).
DIRECT ISRAEL-TANZANIA FLIGHTS BEGIN
Special four weekly Tel Aviv- Kilimanjaro International Airport charter lights will be held six months a year following a very successful nine-day tour of Tanzania’s unique attractions by a group of 150 tourists from Israel. Read more
No visa is required for South African Passport holders’ entry into Tanzania
South African travellers wishing to visit Tanzania for holiday or business have been exempt from applying for a visa for stays up to 90 days.
The exemption applies to South Africans holding ordinary passports who wish to visit the United Republic of Tanzania for holiday, private and official businesses purposes and those on transits.
The decision to exempt South Africans of visa requirements took effect from the beginning of July, 2013.
Tanzania Tourism beats Gold earnings. Back to number one
Gross official reserves amounted to $4.59 million as at end of September 2013, sufficient to cover 4.5 months of projected imports of goods and services excluding those financed by foreign direct investment.
More information: http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/Business/Tourism-beats-gold-in-earnings/-/1840414/2070898/-/qbw04i/-/index.html
TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO KWA HABARI
MAONESHO YA KITALII YA WTM YAENDELEA LONDON -UINGEREZA
Maonesho ya Utalii yajulikanayo kama World Travel Market – WTM ambayo hufanyika mjini London, nchini Uingereza kila mwaka, mwaka huu yameanza tarehe 4 na yataendelea hadi tarehe 7 Novemba, 2013. Jumla ya Kampuni 47 kutoka Tanzania zinashiriki maonesho haya katika banda la Tanzania, chini ya uratibu na usimamizi wa Bodi ya Utalii Tanzania-TTB.
Maonesho haya yanafanyika wakati Tanzania, katika miaka ya hivi karibuni, imetambuliwa na taasisi mbalimbali duniani kwa ubora wa vivutio vyake na kuimarika kwa utalii katika maeneo mbalimbali. Taasisi ya World Economic Forum iliiweka Tanzania katika nafasi ya pili duniani, baada ya Brazil, kwa ubora wa maeneo ya wanyamapori ambayo yana aina nyingi za wanyama. Taasisi za Lonely Planet na New York Times ziliitaja Tanzania kuwa ni nchi nzuri ya kutembelewa na wageni wanaopendelea vivutio vya asili. Aidha Taasisi ya Seven Natural Wonders nayo ilitangaza vivutio vitatu vya Tanzania ambavyo ni Hifadhi ya Serengeti, Hifadhi ya Ngorongoro, na Mlima Kilimanjaro kuwa miongoni mwa maajabu saba ya asili ya Bara la Afrika. Nayo taasisi ya Safari Bookings.com imeiweka Tanzania kama kituo cha Utalii (tourist destination) cha kwanza kwa ubora katika Bara la Afrika.
Utafiti wa hivi karibuni, uliofanywa na taasisi ya CheapOAir, umeonesha kwamba Tanzania ni nchi ya kwanza ambayo watalii wa kipato cha wastani wameanza kuitembelea kwa wingi, baada ya kupungua kwa nauli za ndege kwa asilimia sita, wakati nauli za kwenda kwa washindani wetu wengine zimepanda. Moja ya sababu za kushuka kwa nauli za ndege ni kutokana na ushindani wa mashirika kadhaa ya ndege ambayo kwa sasa yanatua katika uwanja wa ndege wa Kilimanjaro, hususan KLM, Qatar Airways, na Turkish Airlines. Mashirika mengine ni Kenya Airways na Ethiopian Airlines.
Baadhi ya mawakala wa Utalii wameeleza uwezekano wa kuongezeka kwa idadi ya watalii zaidi ya 1,077,058 iliyofikiwa 2012. Wamedokeza kuwa bookings za watalii zimeongezeka kwa 50% zaidi ya zile za 2012. Kutokana na hali hii, inatarajiwa kwamba hadi Desemba 2013, idadi ya watalii itakuwa imeongezeka kwa zaidi ya asilimia ya 20%.
Uingereza ni soko linaloongoza kwa idadi kubwa ya watalii wanaotembelea Tanzania, ambapo mwaka 2012 watalii 70,000 walikuja kutoka Uingereza pekee. Maonesho haya ya WTM ni moja ya njia ya kuitangaza Tanzania katika soko hili ,kwa lengo la kuongeza idadi ya watalii kutoka Uingereza na sehemu nyingine duniani.
Imetolewa na:
Bodi ya utalii Tanzania
Tanzania edges Kenya in mid-income tourism
TANZANIA is the most sought after destination for leisure travel especially among middle income class while Kenya is tenth, a new survey by online travel agency CheapOair shows.
Sanje waterfalls at Udzungwa National Park
The survey showed that a decrease cost of a return ticket to the top ten destinations has led to the rise in popularity among tourists, especially now when most are looking for budget leisure packages.
- For more information:
TANZANIA TOURIST BOARD ACTIVATION – SUNDERLAND AFC V LIVERPOOL, 29TH SEPTEMBER 2013
http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2013/september/tanzania-shirts
TANZANIA TOURIST BOARD ANNOUNCES 2013 ANNUAL TOURISM AWARD WINNERS
PRESS RELEASE:
(October 1, 2013, New York, NY) Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) announced the 2013 winners of the annual TTB Tourism awards. Hon. Amb. Khamis Kagasheki, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism joined by Hon. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States presented awards to three of the honorees at the Africa Travel Association (ATA) eighth annual Presidential Forum held at New York University.
The three honorees who received the TTB Award in New York were: Click here to read more
From Left to right: Hon. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States; Tova Syrowics, Travel Editor, Elite Traveler Magazine; and Hon. Amb. Khamis Kagasheki, Tanzania Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
David Schwenk, African Travel, Inc. accepting Tanzania Tourist Board Award at Africa Travel Association’s Presidential Forum in New York presented by Hon. Amb. Khamis Kagasheki, Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
From Left to Right: Hon. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States; Kent Redding, President, Africa Adventure Consultants; and Hon. Amb. Khamis Kagasheki, Tanzania Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.