MAONESHO YA UTALII YA SANGANAI/HLANGANANI–(WORLD TOURISM EXPO) ZIMBABWE YAFUMBUA MACHO WATANZANIA
INDIA, TANZANIA INK EIGHT MOUS IN FIELDS INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, TOURISM, HYDROGRAPHY
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) with President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete (L) during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan forecourt on June 19, 2015 in New Delhi, India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India
THE ZIMBABWEA DELEGATES DANCE WITH NRINGARINGA TRADITIONAL DANCE AND MUSIC GROUP
A welcome dance to Zimbabwe delegation that visits Tanzania as part of learning best practices for Community based tourism. As part of benchmarking for their planned development in tourism back to their country.
It’s a great achievement for Tanzania to be among the best examples that can provide lessons to neighboring countries. During their study tour, the Nringaringa traditional dance and music group performing at Ee-yeiyo Cultural Tourism Center.
The delegation is led by Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Tourism and other official from Zimbabwe Tourism Authority.
TTB PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST KILIFAIR 2015
Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) was among 140 companies participated in the first KILIFAIR 2015 edition held at Moshi Club grounds in Moshi region from 5th – 7th June, 2015. The tourism fair attracted exhibitors from; The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Zanzibar Government Office, Hotels, Lodges & Camps, Tour companies and Travel Partners, Airlines, Tourism Associations, Health & Insurance, Art, Craft and Jewelry, NGOs, Banks and other tourism stakeholders from neighbors countries such as Ethiopia, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Officiating the fair, the guest of honor Hon. Mahmoud Mgimwa (MP) congratulated the KILIFAIR Promotion Company for their invaluable contribution of this event. In his speech he further emphasized on public private partnership in promoting Destination Tanzania and help local community to share tourism benefits. “KILIFAIR 2015 provides an opportunity to review experience and exchange ideas towards maximizing economy and negative impact on Tourism” he said.
Speaking during a cocktail party, the Acting Managing Director of TTB, Ms. Devota Mdachi assured the event organizers and tourism stakeholders of the continuous support from TTB. “We would like to assure you all that TTB will continue to support KILIFAIR since this is one of the platform to promote destination Tanzania”.
The KILIFAIR become the third Tanzania’s International Tourism Fair; others are Swahili International Tourism Expo and Karibu Travel Market Tanzania, all of them are annual events.
WAFANYAKAZI TTB WAJUMUIKA PAMOJA KUPONGEZANA
Wafanya kazi wa Bodi ya Utalii Tanzania TTB wametakiwa kuendeleza mshikamano na umoja miongoni mwa sambamba na kuongeza juhudi katika kazi ili kuongeza tija na kuiwezesha bodi ya Utalii kuendelea kutekeleza majukumu yake kikamilifu.
Hayo yamesemwa na Kaimu Mkurugenzi Mwendeshaji wa Bodi ya Utalii Tanzania Bibi Devota Mdachi alipokuwa akizungumza na wafanyakazi katika tafjia fupi ya kupongezana iliyofanyika siku ya Mei mosi katika ukumbi wa Mikocheni Resort Center ulioko mikocheni jijini Dar es salaa Sambamba na hayo amewataka wafanyakazi kuendelea pia kufanya kazi kwa nidhamu jambo ambalo amesema litasaidia kudumisha taswira nzuri ya Bodi ya Utalii kwa jamii.
Katika tafrija hiyo iliyohudhuriwa pia na wafanyakazi kutoka matawi mengine ya mikoani bibi Devota Mdachi pia aliwatambulisha rasmi wafanyakazi bora wa shirika mwaka huu ambao ni Bw. Rossamu Mduma ambaye ni mkuu wa kitengo cha Teknolojia ya Habari na Mawasiliano na Ester Solomoni wa Tawi la Bodi ya Utalii Arusha. Tafrija hiyo ilinogeshwa vilivyo na muziki wa dansi uliokuwa ukiporomoshwa na bendi ya Utalii (Utalii Band).
TTB’s STAFF MEETING
The newly employed staff of TTB’s Marketing Department have been enlightened on different issues pertaining marketing of destination Tanzania within and outside the country. In the two days seminar convened for the purpose of creating awareness on marketing issues to TTB’s newly employed staff of Marketing department a number of issues including how to improve its marketing strategies were discussed. The seminar held at National Museum Conference hall, some tourism stakeholders were invited to take part and share ideas and experience on how to best market Tanzania as a tourist destination. Among the invited stakeholders were the Chief Executive Officer of Hotel Keepers Association of Tanzania (HAT), Lathifa Sykes and the Executive Secretary of Tourism Confederation of Tanzania (TCT), Mr. Richard Rugimbana.
The Director of Marketing, MS.Devota Mdachi (right),Marketing Manager, Mr. Geofrey Meena (Left)
and Mr. Vedastus Mwita, a Senior Marketing Officer (Centre) discussing a thing prior to seminar to
the beginning of the seminar.
Chief Executive Officer of Hotel Keepers Association of Tanzania (HAT), Lathifa Sykes insisting on
something to Mr. Geofrey Meena. during the seminar
Some of the seminar participants listening to the presentation.
TANZANIA TOURIST BOARD BOOSTS CULTURAL TOURISM WITH NEW 9 TOURISM ENTERPRISES
Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) announced the addition of nine new Cultural Tourism Enterprises which provide visitors with an authentic cultural experience and a unique insight into the daily lives of the local people. The total number of enterprises rises to 60 in the country. The Cultural Tourism Enterprises offer visitors the opportunity to leave the safari vehicle behind and spend time in local villages interacting with the people.
Serengeti cultural festival 21-23 July 2015
Serengeti Cultural Festival is the very unique annual cultural celebration event which is held in every third week of July at Mugumu town in rural Mara region, western Tanzania. About 40 kilometers from the Ikoma Gate of Serengeti national park, July 21 to 23. It is an open-air event that brings together traditional dancers from the people of tribes between Lake Zone and Serengeti national park and will give visitors to Serengeti national park a chance to supplement their game-viewing safari with experience of African traditional dance and art. Traditionally most of the festivals, exhibitions and trade fairs are usually staged in urban areas. The event will run for three days between 10:00 am and 4 pm and the participants include people of the Kurya, Ikoma, Sukuma, Jita and Ngoreme tribes. For further information about the event, you can contact the organizer of the event by telephone, +255 784402113, +255 767402113 or Email: serengeticulturalc@gmail.com, info@serengeticulturalcentre.com
THE OBJECTIVES OF CULTURAL FESTIVAL:
- Promote cultural tourism, environmental conservation, cultural heritage and provide employment opportunity to the people and entertains Tourists.
- Empower local people economically as are encouraged to vend their handcraft and work of Art in the stadium.
- Give opportunity to Companies that sponsor or contribute towards achievements of the festival to make brandings of their products or the services they offer to the community. This enables them to expand the market and customers
- Sensitize people on certain issues that confront the community through traditional arts
Venue: mugumu town. Mara region.
Date: 21-23 July 2015.
Theme: “Tourism and Development in the Community”
For further information:
Cell phone: +255 784 402113, +255 767 402113
Email: info@serengeticulturalcentre.com
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TANZANIA TOURISM SET FOR ITB EXHIBITION IN BERLIN
Germany is the leading European nations with many holidaymakers, with most of them traveling to other destinations outside Europe, preferably Africa and other world destinations.
Tanzania stands among the leading African nations where wildlife and nature do attract a big chunk of German holidaymakers. From March 4 to 8 this year, over 120 executives from 57 travel and tourist companies in Tanzania will attend the annual International Tourism Exhibition (ITB) in Berlin to showcase their services and tourist products available in Tanzania.
These including travel agents, tour handling operators, accommodation establishment operators, and airline operators. Tanzania government institutions have been registered to participate at the ITB event.
Standing as a member of the East African Community, Tanzanian participants will join other participants from the regional block (East African Community) to market the regional tourist attractions under an umbrella of the “East African Expo.”
Leading tourist marketing and development institutions that will attend ITB are Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA); Tanzania National Parks; Zanzibar Commission for Tourism; and the Tanzania Tourist Board, the official tourist marketing institution under the government of Tanzania.
Tanzania Tourist Board’s marketing executive, Mr. Geofrey Meena, said Germany has been a good source for tourists visiting Tanzania every year. The number of German tourists visiting Tanzania rose from 36,626 in 2012 to 53,951 last year.
Ranked as Tanzania’s traditional partner, Germany is supporting wildlife conservation projects in southern Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve and Serengeti National Park in the north.
The most attractive sites which pull Germans to visit Tanzania are the historical sites including the old German buildings, cultural heritage sites, and Mount Kilimanjaro expeditions, other than wildlife parks.
Ngorongoro Crater is among the most preferred attraction in Tanzania and which pulls in many German tourists. It was in Ngorongoro where the famous German conservationist, Professor Bernhard Grzimeck, and his son, Michael Grzimeck, were laid to rest.
Source: Appolinary Tairo
GERMAN PRESIDENT SET TO VISIT TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN TANZANIA
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck, arrived in Tanzania Monday evening for a five-day official tour which will take him to northern Tanzania’s famous Serengeti National Park.
Accompanied by his wife, Daniela Schadt, the German President is set to visit some tourist attractions in Tanzania, including the Azania Front Church, a Lutheran congregation house that was built in 1898 by early German missionaries in East Africa.
He is also being accompanied by a high-ranking business delegation including tourist business stakeholders, among others, in the gas, trade, manufacturing, and transport sectors.
The German President will also visit the historical Stone Town site in the Indian Ocean tourist island of Zanzibar and meet German volunteers and religious leaders in this Muslim-dominated part of Tanzania.
The Deputy Head of Mission of the Germany Embassy in Tanzania, John Reyels, told eTN that Mr. Gauck will fly to the northern tourist city of Arusha later this week to meet officials of the East African Community and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
President Gauck is scheduled as well to visit wildlife conservation projects in northern Tanzania’s famous Serengeti National Park, the oldest wildlife protected area in Tanzania established in 1921 and later developed into a full national park through technical and financial support from the Frankfurt Zoological Society.
While in the Serengeti, the German President will hand over the Operations Command Center for anti-poaching measures established by the Frankfurt Zoological Society (Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft) in the Seronera area inside the Serengeti National Park.
The German government has been a leading partner with Tanzania in wildlife conservation and has been working to enhance efforts to save elephants through the Frankfurt Zoological Society.
The German government is currently supporting improvements of roads, airstrips, and housing for game rangers within the Selous Game Reserve in Southern Tanzania. The German anti-poaching and wildlife conservation program in Tanzania is worth US$51 million, running from 2012 to 2016, including US$21 million for the Selous Game Reserve.
To combat the very serious threat of poaching in the Selous Game Reserve, the governments of the United States and Germany late in January of this year, transferred a significant amount of field equipment for use by Tanzanian game wardens patroling the reserve.
The equipment included small and large tents, torches, maps, binoculars, cameras, uniforms, and boots. The German government extended its support toward improvements of roads, airstrips, and housing for game rangers within the game reserve, while the US government has supplied the expertise of US marine instructors to train game wardens on patroling techniques and vehicle maintenance.
US Ambassador Mark Childress and German Ambassador Egon Kochanke emphasized the importance of coordination of anti-poaching efforts among international partners, between the public and private sectors, and within the government of Tanzania.
US equipment and services are part of a larger Tanzania-wide, anti-poaching and wildlife conservation program worth US$40 million over the next 4 years, while the German anti-poaching and wildlife conservation program in Tanzania is worth US$51 million running from 2012 to 2016.
Ambassador Childress said: “This is a big day, but no one day can turn the tide in the battle against poaching. We need a lot of days like this.”
In addition, Ambassador Childress praised the Paul Allen Foundation for funding a new Very High Frequency (VHF) system that will allow game scouts to communicate across secure channels and coordinate their anti-poaching efforts.
He also commended the Hans Jorg Wyss Foundation for its ongoing support of the Frankfurt Zoological Society’s efforts in the Selous.
German Ambassador Kochanke said: “The current poaching crisis threatens not only the survival of elephants and other wildlife in the area, but also the great potential of the Selous Game Reserve for economic development in Tanzania as a whole, and for the districts adjacent to the Selous in particular.”
Poaching is an increasingly serious threat in the Selous Game Reserve, in particular the poaching of elephants for ivory. Controlling this problem is difficult due to a number of factors including the sheer size of the Selous and lack of clear boundaries, as well as limited manpower and equipment to monitor and manage activities in the reserve.
An aerial wildlife census in 2013 funded by Germany determined elephant numbers had declined from over 39,000 in 2009 to just over 13,000 in 2013. Between 2010 and 2013, 17,797 kilograms of illegally exported Tanzanian ivory (4,692 elephant tusks) were seized at overseas ports.
Solutions to the poaching of Tanzania’s wild elephant population are challenging and complex, but the US and German governments are committed to cooperating with the government of