Bank of Tanzania (BoT)
An economic expert with the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), Moto Lugobi,
speaking to development stakeholders in the region said Tanga contribute
only 18 percent of tourism in the Northern corridor, particularly on
the border.
Lugobi said Tanga Region has ample tourist opportunities including
wildlife sanctuaries, historical places like Amboni and Tongoni caves as
well as slave routes, but receives a very minimal number of travelers.
This acts so as to constrain the region’s sources of income, he said.
Until June 2014, the income arising from tourism in the Northern
corridor which brings together Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara and Tanga
regions was 1.3 percent—about 113.8m/-, he said.
“As for Tanga Region, there are no clear records showing the number
of visitors who toured the region during the period, while Arusha
Region received 95 percent, Kilimanjaro five percent.” the expert said.
Even thogh, he said there are challenges that result in the decline
of tourism in the region—one being the lack of a competitive market in
transport and transportation, little awareness by financial institutions
to open up utilities in the region and the lack of developed road,
railway and port infrastructures.
According to Ligobi, over the past two years, the area’s GDP per
capital has remained 17.3 percent,w hile Tanga Region’s contribution is
26.3 percent, he said.
“The income of individuals in the region has grown by 2.5 percent…
thus according to the 2012 census, it gives an average of 1.18m/-, but
when compared to the zonal and national GDP, it remains at 17.3
percent,” he explained.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
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