By Guardian Correspondent , The Guardian
THE number of tourists has increased from 1.4 million in 2022 to 1.8 million in 2023 with the increase attributed to various promotion efforts
.The arrivals reached 118 percent in 2023, which is an increase of 32 percent before the outbreak of Covid-19, according to Natural Resources and Tourism Minister Angellah Kairuki.
She spoke here during an event to announce results of wildlife census and launch of report on tourists who visited the country in 2023.
She said tourism sector in the world was improving despite the Covid-19 challenge, which had significantly affected the sector in the last four years.
“In Tanzania, we have broken records due to strengthening of tourism sector. We have surpassed the world average by 24.3 percent,” she said.
Tourists from Europe, the United States and other African countries topped the list of visitors who entered the country and toured various attractions.
Kairuki said that for the year 2023, tourists from the United States increased by 16 percent, Italy by 8 percent, Canada by 7.6 percent, the UK by 5.9 percent and France by 5.4 percent.
As for African countries, she said more tourists came from Zambia, Kenya, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kairuki said the government was increasing efforts to promote tourism in China, India, Saudi Arabia and Latin America.
Kairuki also launched an animal census report showing that elephants have increased in game reserves and zoos in the country.
Animal census was conducted in three out of 11 ecological areas in the country namely Nyerere-Selous, Mikumi-Saadani-Wamimbiki and Serengeti.
Dr Eblate Mjingo, director of Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), said in the study they found that poaching has dropped from 16 percent to 0.8 percent.
He also said that research has revealed that there are risk indicators that are challenging for wildlife habitats.
“Dangerous indicators are animal husbandry, cutting down trees and construction of shelters in protected areas,” he said.
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