Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania:
Tanzania is planning a major overhaul of its tourism institutions to make the sector more efficient,Tanzanian Tourism Minister Khamis Kagasheki said on Monday.
“The restructuring is a necessary step for the country to promote tourism,” said Kagasheki during a meeting with visiting Zimbabwean Tourism Chief Karikoga Kaseke.
He said there is no need for all of the four entities — the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, the Tanzania National Parks, the Tanzania Tourism Board and the Ministry of Tourism — to be charged with the task of boosting the country’s tourism industry.
“We need to have only one organization to handle the promotion matter while the ministry formulates policies and oversees the whole sector,” Kagasheki noted.
The minister said the planned restructuring is intended to make the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) an umbrella organization and cut the overall operation costs for official tourism administration bodies.
He said he was aware of the challenges to convince these institutions to run under one authority. “But they have to come to an agreement,” he stated.
Tanzania has abundant tourism resources, and the government has set the promotion of tourism as a priority to shore up its economy.According to official statistics, Tanzania received more than 800,000 foreign tourists last year. (Xinhua)
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