EGYPTIAN JOURNALISTS TO PROMOTE TANZANIA
The delegation of 5 journalist and one tour operator from Egypt arrived in Tanzania on 5th November 2012, aimed at acquainting, intimating, information and providing first-hand experience of Tanzania tourism products and services.
Speaking to the media, The Managing Director of Tanzania Tourist Board, Dr. Aloyce K. Nzuki elaborated that the familiarization trip is to intensify the tourism marketing and promotion campaign in Arabic market.
Apart from that Dr. Nzuki said “the result of this trip is to sensitize Egyptian citizen by producing the TV programs which will be published in their local channels and DVDs in three different languages; Arabic, English and French. These DVDs will cover among other tourist sites; Ngorongoro crater, Serengeti National Park, Dar Es Salaam and Zanzibar.
Nermin Nazim from Nile TV International of Egypt expressed her excitement on what they have seen in Tanzania especially the beauty of people, she insisted this is the best way to take us back to our root “United Africa”.
Since the Egypt Air establishes the direct flight from Egypt to Tanzania, the number of tourist has increased. Yearly Tanzania receives about 25,000 tourists from Egypt.
A 7 days familiarization trip organized by The Tanzania Tourist Board in collaboration with The Tanzania Embassy in Egypt, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, Tanzania National Park and the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism.
ATA TO HOLD SEVENTH ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON TOURISM IN NEW YORK
Zambia and Zimbabwe Join Tanzania and South African Airways as Sponsors of
High-Level Tourism Event in New York
NEW YORK, September 25, 2012 – Today, the Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced that Zambia and Zimbabwe will co-sponsor the seventh annual ATA Presidential Forum on Tourism, joining the Tanzania Tourist Board and Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA), as well as South African Airways (SAA). ATA’s highest profile U.S.-based event will be held on Thursday, September 27 at New York University’s Kimmel Center.
As co-sponsors, Honorable Sylvia Masebo, Zambia’s Minister of Tourism and Arts and Honorable Walter Mzembi, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry and President of the Africa Travel Association, will deliver opening remarks, providing an update on the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly meeting to be co-hosted by the two neighboring countries in Livingstone and Victoria Falls in August 2013. More than 126 countries are expected to participate in this international tourism event.
After the opening remarks, both Tourism Ministers will participate in an interactive roundtable on the benefits of tourism. Participating ministers also include Honorable Fatou Mas Jobe Njie, Gambia’s Minister of Tourism and Culture and ATA’s immediate past President, Honorable Utoni Nujoma, Namibia’s Foreign Minister of Namibia and Chief Secretary of the United Republic of Tanzania.
The Presidential Forum will be held on the fourth floor of the Kimmel Center for University Life at 60 Washington Square South, between Thompson and La Guardia, at New York University on Thursday, September 27 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Doors open at 9:00 am. The ATA YPP Roundtable will take place from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Room 802 in the Kimmel Center.
About the Africa Travel Association (ATA)
The Africa Travel Association (ATA) is the leading global trade association promoting travel and tourism to Africa and strengthening intra-Africa partnerships. Established in 1975, ATA serves both the public and private sectors of the international travel and tourism industry. ATA membership comprises African governments, their tourism ministers, tourism bureaus and boards, airlines, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, front-line travel sellers and providers, tour operators and travel agents, and affiliate industries. ATA partners with the African Union Commission (AU) to promote the sustainable development of tourism to and across Africa. ATA’s annual events bring together industry leaders to shape Africa’s tourism agenda. For more information about ATA, visit www.AfricaTravelAssociation.org.
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN TOURISM TANZANIA CELEBRATES WORLD TOURISM DAY 2012 IN ZANZIBAR
The ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN TOURISM TANZANIA (AWOTTA) is holding its celebration of World Tourism Day (WTD) in Zanzibar on Saturday September 29, 2012. AWOTTA will be entering its second year since it was formed. The Guest of honor is Hon. BihindiHamadKhamisthe ZanzibarDeputy Minister of Sports, Culture and Tourism.A crowd of 100 people tourism stakeholders in Zanzibar will join AWOTTA to share in the celebration. Read more
Vote for Seven Natural wonders and win……!
VOTE AND WIN THREE NIGHTS IN A TANZANIA NATIONAL PARK
The Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) is to run a ruffle for boosting the campaign of voting Tanzania entries into the new SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF AFRICA. The competition is conducted via the Website, http://sevennaturalwonders.org involving twelve (12) tourist attraction sites on the African continent. Tanzania is the best blessed country with most entries in the list – Mount Kilimanjaro, the Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti National Park.
All Tanzanians and the world at large are invited to vote for these three attraction sites and four (4) others, which they deem fit for inclusion in the register of the SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS. The total entries for each vote should not be less than seven (7).
For more information on Tanzania’s tourist attractions visit www.tanzaniatourism.go.tz or www.tanzaniaparks.com
In order to ease the voting process, the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has requested the organizers to establish a special website, http://sevennaturalwonders.org/tanzania/ to direct participants to submit their entries. Voting is free and takes only a few minutes.
How to Vote
- Email your vote or nominations to vote@sevennaturalwonders.org
- Place Tanzania in the SUBJECT field of the email address:
- Please enter your votes for the best 7 natural wonders of Tanzania ranking for #1 (best) down to #7.
Seize this opportunity of voting for the entry of all the Tanzania tourist attractions into the list of the NEW SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF AFRICA and win a three-night safari to one of our national Parks. The winner will be allowed to be accompanied by one person of his/ her choice. Everyone is eligible. For non-residents only domestic costs will be covered by TTB
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TANZANIA TOURIST BOARD
Vote for seven wonders of Africa Now and win three Nights in Tanzania National Park
VOTE AND WIN THREE NIGHTS IN A TANZANIA NATIONAL PARK
The Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) is to run a ruffle for boosting the campaign of voting Tanzania entries into the new SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF AFRICA. The competition is conducted via the Website, http://sevennaturalwonders.org involving twelve (12) tourist attraction sites on the African continent. Tanzania is the best blessed country with most entries in the list – Mount Kilimanjaro, the Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti National Park.
All Tanzanians and the world at large are invited to vote for these three attraction sites and four (4) others, which they deem fit for inclusion in the register of the SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS. The total entries for each vote should not be less than seven (7).
For more information on Tanzania’s tourist attractions visit www.tanzaniatourism.go.tz or www.tanzaniaparks.com
In order to ease the voting process, the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has requested the organizers to establish a special website, http://sevennaturalwonders.org/tanzania/ to direct participants to submit their entries. Voting is free and takes only a few minutes.
How to Vote
- Email your vote or nominations to vote@sevennaturalwonders.org
- Place Tanzania in the SUBJECT field of the email address:
- Please enter your votes for the best 7 natural wonders of Tanzania ranking for #1 (best) down to #7.
Seize this opportunity of voting for the entry of all the Tanzania tourist attractions into the list of the NEW SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF AFRICA and win a three-night safari to one of our national Parks. The winner will be allowed to be accompanied by one person of his/ her choice. Everyone is eligible. For non-residents only domestic costs will be covered by TTB
Issued by the Managing Director
TANZANIA TOURIST BOARD
`VISITORS FLOCK TO WITNESS SERENGETI MIGRATION
By Geofrey Tengeneza
Visitors from all over the world are flocking into the Serengeti National Park, in Tanzania to witness the famous animal migration which is the “Greatest Show on Earth”, A massive herd of wildebeests, zebras, and the Thomson Gazelles cross the Mara River in September on their last lap of about 1000 km of “greener pasture pilgrimage” back into the Serengeti National Park.
Tagged “The Seventh World Natural Wonder”, the migration which is lead by 1.5 million wildebeests followed by the zebras and Thomson Gazelles starting in the Serengeti covers a round trip with a very short stay in the Kenya Maasai Mara Game Reserve. This park is the only site in the world where the migration of large inland mammals takes place.
In testimony of this great nature treat, visitor Mrs. Truby Wivbennga, from the Netherlands, in the company of her husband, Mr. Jan Wivbenga, said, “This event is unbelievable and we are extremely happy to witness it by ourselves”.
The great migration starts in February every year, coming shortly before the long rainy season when the wildebeests spend their time grazing and giving birth to about 500,000 calves within a very short period before departure in eye catching long columns.
A herd of wildebeests crossing the Mara River on their way back to Serengeti National Park in Tanzania from a short rest in Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya.
International visitors watching the animal migration crossing River Mara in Serengeti National Park.
Ethiopian Airline’s Dreamliner to Land in Dar
By: Geofrey Tengeneza
Ethiopian Airline’s Dreamliner Aircraft will make its first landing at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es salaam, Tanzania in the early afternoon of September 11, 2012.
During her meeting with the Managing Director of Tanzania Tourist Board Dr. Aloyce Nzuki at the TTB offices in Dar es Salaam, the Ethiopian Airlines Country Manager, Ms Milat Mekonnen, said the Aircraft will land in Dar es salaam at around 12.15 Pm which will be the first time since the inaugural flight of its Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner On August 18 this year.
It will be on its way to Lilongwe, Malawi. The maiden flight ceremony of the prestigious Aircraft is expected to be graced by the Minister of Natural resources and Tourism, Hon. Ambassador Khamis Kagasheki and the Minister for Transport, Hon. Dr. Harison Mwakyembe as well as other government dignitaries.
The Ethiopian Airlines recently took delivery of its first Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner dubbed “Africa First”. It is the first in the world outside Japan and ahead of any airline in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East to operate the Dreamliner. Ethiopia has placed an order of 10 such aircraft and will be receiving five of them before December, 2012.
During the inaugural flight on August 18, 2012 the aircraft flew round Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for one hour on a Dreamtour with 270 passengers on board to promote the mountain which is the highest peak in Africa.
The Managing Director of TTB, Dr. Aloyce Nzuki (right), in a group photo with the Ethiopian Airline country Manager Ms Milat Mekonnen (second left). Others are TTB’s Director of Marketing Ms Devota Mdachi (Left) and a senior officer from Ethiopian Airline Tanzania office.
ZIMBABWE TOURISM AUTHORITY PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR TTB TRANSFORMATION
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has assured Tanzania Tourist Board of their full support on the mission of transforming itself into a fully fledged tourism authority.
The assurance was given by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) Chief Executive Officer Mr. Karikoga Kaseke in a discussion with the Tanzania Tourist Board lead by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tanzania Tourist Board ambassador Charles Sanga in Dar es salaam yesterday. “We are excited to partner with the Tanzania Tourist Board in its transition to being a fully fledged Tanzania Tourism Authority particularly as we break new ground in areas of cooperation with Tanzania” says Mr Kaseke.
On his part Ambassador Sanga pointed out that the collaborative effort does not only show the cordial relations that exist between the two organisations but also the confidence bestowed on the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority’s capacity to deliver transformational assistance as it also underwent the same process. “ We want to see the Tanzania Tourist Board graduating and transforming to become the Tanzania Tourism Authority having learnt from the experiences of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority”.
A team of five executive directors of Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is a five-day visit to Tanzania following the invitation extended by Tanzania Tourist Board to learn from their experiences as a Tourism Authority and to identify areas of mutual cooperation.
While in Dar es Salaam they are expected to pay a curtsey call on the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ambassador Khamis S. Kagasheki and other top Ministry officials.
Ethiopian airlines’ inaugural flight of africa’s first ‘dreamliner’ salutes tanzania’s mt. kilimanjaro
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES’ INAUGURAL FLIGHT
OF AFRICA’S FIRST ‘DREAMLINER’
SALUTES TANZANIA’S MT. KILIMANJARO
(New York, NY – August 27, 2012) On August 18, 2012, Ethiopian Airlines saluted Tanzania’s Mt. Kilimanjaro in its inaugural flight of its Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner by circling around Tanzania’s world famous Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the world. The Ethiopian Airlines’ inaugural Dreamliner “flyover” carried 270 VIPs including diplomats, government officials, travel industry representatives and press.
The Ethiopian Airlines Country Manager in Dar es Salaam, Ms. Milat Mekonnen, “Mt. Kilimanjaro was selected for this honor and recognition because Ethiopian Airlines has been operating in Tanzania for the past 40 years with Arusha (Kilimanjaro International Airport) being one of the airline’s first destinations in Africa.”
Dr. Aloyce Nzuki, Managing Director, Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), added, “We are thrilled that Ethiopian Airlines recognizes the importance and popularity of Destination Tanzania by honoring us in this way. TTB appreciates the Airlines’ continual support in providing an excellent and convenient service from all over the world, thereby being a major contributing factor to Tanzania’s booming tourism.”
The Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner dubbed “Africa First”, is the first airline in the world outside Japan and ahead of any airline in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East to operate the Dreamliner.
About Tanzania
Tanzania, the largest country in East Africa, is focused on wildlife conservation and sustainable tourism, with approximately 28% of the land protected by the Government, the largest percentage of any country in the world. It boasts 15 National Parks and 31 game reserves, 50 Game Controlled Areas, one special Conservation Area (the Ngorongoro) and three Marine Parks. It is home to the world’s highest free standing mountain, the legendary Mt. Kilimanjaro; The Serengeti, home to the “Great Animal Migration” that was named the New 7th Wonder of the World by USA Today and ABC TV’s Good Morning America; the world acclaimed Ngorongoro Crater, often referred to as the “Eden of Africa” and the “8th Wonder of the World”; Olduvai Gorge, the cradle of mankind: the Selous, the world’s largest game reserve; Ruaha, now the second largest National Park in Africa; the spice islands of Zanzibar; and seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Most important for visitors, the Tanzanian people, with a rich history and diverse blend of cultures, are warm and friendly and the country is an oasis of peace and stability with a democratically elected government. .
For more information on Tanzania, visit http://www.tanzaniatourism.go.tz/.
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
TANZANIA INVITES FOREIGN TOURISM INVESTMENTS
Tanzania has invited the South Korean business community to direct their investments to this East African country which has many areas of opportunities, particularly in the field of tourism. more story