A strategic airstrip within the Saadani National Park in Coast Region has been temporarily closed to pave way for maintenance, the Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) has announced. In a statement issued recently by the TANAPA Acting Conservation Commissioner, Juma Kuji, they pleaded with tourism players to exercise patience as the Saadani airstrip will remain closed […]

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Tour operators in Tanzania are negotiating with the German leisure airline, Condor with a view to enticing with the Frankfurt-based airline to include the northern circuit in its East African Scheduled flights,arrently covering Nairobi, Zanzibar and Mombasa. Tourism is currently Tanzania`s number one foreign exchange earner, bringing in $3.15 billion during the year ending September […]

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Burigi-Chato National Park may soon become the home of the ‘Big Five’ if the proposed plan of introducing species of white rhino from South Africa is anything to go by. Authorities are mulling over plans of introducing not less that 20 rhinos, a move bent on spurring tourism activities in the protected area that was […]

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The high cost of air travel in Africa has been described as a barrier to tourism.Travelers within the continent not only pay higher ticket prices but also more tax to board a commercial aircraft.This emerged at the just-ended World Travel and Tourism council (WTTC) global summit in Kigali Rwanda.Speakers at the high-profile event -heads of […]

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Tanzania has been chosen to host the office of the 24th Commission on Forests and Wildlife of Africa (AFWC24) for a two-year term, spanning from 2023 to 2025.The East African Community (EAC) member state was selected to host the office of the 24th Commission on Forests and Wildlife of Africa (AFWC24) during a meeting in […]

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PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has highlighted some considerations that African governments can undertake for the tourism industry to make expected and required strides.According to the Head of State, if well utilised the sector can be of great use to most of African countries in terms of repositioning the continent foreign currencies.Dr Samia made the remarks […]

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Nepali mountaineer Prakash Raj Pandey has successfully climbed the highest peak of the Africancontinent. On this October 31, Pandey successfully climbed the “Mount Kilimanjaro” in Tanzania.Pandey, who is on a mission to complete the Seven Summits by climbing the highest peaks of theseven continents, left for Tanzania on October 25. “Makalu Outfit” has supported his […]

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Apparently a poachers’ well-kept secret in the middle of the sprawling Ruaha National Park in southern Tanzania is the latest hotspot every conservationist, geologist, archeologist and enthusiast will be attracted to.Until recently when a search for poachers and other criminals encroaching on the park was mounted, none of the past and present officials had spotted […]

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Tanzania 2023-24 fiscal year commenced in July 2023. Please find below and attached highlights from Tanzania 2023-24 Budget, and 2023 Tax Calendar: 1) Tanzania Budget 2023-24 Summary, prepared by the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Government Budget Division, issued in July 2023 (download here) 2) Tanzania 2023-24 Budget Bulletin, prepared by PWC (download here) To help with compliance, […]

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