Tanzania records 25pc increase in tourist arrivals

THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released the new number of international arrivals in the country which shows that in 2023, the number increased to 1,131,286 compared to 900,182 who entered the country in 2022, thanks to the Royal Tour film by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
The new figures indicate that there is an increase of 231,104 visitors equivalent to 25.7per cent, according to NBS Director for Economics and Statistics, Daniel Masolwa.
Releasing the new Statistics at a media conference at NBS headquarters in Dodoma on Monday, Mr Masolwa noted that the numbers were recorded between January and August 2023.
“Out of the total arrivals who entered the country, 336,203 visitors had their entry through Zanzibar, equivalent to 31.1per cent of total arrivals,” he said.
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