Tanga — The regional authorities in the northeastern city of Tanga
are organizing a Tourism Fair aimed at showcasing the region's tourist
attractions.
Under the stewardship of Tanga City Council, the Fair, has been
organized by the Tanga Chapter of the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce,
Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA).
The regional authority here marks its first massive attempt at
raising the status of tourism in Tanga on when the Minister for Natural
Resources and Tourism when recently the a grand Regional Tourism Fair.
According to TCCIA Tanga executive secretary Charles Hoza, the
chamber is organising the tourism fair after successfully hosting the
Tanga International Trade Fair (TITF) for two years in a row.
He said that last year, organisers of TITF set aside one day for
tourism, but TCCIA, which has a Tourism Cluster, thought of organising a
separate tourism fair in view of the existing tourism potential in the
region.
Several tourism stakeholders took part in the Fair which drew several
participants and stakeholders from Korogwe, Lushoto, Muheza, Pangani
and Saadani.
Hoza said that all local government councils in Tanga are expected to
take part in publicising their tourism opportunities. "People who would
attend are expected to view live animals at the fair grounds," he said.
Tanga was once a hub for the inland traders of the 19th century.
Tanga City has unique resources for cultural and heritage tourism.
According to TCCIA chairman Paul Bwoki, the historic centre between the
railway line and the port is a treasure-trove of architecture that is
special in Tanzania.
Although Tanga has several of tourist attractions, including the
famous Amboni Caves, Tongoni ruins, slave trade marks in Pangani,
cultural tourism potential in the biodiversity rich East and West
Usambara Mountain Forests and beautiful beaches along its coastline,
tourism has not made a tangible impact in the livelihood of the people
and economy of the region.
Bwoki said the major focus for businessmen was the transport sector
but TCCIA believes there is a lot of potential in tourism. And it had
formed a Tourism cluster to coordinate the sector in the region.
"Tourism has not been given the required emphasis by stakeholders in
the Tanga City or Tanga Region in General," said TCCIA Tanga Executive
Secretary, Charles Hozza.
The Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (www.gttp.org) has been
named one of three finalists in the People Award category of the World
Travel & Tourism Council's 2015 Tourism For Tomorrow Awards.
The People Award honours initiatives dedicated to capacity building,
training and education to develop a skilled tourism workforce for the
future.
The GTTP's mission is to expand travel and tourism-related educational and career opportunities for secondary school students.
The program operates in Brazil, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Hungary,
Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, and the UK.
"To be a finalist recognizes the dedication of the Global Travel
& Tourism Partnership's 12 country leaders and the hard work of
teachers in more than 5,000 secondary schools to introduce students to
the travel and tourism industry," Michel Taride, the Group President of
Hertz International and Chair of the GTTP's Advisory Board said.
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