By Alex Malanga
Dar
es Salaam — The Tanzania National Parks (Tanapa) plans to increase the
number of domestic tourists by 400 per cent in the coming four to five
years.
Last year, some 400,000 Tanzanians visited various tourism sites.
Tanapa director general Allan Kijazi told The Citizen on Monday that the number would reach 2 million in the coming five years.
"We are optimistic
that with our new office in Dar es Salaam, we will be able to bring
services closer to our customers and increase the number of domestic
tourists," he said during a ceremony to launch the organisation's office
here.
The new office will
offer various services including information about tourist attractions
in each of the country's16 national parks.
It will also
educate Tanzanians on tourism while interacting with other players
within the industry who also have their offices in Dar es Salaam.
The permanent
secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Maj Gen
Gaudence Milanzi, called for more innovation in the tourism industry
Tourism accounts
for 17 per cent of the gross domestic product -- the total value of
goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
Tourism is the second largest contributor to GDP. Tanzania earns around $2.05 billion from the industry annually.
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