Tanzania: Tourism Hopes High On Rising Travel Bookings

Tanzania has emerged first in the list of top ten countries that have recorded a largest percentage of growth in tourist bookings worldwide this year.

According to an American luxury travel network Virtuoso, recognized as an influential trend forecaster in the industry announced recently that, Tanzania continues to register a remarkable performance in tourism sector internationally.

The travel network Virtuoso scores 98 per cent for Tanzania followed by Portugal and Ireland which scored 88 per cent and 58 per cent respectively. Other countries with their percentage in brackets are: Brazil (53 per cent), Mexico (48 per cent), Russia (44 per cent), Netherlands (38 per cent), Jamaica (28 per cent), Sweden (23 per cent) and Poland (18 per cent).

"Tanzania is experiencing a huge increase in bookings, as travellers seek out its incredible scenery and diversity of wildlife" says Virtuoso in the statement. It says further that few surprises emerged when Virtuoso compared this year's performance summer hot spots to last year's "must see" destinations.

The Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), Acting Director of Marketing Mr Philip Chitaunga said, "this is a great achievement to cherish and is a clear manifestation of the great effort TTB in collaboration with other public institutions and private sector in tourism industry exert in promoting destination Tanzania globally.

"We are proud of this performance as it clearly shows the commitment that TTB and other stakeholders attach to promoting destination Tanzania and the growth of this lucrative industry" he said. Virtuoso is the leading international travel agency network specializing in luxury and experiential travel.

This by-invitation-only organization comprises of over 380 agency members with more than 11,400 elite travel advisors in over 30 countries throughout North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East. It is a global network of travel advisors, suppliers and others connected to the travel and leisure industry.

Advisors have unprecedented knowledge of certain areas of the world (often from personal experience), including the best places to stay and the most life-defining experiences to pursue.