How Swahili International Tourism Expo Will Boost Tourism Numbers In Tanzania
How Swahili International Tourism Expo Will Boost Tourism Numbers In Tanzania A dip in the number of tourists visiting Tanzania in the last year has trained all eyes on Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE) in boosting the number of tourists visiting Tanzania this year. The number of visitors who toured Tanzania in 2020 decreased by 47 per cent. This was occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics by Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) show that only 800,000 tourists visited Tanzanian against the usual highs of over 1.5 million tourists every year. “A number of countries closed their skies and were on lockdown and this had a negative effect on the number of tourists seeking to visit the country,” TTB’s managing director Devota Mdachi said according to the Citizen. Also read: Kenya, Tanzania To Commence Wildlife Census In Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem With organizational plans for this year’s Swahili International Tourism Expo (SITE) expected to take place in October, promoters are now cra...