Dodoma — TANZANIA tourism is currently underperforming in the sector with an average of 800,000 tourists per annum. The Deputy Minister for Tourism and Natural Resources, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu told the National Assembly that the number of tourists is very low compared to the quality tourist attractions in the country.
"The World Bank report released recently has shown that Tanzania has more tourist destinations than most countries in Africa but we have not been able to do better in the industry when compared to other countries in Africa," he said.Mr Nyalandu was responding to the question by Mr Sylvester Mabumba (Dole-CCM) who wanted to know over how much the government has earned in the period of six years since 2006 from the sector.
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