Organisation Ministry of Tourism & Natural Resources
Alternate Name  
Abbreviation  
Parent Government of Tanzania
u.r.l. www.tourismtanzania.go.tz
email mipango.mnrt@twiga.com
Country Tanzania
Location Dar es Salaam
Address  
Postal Address P.O. Box 9372
Telephone +255 22 2111061-4
Management u.r.l.  
Fax +255 22 21106004
Sector Tourism Ministries
Organisation Type African Government
Status  
Stated Role  
Activities  
Geographical Focus  
Notes Country to Spend $1m in U.S. Tourism Promotion Campaign
East African (Nairobi)
NEWS
16 October 2007
Posted to the web 16 October 2007
By Apolinari Tairo
Tanzania plans to spend $1 million (Tsh1.2 trillion) on its first ever tourism-marketing campaign in the US, which will concentrate television and outdoor advertising.
The campaign, being undertaken under the banner of "Tanzania, the Land of Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and the Serengeti," is expected to attract one million tourists annually.
President Jakaya Kikwete launched the campaign in major American cities when he attended the UN General Assembly recently.
Television commercials will be aired on CNN, CNN Headline News, CNN Airport as well as CNN.com with the aim of persuading more American tourists to visit the country.
The campaign was launched to coincide with the ongoing campaign in the US to attract black American investors to participate the Eighth Leon Sullivan Summit to be held in Tanzania mid next year.
More investments in the accommodation and transportation sectors are needed for Tanzania to attract one million tourists by 2010.
This essentially means building more tourist hotels in Serengeti National Park and the northern tourist circuit of the country.
Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Prof Jumanne Maghembe last week said the media campaign, together with a simultaneous Tanzania Travel Agent Specialist Programme offered by Travel Agent University, will help the country reach this goal by 2008.
Tanzania currently receives 612,000 visitors per year.
The marketing campaign in the US is also expected to increase the tourism annual earnings from $700 million to $1 million by 2010.
"Tanzania allows unconditional repatriation of net profits, dividends, royalties and foreign loan repayments to foreign investors in the tourism sector," he said.
[ East African (Nairobi) - 16 October 2007 - - Retrieved on 17-10-07 ]
Current Positions
Position Name From To
Permanent Secretary Saleh Pamba 2006  
Minister of Tourism & Natural Resources Shamsa Mwangunga 2008  
Deputy Minister of Tourism & Natural Resources Ezekiel Maige 2008  
Ministry Spokesperson George Matiko 2008  
Budgets
Donor From To Budget ($) Note
Links to Related Organisations
Parent Tree Government of Tanzania
Subsidiary Organisations Forestry Sector [4]
Fisheries Sector [1]
Wildlife Sector [5]
Tourism Sector [1]
Sibling Organisations Ministry of Finance & Planning [57]
Ministry of Home Affairs [28]
Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security [29]
Ministry of Community Development, Gender & Children [16]
Ministry of Defence & National Services [5]
Ministry of Education & Vocational Training [28]
Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources [25]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation [29]
Ministry of Health & Social Welfare [9]
Ministry of Industry, Trade & Marketing [21]
Ministry of Information, Sports & Culture [4]
Ministry of Infrastructure Development [44]
Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs [4]
Ministry of Labour, Employment & Youth Development [3]
Ministry of Lands & Human Resettlement [24]
Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries [3]
Ministry of Planning & Economic Empowerment - now part of the Ministry of Finance & Planning Feb 2008 [36]
Ministry of Science, Technology & ICT [25]
Ministry of Water & Irrigation [11]
President's Office [15]
Vice-President's Office [3]
Prime Minister's Office [43]
Bank of Tanzania [4]
Government of Zanzibar [73]
Ministry of East African Cooperation [1]
Office of the Attorney General
Associated Organisations  
Donor Recipients  
Past Positions
Position Name From To
Minister of Tourism & Natural Resources Anthony Diallo 2006 2006
Deputy Minister of Tourism & Natural Resources Zubain Mhita 2006 2008
Minister of Tourism & Natural Resources Dr Jumanne Maghembe 2006 2008
Record last updated on 05 JUN 2008