By: Geofrey Tengeneza.
Tourism
sector in Tanzania is continuing to perform well at international arena after
the country’s responsible organ for marketing Tanzania as a tourist destination
Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), being named one of
three finalists in Destination:- Best Tourist Board Africa category for the
2015 Travvy Awards that recognizes the highest standards of excellence in the
Industry today and honors travel companies, travel products, travel agencies,
travel executives, travel agents and travel destinations.Other two
finalist countries under the category are South Africa Tourism and Namibia
Tourism Board.
Selection of the finalists is based on votes by travel
agents. The final two winners in the respective categories are determined by
the award-winning Travel Alliance editorial team.
The Annual Travvy Awards will be presented by
TravAlliancemedia at a Gala Awards night, New York City, January 6, 2016.
“Tanzania is honored
to be among the finalists for Africa. This is the result of the dedicated and
pro-active work in the US market by Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), together with
The Bradford Group, TTB’s USA representative, and the strong support of
Tanzania National Parks and Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority as well as
the Tanzania Embassy in Washington and the Tanzania Mission to the UN in New
York.“commented, the Permanent Secretary of
the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Dr. AdelhelmMeru
He further said that In addition to Tanzania having some of
the world’s most renown tourism icons, the Serengeti and the Great Animal
Migration, Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Ngorongoro Crater as well as the hidden gems of
the South, the Selous Game Reserve and Ruaha National Park, visitors from all
over the world are also attracted to Tanzania because of its peace and
tranquility, stability and prevailing democracy in the country that makes
Tanzania a suitable place to stay for visitors.
This
new development comes after recent developments whereTanzania mainland and
Zanzibar were named by theUSTravel and Leisure
Magazine among the annualBest Places to Travel
in 2016.Tanzania was also named among
52 places to go this year by the ‘New York Times’, the best African Destination
to visit by the Fox News Channel, the best safari Country of Africa by
SafariBookings.com and Tanzania’s Mt Kilimanjaro and Serengeti National Park
being named two of the greatest parks in the World by National Geographic
Magazine to mention just a few. Destination
Tanzania has also received continuous positive coverage in the major travel
publications and broadcast media
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