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 Travvy Alliance media 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. Adelhelm Meru
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 where Tanzania
mainland and Zanzibar were named by the US Travel and Leisure Magazine
among the annual Best 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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