Tanzania: Government to Promote Tourism Through Golf Events

The government has promised to support golf tournaments and use them to promote tourist attractions in the mountains of southern Tanzania.

The promise was made this weekend at the Unilever Mufindi Golf Club in Iringa, where the third round of the national-level golf tournament called Mufindi Open 2018, was held.

Expressing at the Mufindi club, the acting director of the Department of Tourism and Natural Resources, Deogratius Mdamu, said the government's decision Through the office of Iringa's regional commissioner, l & # 39; Golf use as a means of promoting vast tourist attractions in the Southern Highlands has begun to bear fruit.

He adds that the promotion should be a huge success in the near future. on and to the extent that golf continues to be played in the area.

"Our goal is to see Mufindi Open develop further at the global level as we believe more Tanzanian and foreign golfers" We hope that tourists will continue to come here after the end of this tournament as there is more to be done. attractions that a golf course here and its surroundings, "he added. [19659008] One of the elite golfers, Yeckonia Chaula, has promised to use the golf tournament to promote the natural attractions that are found there and the entire region.

"I congratulate the government to go through the office of Iringa's regional commissioner The three-day tournament attracted golfers from the clubs of Dar es Salaam Gymkhana, TPDF Lugalo, Morogoro, Arusha and Mufindi.

In retrospect, Capital Plus International (CPI) tournament coordinator Clement Mshana thanked all participants for their participation in illuminating the entire tournament.