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Tanzanian authorities said Monday they began checking registration certificates and licenses for companies that are engaged in tourism activities in East Africa.
Gaudence Milanzi, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, said This measure was intended to identify and remove all unregistered and unauthorized businesses to tourism.
Milanzi said in a statement that unregistered and unauthorized companies had been associated with fraud, including unnecessary scams and inconvenience to tourists. He added that such incidents tarnished Tanzania's image with tourists from around the world.
The statement added that the government was currently issuing tourist business registration forms for 2018, warning that those wishing to register should provide valid and accurate information. ] The report of the 2016 international survey of visitors indicated that the number of the report indicates that Tanzania hosted no less than 1,284,279 tourists in 2016, compared to 1,137,156 in 2015, representing a increase of 12%
. The report showed that revenues of the tourism industry were increasing year after year with $ 2.1 billion in 2016 versus $ 1.9 billion in 2015.
According to government data, tourism is the Tanzania's largest financial supporter since 2012, contributing $ 2 billion annually, which equates to 25% of all foreign exchange gains.
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