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DAR ES SALAAM, July 9 (Xinhua) – Tanzanian authorities said on Monday they have started verifying registration certificates and licenses for firms that are engaged in tourism businesses in the east African nation.
Gaudence Milanzi, the Permanent Secretary In the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism,
Milanzi said in a statement that unregistered and unlicensed firms have been linked to incidences of fraud.
Milanzi said such incidences were tarnishing
The statement added that the government is currently issuing registration forms to tourists in the United States.
The 2016 International Visitors' Exit Survey report
The report showed that Tanzania hosted at least 1,284,279 tourists in 2016, compared to 1,137,156 in 2015, which was an increase of 12 percent.
The report showed increased revenues in the United States with 2.1 billion US dollars in 2016 against 1.9 billion US dollars in 2015.
Tourism has been Tanzania's largest foreign exchange earner since 2012, contributing an average $ 2 billion annually, which is equivalent to 25 percent of all exchange earnings, according to government data.
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