Makamu wa Rais wa Jahuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akikata utepe kufungua rasmi maonesho ya Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akipata maelezo kutoka kwa Mkurugenzi wa Kampuni ya Kilimanjaro Tourism & Fair (Kilifair), Tom Kunkler, wakati alipokuwa akitembelea mabanda ya maonesho baada ya ufunguzi wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akipata maelezo kutoka kwa Meneja waFast Jet Afrika Mashariki, Jimmy Kibati, wakati alipokuwa akitembelea mabanda ya maonesho baada ya ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akipata maelezo kutoka kwa Mkurugenzi wa Kampuni ya Monarch Safari Guides, Victor Molel, wakati alipokuwa akitembelea mabanda ya maonesho baada ya ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Ssalaam. Katikati ni Meneja, Allen Mollel. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akipata maelezo kutoka kwa Wakala wa Shirika la Ndege la Qatar Airways, Dorah Chanafi, wakati alipokuwa akitembelea mabanda ya maonesho baada ya ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Kushoto ni Afisa Masoko Amina Nassor. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akipata maelezo kutoka kwa Mkuu wa IT wa Bodi ya Utalii, Rossan Mduma, kuhusu Tovuti ya Bodi hiyo wakati alipokuwa akitembelea mabanda ya maonesho baada ya ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akitembelea katika Banda la India, alipokuwa akitembelea mabanda ya maonesho baada ya ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akitembelea katika Banda la Hifadhi za Taifa Tanzania, alipokuwa akitembelea mabanda ya maonesho baada ya ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Sehemu ya washiriki waliohudhuria ufunguzi wa mkutano huo kwenye ukumbi wa Mliman City, leo.
Kikundi cha burudani kikitoa burudani ukumbini humo.
Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii, Dkt. Adelhem Meru, akizungumza wakati wa ufunguzi wa mkutano huo.
Naibu Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii, Mohamed Mgimwa, akizungumza wakati wa ufunguzi wa mkutano huo, kabla ya kumkaribisha mgeni rasmi.
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akihutubia wakati wa ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), uliofanyika leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akimkabidhi zawadi ya Saa, Meneja waFast Jet Afrika Mashariki, Jimmy Kibati, wakati wa ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akimkabidhi zawadi ya Saa, Mwakilishi wa Ang'ata Lodges, wakati wa ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa Kimataifa ya kukuza Biashara ya Utalii yaliyopewa jina la Swahili (SITE), yaliyoanza leo Okt 01, 2015 kwenye Ukumbi wa Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam. Picha na OMR
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na baadhi ya washiriki na wadhamini wa maonesho. Picha na OMR
SPEECH BY H.E. DR. MOHAMMED GHARIB BILAL, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AT THE OPENING OF THE SWAHILI INTERNATIONAL TOURISM EXPO (S!TE),
MLIMANI CITY, DAR ES SALAAM
1STOCTOBER 2015
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Hon. Mahamoud Mgimwa, Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism;
Dr. Adelhelm Meru, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism;
Ms Devota Mdachi, Acting Managing Director, Tanzania Tourist Board;
District Commissioners;
Ambassadors and High commissioners;
Directors and Officers of Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism;
Members of Staff, Tanzania Tourist Board;
S!TE Organizers ,Exhibitors and Trade Visitors;
Members of Press;
Distinguished Guests;
Ladies and Gentlemen.
It is indeed with great honor and pleasure to be accorded this opportunity to officiate this year’s edition of Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE). May I take this opportunity on behalf of the Public and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to welcome all S!TE participants and visitors from outside the country to Tanzania, Dar es salaam city in particular. It is my sincere hope that your stay in this part of Africa will be unforgettable. And for those who are in Tanzania for the first time, I welcome you to see, explore and experience the beauty of Tanzania, the Soul of Africa. Karibuni Sana!
Excellencies;
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am pleased to learn that S!TE 2015 has recorded a tremendous increase in the number of participants from different parts of the world compared to last year. I am told in the last edition S!TE attracted forty(40) exhibiting companies and Eighteen (18) International Buyers who were (Tour Operators, Packagers and Travel Agents, Wholesalers) and three (3) international Travel Media. They came from the UK ,USA, Australia, Ireland, Spain, India, South Africa, China, Germany and fully participated in the Expo.This time round I am informed the number of S!TE exhibiting companies has increased by over 100% from Forty (40)companies last year to one hundred (100) exhibiting companies this year. In addition to this, 112 International Buyers including forty two (42) hosted buyers and international travel writers, and Seventy (70) non-hosted buyers and local travel writers will also fully participate in this remarkable three-day event.
It is also my great pleasure to learn that there are many visitors from Uganda, Seychelles, United States, United Kingdom, India, Russia, South Africa, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Germany and Tanzania who will visit this second S!TE event among them, are prominent media professionals, diplomats and travel trade executives. This is a great achievement of which we need to be proud of. Congratulations to all of you!
Excellencies;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
The Tourism industry is one of the most popular businesses in the world. It is among the highly contributing sectors to the economic advancement of many countries worldwide. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, more than 1.1 billion tourists travelled all over the world in
2014 bringing in a total of U$1.5 trillion as international tourism receipts.
For Tanzania, this industry accounts for about 17.2% of the GDP and nearly 25% of the total export earnings. The enormous economic importance of tourism especially as an “engine of employment “is to date visibly valid as it supports an estimated number of 500,000 jobs directly. It is also one of the biggest employers in the country and the number one foreign exchange contributor to the economy.
I sincerely hope that through joint efforts all tourism players in the country will continue to vigorously promote Tanzania as the number one Tourist Destination in Africa, and see that Tanzania’s place on the tourism world map stands out and is more significant with great visibility.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
I have been told that in the past two years Tanzania has received a number of accolades, including being named as one of the ‘Best Safari Destination’(by safaribookings.com); ‘One of the Top 5 world’s most stunningly beautiful countries to visit” (by Fox News) ‘One of the best places to visit “ by Travel and Leisure; and ‘ One of the 52 Best Places to visit in 2015’ (by The New York Times), to mention a few. All of these accolades are a testimony to show the efforts made by the The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism ,The Tanzania Tourist Board in particular and tourism stakeholders to see that the Land of Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and the Serengeti continues to be the “Best Destination in Africa”.
I would like to congratulate the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism and all stakeholders in the tourism industry for all these remarkable achievements.
Excellencies;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Tourism is one of the few sectors in the country where the private sector played a significant role even before liberalization of our economy. Today, the sector is moving toward a clear separation of functions between the public and private sector. The private sector now, as has been the case before, participates in activities that produce goods or render services that can realize profits. On the other hand the public sector’s responsibility is to create an enabling environment for the private sector facilitating it, thus making it possible to perform better at its best.
In order to enable this environment for the industry, massive efforts have been made, a number of measures have been undertaken by the government. I wish to assure you that the Government is fully committed to the successful development of the tourism industry in Tanzania and will continue to ensure that there is a conducive environment for this development to take place.
I am glad and highly commend all the companies from the Private Sector that have taken the initiative to begin tapping the international as well as domestic markets through the medium of this international tourism show.
Excellencies;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
S!TE is proving to become a vital tool for promoting both domestic and international tourism. It provides a good forum through which the tourism industry stakeholders and its connected services providers share experiences, become more aware of the available tourism products and opportunities, and of course how to use them. By creating a new paradigm and mapping out strategies through marketing methods, benchmarking of other developed tourism countries and exchanging tourism information and business, we can strengthen Tanzania’s tourism industry to contribute more to the National Economy.
It is therefore our responsibility to see that S!TE continues to grow by providing it with the required resources and morale it deserves.
Excellencies;
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Last but not least, I would like to sincerely congratulate and thank all of you who have worked so hard in putting this wonderful event together. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, the Tanzania Tourist Board and the South African based company ‘Pure Grit Project and Exhibition Management LTD in particular. Without your dedication and efforts, this event would not have been possible, and I truly do appreciate all of your hard work. I also wish to extend a lot of thanks to all sponsors of this second Swahili International Tourism Expo. These are: Ethiopian Airlines in Platinum category; Fast Jet Airline Limited, An’gata camps Ltd, Fb cars Ltd, Gibbs Farm, Ramada Resort Dar es Salaam, South African Airways North America, Seacliff Hotel, Sopa Lodges and Spicenet Tanzania which are in Gold category.
In Silver category are Antelope safaris Services Ltd, Azam Marine, Congema Tours and safaris Ltd, Fernandes Tours & safaris, Melau Tours & Safaris Ltd, Precision Air Services, Qatar Airways, Rwandair, SAA Tanzania, Shidolya Tours & Safaris Ltd, Sun Tours &travel Lts and Turkish Airlines.
Others in the same category are:- Bougainvilla Safaris Lodge, Cenizaro Hotels & Resorts, Emerald Collection Zanzibar, Essquezalu Zanzibar, Holiday Inn Dar es salaam, Kudu Lodge, Kunduchi Hotel, Manyara Wildlife safari Camp, MaruMaru Hotel, Mberesero Lodges & Tented Camps, Melia Zanzibar, Neptunes Hotels, New Africa Hotel, Ocean Paradise Resort & Spa, Plan Hotel Hospitality Group, Protea Hotel Courtyard, Sea cliff Court Hotel & Luxury Apartments, Seacliff Resort & Spa Zanzibar, Serena Hotel, Southern Sun Dar es salaam, White Sands Hotel. Last but not least are: Bank of Tanzania, Tanzania Breweries Ltd, Mikocheni Resort Centre, Coffee Shop, Black Tomato, Boogle Woogle, and Cultural Art Center, Tumaini University Makumira. Thank you all for your valuable sponsorship and support.
And to all exhibitors and travel trade professionals I wish you the very best and great success in this event.
With these words, It is now my singular honor and pleasure to declare ;
The Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!te) Officially Opened.
I thank you all for your kind attention.
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