Samia sees swift growth of tourism in Tanzania

President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, shortly before they attended the  23rd World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Kigali yesterday. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE

Arusha. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said yesterday that the country’s tourism sector was poised for accelerated growth. She said when addressing a global travel and tourism summit in Kigali that tourism would remain the key driver of the economy.

“The sector, if well utilised, will reposition the country’s export earnings for our desired economic strides,” she said as she joined the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) global summit.