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This arrived in my inbox this morning. Again please remember that I did not write this....I am not that powerful. Some of the wording is highly offensive.
So what do YOU think?
TANZANIA (eTN) - With excitement and expectations to see a tourism boom in Africa, tourist stakeholders are looking at the official tour of the continent by US President Barack Obama as a kick-start to tap the rich American tourist market through publicity of his visit.
Once regarded as the continent “doomed with diseases, wars, and poverty” by most Americans,
Once regarded as the continent “doomed with diseases, wars, and poverty” by most Americans,
Africa is now a target continent for US residents in terms of investment and holidays, according to sources from the US Department of Commerce.Rich with wildlife, natural tourist attractions, diversified cultures, and favorable weather conditions for human health, Africa is growing to be the number one US investment destination, taking advantages of rich resources including big reserves of minerals, natural gas, and oil in trillions of cubic meters, wildlife, just to mention a few.
Tanzania is among three African nations in Mr. Obama’s week-long tour of this continent. Tanzanian Tourism Minister Mr. Khamis Kagasheki said the tour of the US President will attract more Americans to know this country through global media splash.
Mr. Obama will be accompanied by a delegation comprising between 500 to 700 US business personalities and who will be booked in various hotels available in places he will be visiting.
America is a number one tourist source market which Tanzania is currently targeting. According to the Tanzania Tourist Board, the official tourist marketing, promotion, and publicity institution, American tourists and holiday makers rank second after Britons.
About 60,000 American tourists visit Tanzania every year, against 65,000 Briton tourists visiting various tourist attractions available in this African safari destination.
Mr. Kagasheki said the number of tourists who visited Tanzania last year rose to over the one million mark, 24 percent upward from 867,994 against the previous year.
The increase was a result of an increased number of accommodation facilities as well as better infrastructure made up of roads and airways to get the tourists to their destinations, Tanzanian officials say.
By March this year, up to 750,797 tourists visited national parks, bringing in more than 65.7 million US dollars. Americans are counted to be the high-quality and high-spending tourists visiting Tanzania, including trophy hunters counted to be over 4,000 per year.
Trophy hunting in Tanzania has been attracting rich US tycoons mostly from Texas and who are ranked among the highest-spending holidaymakers visiting this country.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park are the leading tourist sites attracting most photographic tourists, while Selous Game Reserve with a total area of 55,000 square kilometers is the leading paradise for trophy hunters.
Mr. Kagasheki said his ministry was thinking of coming up with a slogan: “Obama has visited Tanzania, when are you?” which could be propagated later to, “Three American Presidents have already toured Tanzania, what about you?”
But, big tourist hotels in Tanzania’s capital city of Dar es Salaam are expecting to reap big sums from Obama’s entourage. During the visit of George Bush in this country way back in 2008, all big hotels were expensively fully booked by Americans while tourists from other nationalities were diverted to small hotels and guest houses.
Tanzania is among three African nations in Mr. Obama’s week-long tour of this continent. Tanzanian Tourism Minister Mr. Khamis Kagasheki said the tour of the US President will attract more Americans to know this country through global media splash.
Mr. Obama will be accompanied by a delegation comprising between 500 to 700 US business personalities and who will be booked in various hotels available in places he will be visiting.
America is a number one tourist source market which Tanzania is currently targeting. According to the Tanzania Tourist Board, the official tourist marketing, promotion, and publicity institution, American tourists and holiday makers rank second after Britons.
About 60,000 American tourists visit Tanzania every year, against 65,000 Briton tourists visiting various tourist attractions available in this African safari destination.
Mr. Kagasheki said the number of tourists who visited Tanzania last year rose to over the one million mark, 24 percent upward from 867,994 against the previous year.
The increase was a result of an increased number of accommodation facilities as well as better infrastructure made up of roads and airways to get the tourists to their destinations, Tanzanian officials say.
By March this year, up to 750,797 tourists visited national parks, bringing in more than 65.7 million US dollars. Americans are counted to be the high-quality and high-spending tourists visiting Tanzania, including trophy hunters counted to be over 4,000 per year.
Trophy hunting in Tanzania has been attracting rich US tycoons mostly from Texas and who are ranked among the highest-spending holidaymakers visiting this country.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park are the leading tourist sites attracting most photographic tourists, while Selous Game Reserve with a total area of 55,000 square kilometers is the leading paradise for trophy hunters.
Mr. Kagasheki said his ministry was thinking of coming up with a slogan: “Obama has visited Tanzania, when are you?” which could be propagated later to, “Three American Presidents have already toured Tanzania, what about you?”
But, big tourist hotels in Tanzania’s capital city of Dar es Salaam are expecting to reap big sums from Obama’s entourage. During the visit of George Bush in this country way back in 2008, all big hotels were expensively fully booked by Americans while tourists from other nationalities were diverted to small hotels and guest houses.
So what do YOU think?
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