SIX five-star hotels are to be constructed in six national parks in Uganda to boost tourism; this is according to the minister for tourism for the Uganda government.
Conference tourism is becoming a thriving industry in Tanzania with visitors keen to take advantage of their stay in the country to tour spectacular sites once the meetings come to end. This range from venturing into safaris to the vast Serengeti National Park to spending days on the tropical beaches in Zanzibar. In short, conference incentives have taken on a whole new meaning in Tanzania.
Centrally located luxury hotels in Dar es Salaam and Arusha offer high-tech facilities at all major hotels and with special bookings, tour packages are available all the year round. Non-Governmental Organizations and special interest groups from Tanzania, East Africa and the world host conferences in Tanzania and offer the delegates a special experience in quite unique surroundings and take advantage of the tour packages.
Tanga is now one of those places on track to enter the fray in conference tourism with the opening of its Meeting point Center at Mwambani on the shores of the Indian Ocean and is owned by Tanga International Conference Centre Ltd. It started in November 2006 and now takes great advantage of the tourism industry’s opportunities being offered.
The center has promised to conduct conference tourism with a difference; the center would combine several themes such as a learning center for sustainable development and growth in Africa. Tanga cultural heritage is a mixture of African and Arabic cultures with working ambience and therefore a perfect spot for meeting point. The center has begun organizing special youth programs aimed at giving them working experience that is crucial in their lives in future. Tanga has an increasing economic optimism, however, the local community lacks skills on entrepreneurship.
For any one planning a conference of any kind, this is absolutely the place to be.
