Tanzania revenues from tourism fetched Sh243b (USD2.43 billion) for the year, up from Sh219b ($2.19 billion) in 2017, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in a presentation to parliament.

Tanzania revenues from tourism fetched Sh243b (USD2.43 billion) for the year, up from Sh219b ($2.19 billion) in 2017, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in a presentation to parliament.

After the launch in 2016, Kenya hosted the Global Meeting Industry for the first time drawing the attention of the tourism stakeholders for concerted efforts to stimulate growth of meetings, events and conference (MICE) sub-sector which is a an important source of revenue and jobs.

After successfully hosting the 79th Skal International Congress last year in Mombasa, there has been an increase in number of new inquiries by international visitors who are coming to Kenya for holiday.