Completion of Mikumi Airstrip to Enhance Tourism

TLDR

• Opening a stakeholders’ consultative meeting on the draft Five-Year Strategic Plan (2026/27–2030/31) in the capital recently, the Deputy Permanent Secretary responsible for the tourism sector in the Ministry of Natural.
• The latest International Visitors’ Exit Survey (IVES) 2025 indicates that the country’s tourism industry generated a record $4.41 billion (about 11.598 trillion shillings) in 2025, as higher visitor spending outpaced.
• The survey highlighted that tourism receipts rose by 13 per cent from $3.90 billion in 2024, while international arrivals increased by 7.1 per cent to 2,294,495 visitors from 2,141,895 the previous year.
• Tourism has been identified as one of the transformative sectors with the potential to help realise the goals and targets of the Tanzania National Development Vision 2050, as it can claim a lion’s share as a key.
• By 2050, tourism is poised to become a leading source of both direct and indirect employment, with significant opportunities in hospitality, transport and local businesses.