Tourists arrive in Tanzania. Zanzibar’s tourism sector is slowly recovering from the lows of 2020, recording 188,798 arrivals between January and June. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Zanzibar’s tourism sector is slowly recovering from the lows of 2020, recording 188,798 arrivals between January and June, an increase of 19.8 percent compared with the corresponding months in 2020. Most of the arrivals were from the traditional European market.
“In June, Zanzibar recorded 20,416 tourist arrivals compared with 353 visitors in June, 2020,” according to official data. With vaccination under way both on the isles and the Tanzania mainland, more arrivals are expected despite the latest social and travel restrictions.
