Govt warns hotel owners over poor treatment to locals

By  Florence Mugarula,The Citizen Reporter

Posted  Wednesday, December 11  2013 

In Summary

He urged local tourists to report to relevant authorities if they will be mistreated or segregated when seeking services at tourist hotels or lodges so that actions will be taken against the owners.

Dodoma. Owners of tourist hotels and lodges in the country have been warned to avoid segregating local customers on the bases of economic income and instead all should be attended equally.

The deputy minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, told Parliament yesterday that his ministry has been receiving complaints from various local customers over poor attention they get from tourist hotels and lodges in the country.

Mr Nyalandu was responding to question by Rev Peter Msigwa (Iringa Urban-Chadema) who wanted to know measures taken by the government to address the problem.

Rev Msigwa, who is also the Shadow minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, said in many of tourist hotels and lodges in the country, customer services for the locals were poor while owners and hotel workers were busy offering high quality services to foreigners.

According to the MP, in order for the government to promote domestic tourism, there must be improvement in the quality of services offered by tourist accommodation facilities.

In his response, Mr Nyalandu said his ministry has been addressing the problem, saying warnings were issued to tourist hotel owners to attend customers equally.

“Every person has the right to go and get quality services in any hotel or lodge no matter whether he is a foreign or local tourist. Racial segregation has no place in the country,” said Mr Nyalandu.

He urged local tourists to report to relevant authorities if they will be mistreated or segregated when seeking services at tourist hotels or lodges so that actions will be taken against the owners.

Meanwhile, the deputy minister told Parliament that the Tanzania National Parks Authority (Tanapa) has already announced tenders for Mikumi Tourism Hotel, which was closed following misunderstandings between the hotel management and the government.

According to Mr Nyalandu, the matter has sinc been sorted out and the facility was returned to Tanapa.

Serikali yajipanga kukuza utalii

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Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii, Balozi Hamisi Kaghasheki.picha na Journo Tourism

Na Peter Saramba, Mwananchi

Posted  Alhamisi,Decemba12  2013 

Kwa ufupi

Akizungumza juzi jijini Arusha wakati wa chakula cha jioni kilichoandaliwa na Chama Cha Wafanyabiashara wa Utalii nchini (Tato), Balozi Kaghasheki alisema ni lengo la Serikali kuongeza idadi ya watalii kutoka milioni moja mwaka huu mpaka kufikia watalii 1.5 milioni kufikia mwakani.

Arusha.Serikali inakusudia kupitia upya sheria na kanuni za kodi pamoja na mazingira yote ya biashara katika sekta ya utalii kwa lengo la kuwaondolea kero wadau wa sekta hiyo ili kuongeza mchango wake katika pato la taifa.

Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii, Balozi Hamisi Kaghasheki alisema ili kufikia lengo hilo, Serikali itakuwa ikifanya vikao vya kila robo mwaka na wadau wa sekta hiyo kujadili changamoto zinazowakabili na njia za kuyakabili.

Akizungumza juzi jijini Arusha wakati wa chakula cha jioni kilichoandaliwa na Chama Cha Wafanyabiashara wa Utalii nchini (Tato), Balozi Kaghasheki alisema ni lengo la Serikali kuongeza idadi ya watalii kutoka milioni moja mwaka huu mpaka kufikia watalii 1.5 milioni kufikia mwakani.

“Tanzania ni nchi ya pili kwa kwa na vivutio vingi vya utalii duniani baada ya nchi ya Brazil,” alisema Kaghashekil.

Aliongeza: “Lakini ni ya 114 kwa utoaji huduma za kitalii. Lazima tujiulize nini kifanyike ili tungoze katika sekta hiyo muhimu,” alisema Kaghasheki

Sh6.8 bilioni hupotea ukataji misitu nchini

Na Kelvin Matandiko, Mwananchi

Posted  Alhamisi,Decemba12  2013  saa 10:4 AM

Kwa ufupi

“Naamini Kamati zote za mizitu katika vijiji tutafanikiwa kuondoa changamoto hiyo,” alisema na kwamba wanasiasa wanaingilia utendaji wao.

Dar es Salaam. Ripoti imebaini mapato yanayokadiriwa kufikia Sh6.8 bilioni yamekuwa yakipotea kila mwaka, kutokana na ukusanyaji mdogo wa mirabaha na usimamizi mbovu wa leseni za uvunaji misitu nchini.

Ripoti hiyo iliyotolewa na Benki Kuu ya Tanzania (BoT) ya mwaka 2013, imebainisha hasara hiyo kupitia uwiano wa uvunaji haramu misitu inayokadiriwa kufikia hekta 400,000 za misitu kukatwa kila mwaka.

Kauli hiyo ilitolewa na Kaimu Mtendaji Mkuu Wakala wa Huduma za Misitu Tanzania (TFS), Nurdin Chamuya wakati wa uzinduzi wa tangazo la uhamasishaji wa kuzuia ukataji misitu ovyo nchini.

Chamuya alisema licha ya juhudi ambazo zimekuwa zikifanywa na Serikali, ukataji wa misitu umezidi kuongezeka kwa kasi.

“Naamini Kamati zote za mizitu katika vijiji tutafanikiwa kuondoa changamoto hiyo,” alisema na kwamba wanasiasa wanaingilia utendaji wao.

harakati za kuondoa changamoto hiyo, Afisa mwandamizi wa misitu, jumuiko la maliasili Tanzania(TNRF),Cassian Sianga alisema changamoto hiyo imekuwa mwiba kwa kipindi kirefu na kwamba wameaanda mfumo mpya utakaosaidia kukabiliana na tatizo hilo.

Baadhi ya maeneo nchini yanadaiwa kukingiwa kifua na viongozi wa kisiasa pale wanapokutwa wakikata misitu ovyo hatua inayoathiri harakati hizo kwa

“Mpaka sasa tunapigania ujenzi wa sekta binafsi ili kuhakikisha wafanyabiashara wanasimamia na kushughulikia changamoto zinazowakabili, mpaka sasa kuna wafanyabiashara kutoka mikoa 13 imeshaanza kuandaa Katiba,” alisema Sianga.

Utalii ndani ya hifadhi ya Taifa ya Serengeti

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 Bwawa la viboko ndani ya hifadi ya Taifa ya Serengeti

 Karibu Naabi gate

 Taratibu zinaendelea getini

 Mpakani mwa hifadhi ya Taifa ya Serengeti na Mamlaka ya Ngorongoro watalii hupokelewa na Wamasai

Wageni wakipata taarifa mbalimbali kutoka kwa jamii ya wamaasai

Govt: Strictly prohibited to build in Ngorongoro Crater

By Lusekelo Philemon

11th December 2013

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

It is strictly prohibited for anyone, group or company to construct any additional structures in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the government announced yesterday in Parliament.

Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Lazaro Nyalandu made the stand when responding to a supplementary question by Cecilia Peraso (Special Seats, Chadema) who wanted to know the government’s position on new investments in the Ngorongoro crater.

The MP cited one Arusha-based tourist hotel which has expressed interests to erect a hotel in the crater rims.

In his response, the deputy minister said that it is strictly prohibited to erect any constructions in the rims of Ngorongoro crater, which is managed by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA).

He said investments in Ngorongoro are guided by the NCAA’s General Management Plan (GMP) in which there is no clause that allows investments in the crater rims.

Responding to a basic question by Magdalena Sakaya (Special Seats, NCCR-Mageuzi), who wanted to know the government’s plan to ensure that Tanzanians visiting the national park get accommodation at cheaper prices and the fate of Mikumi Hotel and Lodges, which are at loggerheads with the government.

The deputy minister said accommodation in the parks are divided in two categories—lodges and campsites, huts, hostel and rest houses.

He admitted that TANAPA does not have special fees for local tourists, “but TANAPA plans to build more huts to meet the demand,” Nyalandu said.

Nonetheless, he took time to list the accommodation pricings “…huts range from 20,000/- to 50,000/- depending on the type of the facility,” Nyalandu said.
“Adults in make-shift tents pay between 5,000/- and 15,000/-,” he went on “…and children between 5 to 16 years-old are charged between 2,500/- and 7,500/- per night,” he said.

He said Mikumi Lodge and the government have resolved their dispute and the hotel was handed back to TANAPA.

He cautioned investors against harassing Tanzanians who visit the country’s tourist sites. The minister was responding to a question by Iringa Urban MP, Rev. Peter Msigwa (Chadema), who wanted to know government’s stand on allegations that Tanzanians are treated badly in tourist hotels.

He also, directed local workers employed in tourist hotels in the country to immediately report any acts of discrimination shown against them by foreigners while on duty. 

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

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