TANZANIA TOURISM SECTOR SURVEY - Bank of Tanzania

Table 2.8: The Number of Visitors by Departure PointsExit Point Visitors % of TotalJNIA 2,960 46.3ZAA 1,677 26.3KIA 810 12.7NAM 721 11.3TUN 220 3.4Total 6,388 100.0Survey results also show that visitors who came for leisure and holidays mostlydeparted through JNIA and Zanzibar Airport. Since the majority of these visitorswere from long haul destinations, they were compelled to use air transport. Thesame pattern of results was obtained during the previous surveys. The prominenceof air as the major means of transport which is used by Tanzanian tourists calls forproper maintenance and upgrading of the airport facilities.2.9 Expenditure Analysis2.9.1 Total ExpenditureOne of the main objectives of this survey is to estimate the total tourist earning usingthe expenditure model developed in 2001. The variables used in the model includethe number of international visitor arrivals from the Immigration Department,average length of stay and average expenditure of both package and non packagevisitor per night. Using the model, it is estimated that in 2008, Tanzania earnedUSD 1,288,699,561, out of which Zanzibar earned USD 160,258,272. Theseearnings accrued from 770,376 and 98,677 international visitor arrivals to Tanzaniaand Zanzibar, respectively. The tourism earnings to Zanzibar were low in 2008compared to the previous year, largely due to the Global Financial Crisis which ledto a decline in international visitor arrivals. Chart 2.4 depicts tourism receipts inthe past five years.21