TANZANIA TOURISM SECTOR SURVEY - Bank of Tanzania

Chart 2.5: Average Expenditure per Night of Holiday Makers2.9.3 Expenditure at DestinationIn order to provide the basis for construction of Tourism Satellite Account in Tanzania,the survey attempted to collect information on tourist expenditure in accommodation,food and drinks, transport, shopping and sightseeing. The expenditure of non-packagetourists was used. Given that payments were directly made by the respondents, itwas relatively easier to remember the incurred expenditure. As for tourists underpackage travel, most of the payments were pre-paid in wholesome amount at sourcemarkets, thus rendering difficulties in desegregating the expenditures by sector.Table 2.10: Percentage Distribution of Tourists’ Expenditure by CategoryItem Accommodation Food and Transport Shopping Sight Other TotalDrinksSeeingPercent (%) 28.0 23.0 11.0 14.0 11.0 14.0 100.0The survey results revealed that expenditure in accommodation accounted for 28percent, while food and drinks accounted for 23 percent (Table 2.10). The resultsindicate the importance of accommodation as well as food and drinks items in thetourism sector.24