GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  Tourism is defined as the activities of persons identified as visitors.  A visitor is someone who is making a visit to the main destination outside his/her usual environment for less than a year for any main purpose [including] holidays, leisure and recreation, business , health, education, or other purposes. This scope is much wider than the traditional perception of tourists, which included only those traveling for leisure. [UNWTO statistics Guidelines: 2010] The following are positive impacts of tourism to Botswana: The tourism industry diversifies the economy of a country, for example, the Botswana tourism industry is quickly growing. This means that the government of Botswana will gain money from the tourism industry instead of relying mainly on minerals and beef exports. Tourism provides employment as many people are employed in tourism-related industries like safari companies, hotels and lodges, airlines, handicrafts, etc It promotes the development of remote are...

  Tanzania is a country located in East Africa with a lot of tourist attractions . it is one of the leading tourist destinations for people from America, Japan, Australia, and England. some of the tourist attractions found in Tanzania include beautiful sand beaches along the Indian ocean, Serengeti national park , Mikumi national park, Tarangire national park, and beautiful culture found among more than 100 tribes living in the country. this article will explore the importance or economic benefits which result from tourism activities in Tanzania. The following are importance of tourism in Tanzania development of industries through getting market from tourists for example art and craft industry, textile industry and food and processing industry environmental conservation through gazetting of national parks, game reserve, forest reserve which are used to attract tourists it leads to economic diversification by influencing other activities reducing on the dependence on other sectors ...