Dar es Salaam, Jan. 2 -- TANZANIA has continued to prove to the world that it is a safe tourist destination with the latest arrival of over 50 tourists from Eastern Europe.

The country on Saturday (January 2, 2021) received a total of 57 tourists, most of them being first-time visitors from Russia and Ukraine. The group of tourists landed at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) after spending some days in Zanzibar.

According to Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB)'s Marketing Officer for Northern Zone, Mr Francis Malugu, the arrival of the tourists from Eastern Europe is an important development to the country's tourism sector, because in the past Tanzania was not doing well in the EU region.

"Due to the efforts by the government and pr...