Dar es Salaam, Dec. 27 -- THE Zanzibars tourism sector is booming once again, with the latest figures showing a spike in travellers visiting the semi-autonomous Indian Ocean archipelagos.

According to data compiled by the Office of the Chief Government Statistician- Zanzibar (OCGSZ) in collaboration with Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (ZCT) and the Immigration Department, Zanzibar received 46,338 tourists in September 2022.

This is equivalent to a 79.5 per cent increase compared with 25,817 visitors recorded in September 2021. However, the number of arrivals recorded last September has decreased by 24.5 per cent compared to 61,388 visitors recorded in the preceding month, August 2022.

According to the Government Statistician, tou...