Examining The Role of Festivals in Tourism Development in Tanzania

Abstract Festivals are increasingly becoming grounds of discourse enabling people to express their views on wider cultural, social and political issues. Often the debates polarize into those advocating change and those wishing to preserve “traditional” or “local” culture in the face of modernization and globalization. There is generally a high level of consensus about the goal of festivals that is appropriate for them. In particular, the importance of festivals in tourism development is unabated. There comes the role of festivals and their significance in contemporary tourism. Festivals are not only one of the most important products of tourism, but also indispensable ingredient of human society. Festivals are worldwide phenomenon which is attaining greater and greater importance through Tourism Industry. The main objective of this paper was to examine the roles of festivals in contemporary tourism and to define their origins, classification, tourist value, impacts and outcomes with special focus on Tanzania. Specifically, the paper intended to examine the role of festivals with view of developing tourism in Tanzania. The findings of this study show us that festivals have contributed in the development of tourism. Festivals attract tourists to local community events to promote enriching exchanges between tourists and residents. It was found in the case studies of Sauti za Busara Festival, and Urithi Festival that have become a major tourist attraction for the local, regional and international visitors in Tanzania. Keywords: Festivals, Contemporary tourism and Local communities

Assessment of Status and Prospect of Domestic Tourism in Schools in Tanzania

The study explores the prospects of promoting domestic tourism by targeting schoolchildren in Tanzania. The main thrust of the argument in this study is that the inculcation of tourism values among schoolchildren will make them potential tourists thereby promoting domestic tourism in Tanzania. The study emphasizes the relationship between domestic tourism development and tourism knowledge. Education is seen as an instrument that could be used to address problems that affect the domestic tourism sector in Tanzania. The study presents possibilities of incorporating knowledge that instils in schoolchildren with tourism skills and behaviour. The research methodology utilized a mixed research design which allows for both qualitative and quantitative designs to be used concurrently. Questionnaire and documentary review were used as techniques and tools for collecting primary and secondary data respectively. The study uses empirical evidence from Vietnam, Kenya, Botswana, Malaysia and South Africa to boost domestic tourism among school stakeholders the preferred avenue for inculcating tourism values into schoolchildren in Tanzanian education system, since it allows children to grow up with tourism in their upbringing

Analysis of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Tourism Industry in Tanzania

Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the tourism industry in Tanzania and to propose mitigation measures. Methods: This study was based on the desk review of published materials. Critical analysis of commercial sex exploitation of children in the Tourism (CSECT) industry in Tanzania was conducted. Results: According to the findings, children in Tanzania are involved in commercial sex trade with tourists and residents. This perception was also supported by the studies which were conducted by End Child Prostitution and Trafficking International (ECPAT International) in Tanzania in 2013 and in Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa in 2015. Implications: The problem of commercial sex exploitation of children in Tourism is aggravated by poverty and the trafficking of children for child labor engagement. The study serves as an early wake-up call for the policymakers in Tanzania. The study recommends prevention, protection, prosecution, policy, and mobilize coordinated national action to end the problem