Tour operators face price hike

Foreign tour operators in Tanzania have until the end of the month to pay new rates for licences following a review of fees by the Tourism Ministry. The East African reports that the Ministry has published new fees for the Tanzania Tourism Business Licence (TTBL) to replace the flat rates that had been scrapped last November. Gaudence Milanzi, permanent secretary of the Ministry said the amendments were gazetted in the Government Notice No. 506 of 29 December, 2017. In terms of the new fee structure, foreign tour investors will be required to pay $5 000 for 10 to 30 vehicles annually and $7 500 for 31 to 50 vans. Those with 51 or more vehicles will be charged $10 000. Government had previously charged a flat rate of $5 000 for the TTBL for foreign-owned tour companies.