ZANZIBAR READY FOR HIGH SEASON
In recent weeks, there has been a lot of speculation regarding the current power issues and the preparation of Zanzibar businesses towards the peak season. To this factor, the people involved in hotels, beach resorts, restaurants, tour and transport operators will continue their business as usual and will be ready to receive, meet and meet the needs of an international traveler.
The Zanzibar Association of Tourism Investors (ZATI) is a non-governmental, non-religious and apolitical organization. The tourism industry is currently the most important sector of the Zanzibar economy in terms of foreign exchange earnings and has many direct and indirect economic links throughout Zanzibar society.
The association has been established to represent the interests of all tourism investors in Zanzibar. The Association is very important in the creation and implementation of the Public-Private Sector Association to achieve the common goals of making Zanzibar a favorable tourist destination.
According to the President of ZAT.I, Mr. Simai Mohammed Said, the weather now in Zanzibar is perfect and warm, the dhow continues to sail, the sunsets are still magical, the water is clear and excellent for diving and snorkelling, spices and fruits. are plentiful with the combination of Zanzibar’s unique culture and hospitality, a tourist most likely won’t notice the difference.
Many of the hotels and resorts have always had a back power system such as generators and solar power. The only effect that the current energy problems have had on the industry is the increase in fuel prices on the world market, which has affected many tourist destinations in terms of pricing and marketing around the world.
Zanzibar is now one of the top tourist destinations in the Indian Ocean islands, Zanzibar’s enduring mystique has drawn travelers from all over the world for centuries. Since its beginnings as a Swahili port, Zanzibar has done a thriving business in day cargo.
In generations past, ivory, slaves, and spices were transported in large wooden sailing dhows across the Indian Ocean to the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. Although spices remain one of the main exports, these days the main attraction of Zanzibar is the beauty of the island itself.
Zanzibar’s history dates back to when the first dhows from Arabia and India discovered its natural harbour. Using the island as a staging point for caravans heading deep into the African interior, permanent settlements soon created the beginnings of what became Stone Town.
Traders from Oman, Gujarat and around the Indian Ocean moved their families across the ocean to start a life in Zanzibar, some amassing great fortunes and building the tall stone houses so iconic to Stone Town today.
Although the Swahili civilization in the Kilwa Kisiwani area further south reached its peak in the 14th century, Zanzibar’s prosperity came much later, with the arrival of the Omani sultans in the 18th century. Living and ruling from Stone Town, the sultans presided over the slave and ivory trade, planting vast spice plantations that survive to this day.
Source: http://www.ZanzibarMagic.com