Tourism in Zanzibar

[3] Restructuring of the economy in the 1980s due to the IMF instigated Investment Protection Act allowed for an increase in local businesses working in the industry.

[6] In late 2020, the government promoted confidence in the tourism industry in Zanzibar and saw a partial recovery of 60% of the number of inbound tourists that it had seen in previous years by November.

[1] The semi-autonomous nature of Zanzibar makes analysis of the situation more similar to Small Island Developing States.

[1] Moreover, widespread corruption has led to government officials protecting investors and hotel owners, many of whom are not local parts of the economy.

[3] The principal grouping of attractions on Zanzibar are coastal tourism, terrestrial wildlife, dhow cruising and spice tours.

The Jozani forest is located in the central east region of Zanzibar consisting of a large mangrove swamp.

[1] Accommodations that do meet that standard are expensive to operate, often having to generate their own electricity because of poor reliability of the local grid.

[1] A 2020 article highlighted thousands of Maasai men migrating to join the tourism industry on the island and using their ethnic dress to sell goods and services, including sex work.

[10][11] The growing tourist industry is leading to a significant amount of plastic marine debris and human waste from untreated wastewater discharge.

[14] Government actors coordinated by the First Vice President Office are working to build a National Framework for Climate Change Response which includes new rules and mechanisms for addressing threats to the tourism sector.

[14] Actors feel like the effectiveness of climate change adaptation have been hampered by resourcing and expertise needed to implement the programs.