HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY INITIATIVE AND PROTECTION ORGANIZATION. (HIIPO)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY INITIATIVE AND PROTECTION ORGANIZATION.                               

                             (HIIPO)

This NGO is created or Registered under Non Government Organization Act 2002 with registration No. ooNGO/08234 to run programme on Hotel services by networking the Hoteliers and various stakeholders to empower the Tourism Sector through hotels services.

The main objective of this NGO is to promote hotel services sector and tourism sector since the two go together through building the largest network of hoteliers in Tanzania that connects to share experiences, industry knowledge and best practices on hotel services in Tanzania.

The specific objectives are to build awareness of tourism in our country and to enhance the connections between hoteliers, and the people (hotel stakeholders) who define and drive it.

The NGO programmed is expected to cover Dar es salaam, Pwani, Lake Zone regions (Mwanza, Shinyanga, Mara, Kagera) Northern regions (Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Tanga), Central regions (Dodoma, Singida,Tabora, Morogoro), and Southern regions (Mbeya, Iringa, Mtwara, Ruvuma, Zanzibar and all other region in Tanzania depending with needful of this NGO).

1.      INTRODUCTION

The hotel industry grew and flourished through the centuries by adapting to the changing social, business and economic environment that marked human progress. During modern times, these stages have been labeled for easy reference. The 18th century was the agricultural age; the 19th, the industrial age. The 20th century has been the age of service. The sale of services, such as therapeutically, pharmaceutical, banking, education and hotel keeping, has outpaced the manufacture and distribution of goods. Today services sector is growing much higher than goods sector and in Tanzania it contributes more than 50% of the National GDP (2012 NBS Data source).Services sector is considered to be among others consisting of 12% formal employments. The 21st century has opened with that same service culture even as it launches what is likely to be the age of technology.

By considering the importance of Tourism, Environment and Social responsibility in our Country.

2.      OVERALL OBJECTIVES

a)     The objective of this NGO is to build the largest network of hoteliers in Tanzania that connects to share experiences, industry knowledge and best practices on hotel services in Tanzania.

b)     To encourage the Hoteliers in terms of social responsibilities, tourism and environmentally sustainability’s among people by giving them the viability of their business, environment and quality of services experience offered to the guests, staff and visitors.

c)     To mobilize and assist Hoteliers to coordinate forums and plat forms that will bring them together and discuss exchange experience and learn on matters relating to Hospitality Industry and life skills in General.  

d)     To promote and Safe Guard the rights and dignity of people working in Hospitality Industry.

e)     To actively participate in mobilizing and motivating campaigns against contagious and infectious capacity building to participate to the fullest extent possible in the development of their  diseases,  like HIV/AIDS, CHOLERA, MARALIA and other epidemic diseases.
f)      To empower Hoteliers to achieve self reliance through the provision of technical assistance and communities and environments.