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New Apprenticeship Program Boosts Tourism Jobs in Tanzania

10/18/2025

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Serengeti Balloon Safaris launched the Balloon Trailblazers Guide Apprenticeship Programme in Tanzania to develop skilled safari guides, which included 12 of the 22 trainees securing long-term roles.
The programme is annual to boost youth employment in tourism.
KwaZulu-Natal will host the inaugural Tourism and Hospitality Think Tank on November 6, 2025, to foster regionwide tourism growth.
Proceeds will benefit Touching Dreams’ Think Big Academy, which supports youth employment in tourism.

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Serengeti Balloon Safaris launched the Balloon Trailblazers Guide Apprenticeship Programme in Tanzania to develop skilled safari guides, which included 12 of the 22 trainees securing long-term roles.
The programme is annual to boost youth employment in tourism.
KwaZulu-Natal will host the inaugural Tourism and Hospitality Think Tank on November 6, 2025, to foster regionwide tourism growth.
Proceeds will benefit Touching Dreams’ Think Big Academy, which supports youth employment in tourism.