DAR ES SALAAM, March 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 922,692 foreign tourists visited Tanzania in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Damas Ndumbaro, said on Wednesday.

       Addressing a press conference in the capital Dodoma, Ndumbaro said 620,867 foreign tourists visited the east African nation in 2020.

       Ndumbaro said the number of domestic tourists visiting the country's attractions increased to 788,933 tourists in 2021 from 562,549 tourists recorded in 2020.

       He said the tourism sector recorded tremendous achievements since President Samia Suluhu Hassan took over the presidency despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

       Ndumbaro said revenue collected from foreign tourists increased from 714.59 million U.S. dollars in 2020 to about 1.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2021.