Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation news anchor, Gloria Agapiti Michael Meiseyeki has been named as one of the Africa Travel 100 under 40 award winners by the organisers of Akwaaba Travel Market, West Africa’s largest travel expo and Atqnews.com.
Gloria is a 35 years old Tanzanian young woman. A passionate journalist with ten years’ experience working with Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC). As a journalist I have worked my way up in different roles and different sections of the newsroom, from radio producer for daily current affairs program, presenter, feature writer, weekly TV magazine producer and currently as a business news presenter and acting sub editor of the business desk.
In my line of duty, I focus on tourism related stories and reports. Among my best tourism related news pieces is “Marangu route the most beautiful route to climb Mt Kilimanjaro”; Mafia Island youth and tourism, and the most current one is the 8 minutes TV feature in Kiswahili highlighting the Covid recovery funds used to renovate infrastructures in the National Parks.
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I love nature, travels and I take chances and enjoy adventure tourism both domestically and internationally. Because of that I have established my own website www.gloriatraveldiary.com, where I share my passion for travelling.
In December 2018, I took a leap of faith and climbed Africa’s tallest mountain and the world free standing mountain, KILIMANJARO!
The trek was quite an adventure I will cherish always, and because of that I authored a book called “KUMBUKIZI KILIMANJARO” a book on my memories of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, and I plan to translate it into English, French and Chinese Languages. In the book recall my expedition in a simple humour language. The best feeling is when 3 of my colleagues did the trek because, if Gloria can climb it, so I am!
I have been to Serengeti, Zanzibar, Mafia Island, Climbed Kilimanjaro, Tarangire n.p, Ruaha and Mkomazi and I can say, please come to Tanzania and enjoy the unforgettable experience of the wildlife, beaches, hills and mountains and the best sunset of the plains of Serengeti. Wherever I go, I invite others to the most beautiful country of the Eastern Africa, Tanzania and experience that.
I have social media accounts and use them for the tourism promotions and share my experiences and mostly I get questions and feedback. My hobbies include reading, baking, swimming, and networking.