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DESCRIPTIVE DATA ANALYSIS Data analysis. In this section the results of analyzing responses to the survey questions are provided. There were nine questions in the questionnaire (see appendix). Questions number one through seven were close ended qualitative and quantitative questions, while questions number eight and nine were open ended and purely qualitative questions. First, the analysis started with the average cost of the main package. Second, the average numbers of day‟s tourists spend in Tanzania for holidays. Third, SC integration of tour operators. Fourth, whether tour operators cooperate with other SC members. Fifth, tour operators‟ beliefs about the relationship between SC members‟ sharing of information and efficiency in the distribution of package. Sixth, tour operators‟ expectations about possible gains from cooperation. Seventh, a measure of how strong tour operator‟s beliefs and expectations expressed above are. As observed there are three main packages the tour operators are selling to tourists visiting Tanzania. According to survey responses these packages are Safari, Beach and Mountain climbing. The breakdown of average price of packages in this research show that 34.8% of the respondents are selling the package at average prices of US$ 2000 for 1 week, 39.13% are selling the safari, beach and mountain climbing packages at average prices of US$ 4500 for 2 weeks, and 26.08% of tour operators are selling the main packages at the average price of US$ 7000 for 3 weeks. The cheapest average price for the main package was US$ 2000 per week and the most expensive was US$ 9000 for one month. Descriptive statistics for average price and number of days for the main packages data has been summarized in table 2. Table 2: Average price and number of days for the main package. Number of days Average price Total Respondents 1-7 2000 13 8 – 14 4500 21 15 – 21 7000 12 > 21 9000 2 There are 25 respondents in total for this question. It is found that, 33.33% tour operators have short term contracts with airlines, 33.33% tour operators have long term contracts with airlines and 33.33% have no contracts with airlines. At the same time, among 25 respondents 29.17% have short term contracts with hotels, 54.17% tour operators have long term contracts with hotels and 16.67% tour operators have no contracts with hotels. Regarding partnerships with restaurants, 13.04% tour operators have responded to have short term contracts, 13.04% tour operators have responded to have long term contracts and 73.91% tou...