Machine learning project that predicts tourist preferences and booking behavior in Tanzania using data analysis and supervised learning models.
# Tanzania Tourism Prediction using Machine Learning
## 📌 Project Overview
This project focuses on predicting tourist preferences and booking behavior in Tanzania using Machine Learning techniques.
The objective is to analyze tourism-related data and build predictive models that can help improve tourism planning and decision-making.
## 🎯 Problem Statement
Tourism is a major economic sector in Tanzania. By analyzing historical tourism data, this project aims to predict patterns such as tourist interests, travel preferences, or booking behavior using data-driven methods.
## 🛠 Technologies Used
- Python
- NumPy
- Pandas
- Matplotlib
- Seaborn
- Scikit-learn
## 📊 Machine Learning Workflow
1. Data loading and exploration
2. Data cleaning and preprocessing
3. Feature encoding and selection
4. Model training
5. Model evaluation and performance analysis
## 🤖 Models Used
The project applies supervised machine learning algorithms to build predictive models.
Model performance is evaluated using appropriate metrics to ensure reliability.
## 📁 Project Files
- `tanzania-tourism-prediction.ipynb` – Jupyter Notebook containing the full data analysis and model training process
- `requirements.txt` – Python libraries required to run the project
- `.gitignore` – Specifies files ignored by Git
## 🚀 How to Run the Project
1. Install the required libraries:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt