Uganda: Expand Scope of Our Tourist Attractions

8 February 2016
editorial

Uganda's tourism sector has over the years registered great strides. A study carried out by the Ministry of Tourism, the World Bank and the Department for International Development shows a progressive growth in which Uganda registered 946,000 tourists in 2010, and 1.1 million in 2011.

According to the Ministry of Tourism sector statistical abstract for 2014, the total arrivals and departures in the country have steadily increased from 2011 to 2013. However, the report notes that while tourist arrivals for 2013 increased to 1,206,334 from 1,196,765 in 2012, translating to an increment of 0.8 per cent, this is a slow growth compared to 4 per cent growth between 2011 and 2012.

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