Tourism sector lacks government support-Uganda safari News
The tourism sector has been considered as the highest income contributor to the country. The industry budget has always been given little funds which has affected the projects which are carried out with in the sector. This has affected the safaris to Uganda
and also the ranking list since tourism no longer stands among the
professed priority sectors inspite of the contribution it makes to the
national economy.
The tour operators have continuously accused the government of not funding the tourism sector even without giving
it the due recognition and the budgetary support that it deserves. The
different government officials have continued to think that the tourism
sector does not require any financial support since they think it’s a
static industry. This has affected the number of people who come for safari tours to Uganda, therefore leading to the reduction of revenues in Uganda.
The
low funding has affected the marketing of the tourism sector. This is
because the budget allocation to the tourism sector is always reduced
and the tourism board is left with no option apart from not carrying out
its work. If the tourism sector is well funded, it can help in creating
jobs to the people, boost foreign exchange earnings,
can also help in attracting foreign investment and also making the
country popular as a tourist destination. This can help in increasing
the number of safari visits.
Marketing
and promoting of the tourism industry should be done mainly by the
government so that the number of tourists who come to safari Uganda
can gradually increase, this will help in increasing the incomes of the
tourism sector and all the stake holders, hence developing the country.
Prime Uganda safaris & Tours Ltd.
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