Who is a Tourist?
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.
How Many Tourists Visited Uganda
Uganda received about 814,508 international visitors in 2022, up 59% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
The number of tourist arrivals fell 47.8 percent to 473,085 in 2021, compared to nearly 1.5 million pre-Covid-19, The Monitor newspaper reported, citing ministry data.
How is the tourism industry in Uganda?
Tourism in Uganda holds the key to increased job creation, increased foreign exchange earnings, enhanced domestic revenue mobilization, and a services-led economic transformation.
What is the tourism status in Uganda?
Tourism in Uganda is an increasingly important contributor to its economy. The 1.5 million international arrivals, combined with a growing number of
domestic tourists, generated 7.75% of GDP and 6.7% of total national employment in 2018 (CBI, 2020). COVID-19 has been a disaster for the tourism industry in Uganda.