Persistent funding gaps by the Government of its Tourism Development Programme (FY 20/21 to FY 24/25) are slowing down the sector's post-Covid-19 recovery and if not urgently addressed, Uganda risks failing to meet all of the programme's targets, Herbert Byaruhanga the President of the Confederation of Uganda Tourism Associations (COUTA), has warned.
Mr. Byaruhanga, who was speaking at this year's World Tourism Day 2023 national celebrations in the western district of Hoima, raised a red flag, saying that there already were worrying signs that the country is lagging behind its regional competitors in post-pandemic recovery and said that accelerating enhanced funding of the sector's unfunded priorities, was an urgent prerequisite.
"While this increase offers hope and optimism, it is our shared aspiration that we accelerate our efforts, particularly in the funding of the tourism sector. Failure to do so places us at risk of not achieving the targets outlined in the National Development Plan III , which include attracting 2.1 million visitors and generating USD 1.862 billion in revenues.
However according to the Annual Performance Report for FY2022/23 recently released by the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, with only two years, left to the end of the programme, the sector is far from achieving these targets.
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