Uganda Safari News » tourism industry http://www.ugandansafaris.com/safari-news Latest Ugandan Safari News, Tourism Events and Updates Tue, 24 May 2011 11:56:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Communities Demand More From National Parks http://www.ugandansafaris.com/safari-news/2010/09/09/communities-demand-more-from-national-parks/ http://www.ugandansafaris.com/safari-news/2010/09/09/communities-demand-more-from-national-parks/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:00:59 +0000 admin http://www.ugandansafaris.com/safari-news/?p=127 Communities living around Bwindi and Mgahinga National Parks have complained that they are not benefiting from the tourism industry yet it has become Uganda’s first foreign exchange earner. According to the chairman of the Batwa minority, Elias Habyarimana, the people living around the areas get peanuts yet they were the inhabitants of these forests before they were gazetted. Silver Baguma, the Kabale district chairman, said that the locals were not prepared to compete for opportunities in the tourism industry. He added by saying that the gorilla levy fund given back to the community is little compared to the sacrifices they have made to protect the national parks.

]]> http://www.ugandansafaris.com/safari-news/2010/09/09/communities-demand-more-from-national-parks/feed/ 0 Uganda to Market Tourism in The Shangai 2010 World Exposition in May http://www.ugandansafaris.com/safari-news/2010/04/20/uganda-to-market-tourism-in-the-shangai-2010-world-exposition-in-may/ http://www.ugandansafaris.com/safari-news/2010/04/20/uganda-to-market-tourism-in-the-shangai-2010-world-exposition-in-may/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:40:20 +0000 admin http://www.ugandansafaris.com/safari-news/?p=101 Uganda’s government is to market its Tourism industry at the China Shangai 2010 world exposition in May 2010. Gagawalla Wambuzi, The State Minister for Trade says the Shangai expo that will take place in mainland China is expected to attract over 70 million visitors for five months running from May to October this year.

The minister said that Uganda will use the expo to market its tourism potential to the rest of the world.  He said that Uganda can earn billions of dollars annually if it markets its tourism potential well to European countries.

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