BOOKS FOR TOURISM INSTIGATED
A collection of publications promoting Uganda’s tourism and culture has been launched by Tour guide Publications, an imprint of Fountain Publishers.
Speaking at the launch at Kampala Serena Hotel on Tuesday, the Chief Executive Officer of Fountain Group, Mr James Tumusiime, said the books are preordained to make Uganda a visitor-friendly country and to educate Ugandans about the exquisiteness of their country.
Tumusiime said that with the growing impetus of the tourism industry, we need to make Uganda a truly hospitable and visitor-friendly country.
He said the books would be great souvenirs, always reminding visitors about Uganda after they have returned home.
His Lordship the Mayor of Kampala, Alhajji Nasser Ntege Sebaggala, in a pre-launch speech said the books would fill the gap that has for long been vacant.
He said they would make the city, which already has repute for being a safe city, visitor-friendly. Among the books are: The hills of Kampala, Celebrity and Fashion, Tips on Ugandan Culture, Welcome to Kampala and Beyond, a who-is-who guide on Uganda’s celebrity list, a quarterly guide to Uganda’s tourism, a book about cross-cultural differences with tips for visitors who want to understand the Ugandan way of life, and Kampala A-Z, a directory and atlas of Kampala among others.
The mayor said Kampala A-Z is one of the achievements of his promises to transform the city.
He called on hotels to stock the books ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting due November 2007.
The books are obtainable in all bookshops countrywide and at Fountain House in Kampala.
BY TANAH HADIJAH