This Christmas season, Uganda has incurred a big inflow of tourists.

This was evidenced by the over bookings that are experienced by hotel rooms as well as flights.

This tourism boom has been due to the enhanced security, better image-building and advanced improvements in hotel facilities.

When interviewed to comment about the present hotel bookings, Mani Khan the director for tourism of the Madhvani Group, which runs Paara and Mweya safari lodges said they have sold out their rooms and they are fully booked for 3 weeks. He applauded that this is a better season as compared to last year because in the past they had been receiving NGOs but now they are mainly foreign tourists for the tourism purpose mostly coming from USA, UK, Germany, and Netherlands.

Airlines, too, are fully booked. “Each of our incoming flights have an average of 40 to 50 passengers more than the same period last year,” said

Pierre De Clercq of SN Brussels Airlines also commented that they have realized an improvement in the incoming flights average of 40 to 50 passengers as compared to last year. He also applauded that since last year, the flights are 100% fully booked. He added that the cheap fares and the seats reserved for groups were sold out six months earlier. This is an implication that tourism is booming in Uganda

KLM, which has just started operating a direct line Amsterdam-Entebbe, and British Airways also confirmed their flights are packed, with long waiting lists.
KLM and British airways also acknowledged that their flights are packed with long waiting lists. Sabiti Kainembabazi of British Airways also affirmed that flights from London are fully booked.

Added to the increasing airlines developing in Uganda, the influx of tourists and travelers to Uganda in this festive season is a climax that acknowledges tourism development. This influx is also owed to the beautiful nature of Uganda, the biodiversity that is flora and fauna, the Cultural and historical site , and also the recreation that Uganda’s tourism industry has.

By Tanah Hadijah

Uganda Travel News