{"id":1845,"date":"2023-07-09T14:18:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T14:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawbertconsult.com\/lca\/?page_id=1845"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:34:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:34:30","slug":"tourism-sector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lawbertconsult.com\/lca\/tourism-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1845\" class=\"elementor elementor-1845\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a700e55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a700e55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bba4358\" data-id=\"2bba4358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583cb58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"583cb58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Opportunities <\/strong>in Tourism<\/p>\n\n<p>Tourism is a fast-growing sector supported by the fact that Uganda is ranked as a top tourist destination and one of only three countries with about 50% of the world\u2019s known population of endangered mountain gorillas. <em>(Source: Lonely planet 2012 and CNN 2016, which ranked Uganda among the top 16 holiday destinations in the world)<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Game viewing is the most popular tourist activity in the country\u2019s national parks. This is because the country has a variety of game, including the rare tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, white rhinoceros, and elephant and it is home to 11% of the world\u2019s bird species (a total of 1,060 bird species). It is also blessed with unspoiled scenic beauty including forests, hills and mountains, rivers and lakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Opportunities in tourism range from :-\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Constructing high quality accommodation facilities,\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<li>Operating tour and travel circuits (bicycle tours, air balloon travel, marine activities on Lake Victoria and river rafting on the Nile River)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<li>Development of specialised eco and community tourism facilities and faith-based tourism such as pilgrimages to the Namugongo-Uganda martyrs, Mahatma Gandhi statue, and Bishop Hannington landing site on the Nile.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Steadily growing tourist numbers are estimated to have reached 1.5 million per year, contributing 7.7% to GDP.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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