Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon Tom Butime
Nakayi Hadijah
On 27th Sept 2021, Uganda will join the rest of the world to celebrate the World Tourism day under the theme ” Tourism for inclusive growth” and a conference will be held to explore this theme.
During the month of September, a number of media engagements and digital activities have been lined up to further create awareness on the objectives of marking the day.
The conference will cover key topical issues in line with this year’s theme. These include equitability, tourism accessibility, financial accessibility, technology and innovations.
The Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon Tom Butime says the theme underscores the potential of tourism in promoting opportunities for communities around the world as well as the role that community engagement has in advancing sustainable tourism development.
” We celebrate this year’s world tourism day in very unprecedented times, amidst a pandemic that is ranging in it’s second year and has caused a lot of damage to the tourism industry. The impact has manifested in multiple lockdowns, travel restrictions, increased morbidity and loss of life. These conditions have led to loss of revenue, jobs and threatened the survival of the industry” says the the Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon Tom Butime.
The Minister also told reporters at Uganda media center that this year’s theme is ideally timed to contribute to the debate on Tourism’s contribution to sustainable development goals (SDGs) which places a high priority on local participation.
Ugandans are called upon to actively participate in the debate of making tourism work for inclusive growth, visit the attractions and engage in responsible tourism especially during this time of the pandemic.