The government plans to spend Shs289.6 billion on tourism development programmes in the 2024/2025 financial year.
The tourism development envelope has been increased by slightly more than Shs50 billion from the Shs248.7 billion in the 2023/2024 financial.
Two years ago, the envelope hardly floated beneath the Shs200 billion mark and an increase of Shs100 billion in two financial years would impress many sector players.
But that is far from it.
Tourism stakeholders argue that the current budget fails to address key priorities, potentially undermining the effectiveness of the proposed tourism initiatives.
Despite Uganda’s resurgence as one of the top 10 global tourism destinations, stakeholders contend that such rankings, though…