UGANDA MARKS WORLD TOURISM DAY IN FORT PORTAL TOURISM CITY; STAKEHOLDERS ROOT FOR INCREASED ROLE OF TOURISM IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Fort Portal Tourism City, Uganda. 28 September 2020 – Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International World Tourism Day on 27th September 2020, with a call for increased involvement of rural communities in the tourism value chain.
Held under the theme, “Tourism and Rural Development”, this year’s celebrations highlighted the benefits of including locals in tourism, especially the rural communities that host the various tourism attractions across the country.