Pope’s visit good for Uganda Tourism.
Uganda is lucky to have hosted the Pope first among nations in Africa. Pope Paul VI visited Uganda in 1969; Pope John Paul later paid the nation visits in 1993. Pope Francis has also indicated his plans to visit Uganda in November 2015, according the Catholic News Agency.
Pope Francis reportedly declared, “God willing, I will be in Africa in November.” In the Central African Republic initially and then in Uganda. His preparations indicate that the journey je mentioned would be “before the presidential transition in the central African Republic and Uganda later in November.”
Invited by President Yoweri Museven on his trip to the Vatican last year, the Pope will be visiting Uganda. Should this be the case, Uganda would be the first nation the Pope visits three times among African nations.
Should the Pope be able to visit Uganda, this would be fantastic news for tourism as He will be traveling in a large party and most resorts will gain from having meals and beds. Given that November is typically poor season for tourism in Uganda and most lodges and hotels are constantly vacant, funds obtained from this would surely assist to provide money to pay for their staff.
It will undoubtedly boost Uganda’s foreign currency influx. Uganda as a nation has been suffering from inflation and high exchange rate; as of right now, the dollar is trading at Uganda Shillings three thousand which requires some intervention and hopefully the arrival of the Pope and his group will result in foreign exchange inflow something that will affect the exchange rate and terms of trade.
This third Pope’s trip will help Uganda become more known as one of the most stable and possible travel destination in Africa. Most televisions will center Uganda and as such, Uganda will have the visibility needed to advertise it as a travel destination. Uganda has endured so much from its past marked by bush warfare, political unrest but in the last thirty years, it has had some relative peace leading to notable economic growth.
Popes group will also have some opportunity to go on excursions in Uganda most particularly the advance group. Tour operators should therefore be ready to arrange trips to Jinja, Kampala, and other areas that these individuals may visit while in Uganda.
Uganda is blessed by many tourism attractions, including the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga, the longest river on planet earth, The Nile, The longest mountain ranges in the Rwenzoris, Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, Budungo Forest and so much more.
Furthermore well-known for their friendliness are Ugandans, whose customs are somewhat distinctive. Should the Pope’s visit be successful, most of these tourist sites will be emphasized by media outlets something that can result in a rise in visitor numbers to Uganda in the next years after his visit.
