Hotels and other accommodation facilities in Uganda are fully booked, as Tourists are flock into the country for the Xmas season.

Rooms in major hotels are sold out and flights are fully booked by mainly foreign tourists, coming from the US, UK, Germany and the Netherlands.Flights like KLM and British Airways reported to be fully booked with long waiting lists.
Major Lodges like Mweya and Paraa safari lodges reported to be sold out since three weeks.

Until June 2006, the To urism Industry registered 335,630 new arrivals into the country,and the number is expected to reach around 670,000 for the whole year.The tourism boom is attributed to upgraded hotel facilities, better image-building and improved security.

Uganda attracts a large number of tourists due to several attarctions like gorillas, the Mountains of the Moon, the largest diversification of birds in the world, lakes and Rivers as wel as rich cultural tourism.

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda Hotel News