The Grading of Hotels in Uganda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (chogm) will soon be conducted.

The plan to register and classify all hotel establishments in Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono will take place between February to July 2007. The grading which will be the first of its kind
in Uganda will be done by the ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry,in conjunction with the local authorities in Kampala, using the East African classification system.

During the grading, several standards and basic considerations will be followed which includes: The product, the service and the management system. The classification exercise is going to give five stars to the hotels of the highest grade and one star to the lowest.

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda Hotel News