The Uganda Tourism Bill 2007 was passed on Tuesday into law to govern tourism activities in the country.

The law which repeals the Hotels Act, the Tourist Agents Licensing Act and the Uganda Tourist Board Act replaces the former spread out uncoordinated manner

The law sets standards, provides for licensing, regulating and controlling the tourism sector and it will give effect to the implementation of the Tourism Policy 2003 and reconstitute the Uganda Tourist Board to make it private sector-driven.

Tourism is one of Uganda’s biggest foreign exchange earners, contributing $320m per annum or 25% of the export earnings annually. The sector also employs 70,000 people, constituting 17% of the employment workforce.

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda hotel news