Economic and Statistical Analysis of Tourism in Uganda

The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities (MTWA) instituted a sample survey of tourists exiting Uganda in 2012-the Tourism Expenditure and Motivation Survey (TEMS). This survey collected data on tourist expenditures, duration of stay, tourist activities, sites visited, levels of satisfaction, and suggestions for improvements in the sector. The purpose of this report is to present the results of the economic analysis of tourist expenditures, and the associated statistical analysis, to inform government decisions on how to increase the contribution that tourism makes to the growth of the Ugandan economy. The economic analysis of tourism based on the TEMS survey focuses on the impact of tourist expenditures on the economy. The scope is therefore limited to the impact of tourism exports, but these exports are important contributors to the development of the Ugandan economy, increasing foreign exchange earnings, and improving the balance of payments. The data show that leisure and cultural tourists spend 30 percent to 100 percent more than other types of tourists per visit to Uganda. This substantial difference in spending makes these tourists an attractive target in government efforts to increase the economic contribution of the tourism sector and reinforces the importance of strengthening the marketing of Ugandan tourism. The TEMS survey estimates that roughly 500,000 foreign tourists spent at least one night in Uganda in 2012, and nearly 75,000 of these were leisure or cultural tourists. In 2013 more than one million nonresidents visited Uganda, and it is estimated that about half of them of them stay at least one night. Tourists' overall satisfaction with their trip to Uganda is high. However, local transport in Uganda and insufficient visitor information are the most frequently cited sources of dissatisfaction and suggested areas for improvement.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013-07
Subjects:	ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES, ADVENTURE TOURISM, AIR, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRLINES, AIRWAYS, BIKES, BIRD WATCHING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BOTTLENECKS, BUS, BUSES, BUSINESS CLIMATE, BUSINESS SERVICES, CAMPSITES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAR, CAR RENTAL, CARS, CITIES, COTTAGES, CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, CULTURAL TOURISM, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DAY TRIPS, DESTINATIONS, DISPOSABLE INCOME, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC IMPACT, EUROPEAN TOURISTS, EXCHANGE RATES, EXCISE TAX, EXPANSION OF TOURISM, FISHING, FOREIGN TOURISTS, FOREIGN TRAVEL, GAME RESERVES, GDP, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HOLIDAYS, HOSTEL, HOSTELS, HOTEL, HOTELS, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES, IMPACT OF TOURISM, IMPACTS OF TOURISM, INSPECTION, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS, INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INTERNATIONAL HOTELS, INTERNATIONAL TOURIST, INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS, LAND TRANSPORT, LEISURE, LEISURE ACTIVITIES, LEISURE TOURIST, LEISURE TOURISTS, LOCAL HOTELS, LOCAL TRANSPORT, MEANS OF TRANSPORT, MINISTRY OF TOURISM, MOTELS, MUSEUMS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER, NATIONAL PARK, NATIONAL PARKS, NATURAL AREAS, NATURAL ASSETS, NATURAL PARKS, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL SITES, NATURE TOURISM, NUMBER OF TOURISTS, NUMBERS OF TOURISTS, NUMBERS OF VISITORS, PACKAGE TOUR, PARK INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKS, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PER CAPITA INCOME, PRIVATE VEHICLES, REAL ESTATE, RECREATION, RECREATIONAL SERVICES, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RETAIL TRADE, ROAD, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, SAFARI LODGE, SAFARIS, SECURITY OF TENURE, SERVICE ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL SERVICES, SPIRITUAL TOURISTS, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, TAX, TAX EXPENDITURES, TAX REVENUES, TAXIS, TOUR OPERATOR, TOUR OPERATORS, TOURISM, TOURISM ASSETS, TOURISM BOARD, TOURISM COUNCIL, TOURISM EXPENDITURE, TOURISM EXPORTS, TOURISM OPERATORS, TOURISM SECTOR, TOURISM SERVICES, TOURIST, TOURIST ACTIVITIES, TOURIST ARRIVALS, TOURIST ATTRACTION, TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, TOURIST DESTINATION, TOURIST EXPENDITURE, TOURIST EXPERIENCE, TOURIST OPERATORS, TOURIST SERVICES, TOURIST SITE, TOURIST SITES, TOURISTS, TOURS, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION CHOICES, TRAVEL AGENCIES, TRAVEL AGENT, TRAVEL AGENTS, TRAVELERS, TRIP, UNDERESTIMATES, VALUE ADDED, VEHICLES, VISITOR, VISITOR INFORMATION, VISITOR SATISFACTION, VISITORS, WAGES, WILDLIFE SAFARI, WORKING AGE, WORLD TOURISM, WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION, WORLD TRAVEL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18042881/economic-statistical-analysis-tourism-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16252
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