The travel industry organizes to get one development license during lockdown

Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has uncovered that development grants for the private area the travel industry vehicles will be limited to one vehicle for each organization.

The disclosure is made regarding the official mandates declared on eighteenth June, 2021 to control the flood in COVID-19 cases in the country.

Uganda is wrestling with a second rush of the destructive Coronavirus that has so far guaranteed lives of 660 Ugandans.

On Friday, President Yoweri Museveni reported a few severe measures to contain spread of the infection remembering boycott for parties, public vehicle among others however permitted development of vacationers across all locations in the country.

As per the assertion delivered on 21st June 2021, by UTB Chief Executive Officer, Lily Ajarova, all partners in the travel industry area with liquefied and convincing exceptional development needs will hereafter present their solicitations for development grants to UTB.Ajarova says the solicitations will then, at that point be sent to the Ministry of Works which has been commanded to give development licenses.

“The solicitation will incorporate the Name, Organization, National ID Number and additionally Passport number, Title or Designate of the Employee, Total number of Employees, Number of Employees for whom travel leeway is looked for, and the Registration Number of the vehicle to be utilized” Ajarova noted.

Ajarova asked private area players to downsize staff working from workplaces to change to telecommuting however much as could be expected.

UTB noticed that lone firms enrolled with it will be considered for the licenses further admonition that those that misuse the conceded grants will confront programmed dropping and suspension from business by the board