Cancelled bookings, empty rooms and ballooning overheads: Uganda’s tourism sector counts COVID-19 costs- and it’s just the start

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Lilly Ajarova, the Uganda Tourism Board CEO, says that engagements with Ministry of Finance for an urgent stimulus package for tourism are on. In the meantime UTB is engaging sector players to push for a message of rescheduling and rebooking instead of cancellations so as to preserve cash flows and set a strong post-COVID-10 recovery foundation.