Pope Fancis’ Visit to boost Uganda’s tourism

Pope Fancis’ Visit to Uganda to boost its tourism
Following this year’s announcement by Pope Francis that he will visit Uganda in November, there have been excitements from different parts of the country and also from foreign countries. Many nationals especially Christians welcomed the good news with celebrations since it has been a long time since Uganda last hosted a pope. This year’s visit will be a record breaking visit in Africa with Uganda becoming the fourth most visited country by the pope on the planet. It will be the third time for this East African country to have a chance of hosting the religious leader. Few countries in Africa have had a chance of hosting the pope at least two times and these include; – Angola, Cameroon and Benin.

It should be noted that Uganda first hosted a pope in 1969 five years after the martyrs were canonized. He visited the various places were martyrs were killed from and also other holy places. Pope Paul VI again visited Uganda in 1993.From then; this pearl of Africa has been yearning to see the pope again. Last year, there was some hope but this was shattered after pope Francis announced that due to their busy schedule he could not make it. Ugandans never lost hope and this year their faith has been rewarded by the acceptance of the man on God to visit the nation.

However, tour operators too are expecting to gain from this visit as it will market the country’s fraternities to the rest of the world. Many people from different continents will be persuaded to explore more about this East African country as a result of pope’s visit. Being the fact the he will visit some cultural and religious sites like Namugongo shrine, it will help in boosting the country’s tourism as tourists will pick interest in visiting the place too. Off course he will come together with other delegates and one thing for sure is that they will be amazed by the breathtaking atmosphere in the country full of natural wonders. They will go back to their home countries and spread the gospel about this wonderful country hence acting as tourism marketing agents.

Hopefully this upcoming event will help in boosting the country’s tourism which has of lately been affected by various happenings in the world.