SOCIAL NETWORKS TO PROMOTE TOURISM
Social networks to promote tourism have been established. In Uganda, the Ministry of Tourism has launched a campaign to promote the tourism sector online through the social media campaign on Face book and Twitter, ‘dubbed My Uganda’. It was launched last week by the Tourism Minister Ephraim Kamuntu, gives residents and international visitors an opportunity to share their experiences of the country. Through My Uganda people can share impressions, experiences and memories of the country, its people, wildlife, scenery and culture through social media channels face book and twitter. Anyone interested from the public, will load videos and photographs and publish their written reflections onto a dedicated face book page. This has come up when tourism in the country is taking the lead in bringing up foreign exchange. Uganda was referred to as the “Pearl of Africa” by Sir Churchill due to the striking resources it’s gifted with. These include lakes, rivers, mountains, waterfalls, wildlife, bird species to mention but a few. “I hope that as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our independence, Ugandans and our international friends will embrace My Uganda” as a way in which we can tell the world about our great country. Through this campaign we will show that Lonely Planet was correct to declare Uganda as the world’s best country to visit in 2012,” said the minister. “I am very proud to say that the very first video contribution has been submitted by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Amama Mbabazi. In it he celebrates the ‘great, fascinating and captivating beauty’ of his Uganda and remarks that the country is ‘poised to take off’ in a way which will bring about a ‘new and prosperous nation,’ Prof. Kamuntu added.
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