TRAVEL & GET INSPIRED

Growing local inspiration to invest & increase facilities Security Improvement in infrastructure Wide range of products UTB international marketing efforts. Packaging products to redefine destination Kasese – beyond selling the wild game Harness technology to market destination Kasese – digital marketing & online transactions Training Corporate governance for facility owners Management training workshops Customer care training for the shop floor staff Promote facility certification Launch the Rwenzori Tourism week Participation in international exhibitions.

Outlines the strategic focus of KTIF as an institution and all its stakeholders over the next five (5) years. Defines where we are and points to where we want to go, Shows the strategies that will take us to where we agre going Pens down the resources (i.e., technical, human and capital) requirements that we need to get there.

We are a member based organization that registered by guarantee in Nov 2019, Created to promote sustainable tourism investment in Kasese. We have a membership base of over 150 tourism investors& we work with government authorities, agencies and international bodies. Members have businesses that include tours & travel, hotels and training Ran by; A Board of Directors – the decision making organ. A Secretariat – responsible for the day to day operations

2017
Started
Started

2017 we started as a whatsapp group

2018
Registered
Registration

We registered the organization

2019
Expanded
Meeting

Held the first round table in Kampala

2020
Exposure
Exposure

Exposure visit in Arusha, Naivasha, Online zoom Roundtable

2021
Roundtable
Roundtable

Held another round table in Kasese

2021
Affiliation
Affiliation

Affiliation with Tourism bodies such as UWA and UNWTO

Why Kasese

Kasese district has a total surface area of 3,389 square kilometers, with 86% land area, 63% of this land area is covered by nature and wildlife reserves and government institutions.

This implies only 1,077square kilometers available as arable land for the 785,557 population in the district, one of the highest populations densities in Uganda at 450 persons per square kilometer.

It is very difficult to carry out agriculture for food production and household incomes.

Gateway to some of the most active tourism sites in Uganda including Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Mount Rwenzori National Park. Over 85,000 tourists went through Kasese district in 2019 to visit these attractions.

Sensitize communities; On the effects of biodiversity degradation Alternative sources of livelihoods to reduce pressure on ecosystem To progressively be part of profitable tourism business.
Engage certification entities and bodies at national, regional and global levels Identify & establish networks for entrepreneurs exposure & capacity building to enhance quality of tourism investments, servcies & goods. Organizing exposure visits
Map, package and profile the products and service points/offering of the destination. Promoting digital marketing on relevant e-platforms Organizing events and organize exhibitions •Participation in international tourism business expos
Map food production systems practiced in the district and their challenges. Sensitizing farmers on climate smart tourism foods. Conducting demonstrations of climate smart food production systems. Awarding farmers practicing climate smart food production systems.
Identify, map profile and support the marketing of all the social cultural sites with a tourism potential
Training and capacity building of the Board, Management and members shall be organized to pave room for effective corporate governance.