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The Transport Network System and the Development of the Tourism Sector. A Case of Isingiro District

Niwagaba Ivan, Lunyoro Florence


Abstract

The study aimed at transport network system and the development of the tourism sector and it was guided by the following objectives; To examine the role of transport on the development of the tourism sector in Isingiro District, to analyze the effect of road transport on the development of the tourism sector in Isingiro District and to examine the strategies for the development of the tourism sector in Isingiro District. The study adopted a descriptive correlational and cross-sectional and case study survey research design. The descriptive correlational design was used to establish whether there was a significant relationship between advertising and the consumer behavior. From the findings therefore it was noted that there was a strong mechanism for enhancing the road services in the tourism sites (2.81); roads in the park attain and operate under good policy framework (3.00); employees in the national park are tailed for effective customer satisfaction (2.94); management of the tourism sites had always sought for government intervention into road services (3.13) authorities had developed a scheme for road improvements in the region (3.82) and lastly it was noted that there is an effective workmanship in the management of the road services that already existed in the western region (3.50) which generally implied that the different stake holders had tried their level best to ensure the road network system was improved and worked on to be efficient and effective in order to promote the growth and development of the tourism sector in the western part of Uganda. There was need for integration of the tourism destination, through vertical and horizontal integration of functions in the tourism global network has been quoted, more verification of the industry’s integration levels was required. research.miu.ac.ug/publications 1028 METROPOLITAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (MJBE) ISSN 1813-4238 Vol. 2 Issue 4, July - 2023, Pages: 1028-1046

Keywords

transport network system development and tourism
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research

Cite This Article

Niwagaba Ivan & Lunyoro Florence (2023). The Transport Network System and the Development of the Tourism Sector. A Case of Isingiro District. Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research, 2(7). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=967

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