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| The Role Played By Transport in the Development of Tourism in Kayonza Subcounty, Kanungu Distric
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Friday Christopher, Nyesigire Vallence
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Abstract:
The study was about the role of transport to the development of tourism in Kayonza Subcounty in Kanungu district and was guided by the following objectives: to understand the structure of transport and tourism sectors in Uganda, to determine the role of transport in tourism and to identify challenges facing by transport companies in servicing tourism. The study used a population of 100 individuals who comprised of Transport companies, Tour operators, tourism officials and the community members and a sample of 80 respondents. The research design that was used is a descriptive analytical study that consisted of both Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Generally, this research explored primary and secondary data about the role of transport in tourism in Uganda with specific objectives of identifying nature, types and size of transport in Rwanda, to determine percentage share of transport in tourism, to identify challenges facing by transport companies in servicing tourism and to offer solutions to meet the challenges of transport in Ugnda.Respondents were required to explain the structure of transport in Uganda. Concerning to identify nature, types and size of transport in use by the respondent companies, the results from respondents revealed that the majority of respondents are those one doing road transport where in 92.5% of respondents are doing land transport-based activities while the remaining 7.5% are doing air transport. These results imply that in Uganda their transport modes are mainly based on land transport, normally this is significantly as there is only one main airport in Uganda while road reach in every administrative sector of Uganda. Normally, tourists used to use land transport, this will lead the tourists to visit a smaller number of numbers of destination as land transport requires enough time to reach the destinations. Challenges facing by transport companies in servicing tourism. They include; Seasonality or unpredictable variations in car demand with 10% of the total respondents, Lack of adequate transport infrastructure like roads and bridge with 37.5% of the total respondents, Land sliding with 23.3% of the total respondents, Bad service due to unexpected increase in customers with 15% of the total respondents, Loss due to unexpected decease in customers with 12.5% of the total respondents, Availability of competent human resource with 6.7% of the total respondents, Maintenance of vehicles with 10% of the total respondents. The results above revealed that the main challenge faced by transport companies that currently servicing the tourism. The results reveal the solutions for the respondents to meet transport challenges in tourism. Majority of respondents (50%) opined modern roads as a solution to transport challenges in tourism services followed by another 12.5% of them expressing repairs and maintenance of existing roads, creation of public transport facility at tourism destinations, hiring of quality human resource for 10% while 12.5% of respondents expressed a strong transport policy and another 6.25% of them indicated specialization in transport service as solutions to those challenges. This implies that the potential solutions to meet transport challenges are availability of modern roads followed by repairing and maintenance of existing roads. Normally, modern roads facilitate in promoting tourism by avoiding traffic jams, which will help transport operators to provide good service to tourists by saving time. Adequate maintenance of existing roads will be very helpful for smooth tourist mobility. It shall attract more tourists by enjoying smart roads and less fatigue as roads are maintained.
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