@YkeeBenda Kindly help highlight major concerns of how does one get to those parks, transport, affordable accommodation for muntu wawansi, nearest affordable restaurants and eating points, please help people plan well. Honestly there is more than just a parks fee(in this case which is free)
i think this is what @bridgetbagonza has been labourin' to say all day about the choice of "influencers" for this gig
as someone who's never been to murchison falls, i don't know how much a game drive costs, what accommodation options are available, how to get there, what a realistic itinerary looks like, what to pack, or what to avoid
with this video, i've now seen nyash and truly, i'm convinced to go to murchison
but that's the problem, no one's packin' up their bags to go to murchison based on such thoughtless and incompetent content
the people behind this campaign seem to have confused people who travel with travel creators
there's a difference between someone who documents their trips and someone whose content actually helps you plan yours
travel creators leave you informed
they give you guides, itineraries, budgets, hidden gems, dos and don'ts, and practical tips that make you think, "i can actually do this trip"
instead, we're seein' videos of nyash, folks drivin' recklessly on the road, etc
great for their personal brands, perhaps, but not necessarily for convincin' the average ugandan to visit a national park
if the objective is to increase domestic tourism, popularity shouldn't be the main selection criteria
expertise in creatin' travel content should
because at the end of the day, tourism marketin' shouldn't leave us wantin' to visit the "influencer" instead of the destination
@YkeeBenda@weskambale@BridgetBagonza You guys are doing an amazing job, but it would be nice to just travel as you individually to give as a picture of the whole experience without UWA/UTB vehicles and guides, because we the target audience for the open pack days we may not have the very many privileges you have
@weskambale@BridgetBagonza This is very helpful and insightful. Our planners needs to consider many things while organising such initiatives, there more that's is not told, how much does it cost to travel to the park, where and how much is the accommodation, how do I get around, these very key areas