{"id":"travel","title":"Arrivals, hotels and attractions","description":"Arrivals by month and border (2023), EAC visitors, hotel occupancy and visitors to major attractions.","licence":"Figures are official statistics published by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and its partner agencies. 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