The promotion of on-line permits to affect tour operators in Uganda

Recently Gorilla trekking safaris have been working on booking permits directly from Uganda Wildlife Authority by the tour operators, but now moderation wants to change history through introducing smart cards which gorilla trekkers can use to book for gorilla tours on line, a new idea which is not agreed with the tour operators all over Uganda.
Mr Andrew Seguya, the director of Uganda Wildlife Authority suggested that in order to increase the gorilla tracking safaris in Uganda, the gorilla permit system should be installed because it’s more secure to be used by the tourists who want gorilla safaris.
He continued to say, that the on line permits is going to change the way people book permits. In the past the system was to sell permits to the tour operators and also allocate the gorilla groups to the tourists. The method had a problem since tourists who come as a family and would want to track together might find problems since a particular group might not have enough permits for the tourists. Therefore the new system will help in selling according to destination hence this will increase Mountain gorilla tracking safaris to Uganda.
Tour operators have disagreed with the new development since gorillas are Uganda’s best attractions and if gorilla permits are accessed online, it will mean that the tour operators are pushed out of business. Gorilla tourism is the fast growing tourist attraction of Uganda and it has promoted the tourism sector so it shouldn’t be tempered with in order to increase gorilla safaris in Uganda.
The UWA officials have completely ignored the cries of the tour operators of not selling the permits on line since they are going to be out of business because the number of tourist who book gorilla trekking permits through the operators is going to reduce.