Tourism From US Shows Signs of Major Rebound.

Oct 27, 2001

Some American tourists have postponed or cancelled upcoming trips to Uganda, but the long-term effect of the Sept.11 attacks on Uganda's tourism industry is unclear, according to U.S. tour operators and Ugandan embassy officials in Washington, DC. Eric Gordon, president of Park East Tours in New York City, said his business was hurt, just as all travel-related businesses were. Park East runs trips to Africa, the Middle East and South America.

"America is going through a change in society right now," Gordon said, "and I think all businesses are going to be affected," he said. As America's society goes through change, people around the world are …