The Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute is a parastatal company, wholly owned by the government of Uganda, whose primary objective is to train and educate personnel in the hospitality and tourism industry, to promote tourism and deliver professional, sustainable services to tourists and promote the profitability and sustainability of Uganda's national tourist resources.
This location is approximately 79 kilometres (49 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.
[3] The institute was established in 1989 as a pilot school under the International Labour Organization and United Nations Development Programme.
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor is reported as CRJE East Africa Limited.
A computer lab and a library, both with capacity of 90 students are part of the new construction, as well as a new state-of-the-art teaching kitchen.