Tag Archives: tourism

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s growth strategy for the 2024/2025 Financial Year is anchored on agro-industrialisation, tourism development, mineral development including oil and gas, and technology and innovation, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has said. “These are the anchors that are going to propel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda kingdom has unveiled an online platform to enhance tourism within the kingdom. The web portal, visitbuganda.com, serves as an online marketplace where all tourism-related services can be accessed. It also showcases the various tourism attractions that Buganda has to offer to the world. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni wants all Ugandans to join in the efforts to promote Uganda as a favorable tourism destination. Museveni, in a speech delivered by the Vice President, Jessica Alupo while presiding over the opening ceremony of this year’s Pearl Of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has announced a comprehensive initiative to register and license all tourism enterprises in the country, aiming to identify and eliminate illegal operators. This move targets all unlicensed tourism enterprises, including hotels, restaurants, guest houses, tour operators, and travel agents, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Breweries Limited has announced a partnership with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB). Through this partnership, a UGX100 million sponsorship has been committed towards the 8th edition of The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo set to happen on May 23rd-25th at Speke Resort …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiques, Martin Mugarra, has urged Ugandans to establish more private and community museums as a means of preserving the country’s heritage and promoting tourism. He made the call as the country prepares to celebrate International Museum …

Tourism services are still generally poor and there is a need for investment especially in tour guiding, site interpretation, food and beverage services Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A comprehensive report released by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda has advocated for significant reforms in the tourism and oil and gas …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s tourism sector is one of the significant sectors with the potential to generate more revenue if adequately funded and marketed, lawmakers have re-echoed. The Members of Parliament (MPs) were responding to the Ministerial Policy Statement of the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s tourism authorities have said the country expects to increase annual tourism revenue to about 1.9 billion U.S. dollars and increase inbound tourism revenue per visitor from 1,052 dollars to 1,500 dollars. This was revealed by Ugandan Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Tom Butime, …

SPECIAL FEATURE | Security related issues are some of the things that are very hard to discuss without being impartial. Our perceptions are often informed by the negative news stories that make most of the headlines around the world. For a country like Uganda, it is hard for foreigners to consider …