Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tourism earnings are estimated to have grown slower in the first ten months of 2019, according to to the Central Bank. The government had planned to attract more than one million tourists this year on top of the 1.8 million people received in 2018, …
Read More »Rwanda announces partnership with French club PSG in battle for tourists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has added another European club to promote its tourism and products like coffee by announcing a partnership with French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The club announced today that Visit Rwanda will also be displayed at the Parc des Princes Stadium where fans of …
Read More »Minister Ssempijja orders iinquiry into Entebbe botanical land giveaway
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agriculture Minister Vincent Ssempijja has directed the National Agricultural Research Organization-NARO to institute an inquiry into the giveaway of land within Entebbe Botanical gardens. The 40-hectare piece of land situated close to the National Agricultural Research Organization and Victoria Mall in Entebbe covers a 4-kilometre …
Read More »Disputed Western Sahara becomes kitesurfing hotspot
Dakhla, Western Sahara | AFP | In the heart of disputed Western Sahara, a former garrison town has become an unlikely tourist magnet after kitesurfers discovered the windswept desert coast was perfect for their sport. In Dakhla, an Atlantic seaport town punctuated with military buildings in Morocco-administered Western Sahara, swarms of kitesurfers …
Read More »Ker Luo and Kwar Adhola start World Forum of Luo Kings
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly 500 years after the descendants of Adhola and Owiny separated in present day Tororo in Uganda, their descendants on Thursday November 7, 2019 signed a pact confirming their blood relationship, and agreed to reunite and work together. There was a brief cultural …
Read More »Growing tourism sector
UTB strengthens marketing and quality of service Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Tourism Board is gearing up regulating tourism facilities, travel agents and tourist guides countrywide to support growth of the sector. In an interview with The Independent on Oct.15 at Protea Hotel during the agency’s quarterly media …
Read More »Uganda showcasing faith-based tourism in Nigeria
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Uganda is showcasing faith, adventure and film tourism at the Akwaaba Africa Travel Market in Nigeria which started on September 22 and ends today September 24, 2019, according to a media release distributed by Uganda Tourism Board dated Sept.20. Team Uganda is led by the Minister of …
Read More »Uganda drops six places in latest Tourism Competitiveness Index rankings
TTCI Rankings 2019 In 2015 114 In 2017 106 In 2019 112 Visitor arrivals 1,402,400 Inbound receipts $937.3 million Receipts per arrival $668 Top African countries Mauritius 54 South Africa 61 Seycheles 62 Egypt 65 Morocco 66 Namibia 81 Kenya 82 Tunisia 85 …
Read More »Uganda tourism ranking exposes best prospects
Country tops on natural resources, price competitiveness Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The latest Travel & Tourism (T&T) Competitiveness Report 2019 shows the challenges of implementing a business strategy for Uganda’s tourism sector. The T&T Competitiveness Index (TTCI) measures factors and policies that enable the development and competitiveness of …
Read More »Amos Wekesa test sails MV Kazinga on Lake Edward
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The MV Kazinga is in Uganda, and ready to sail. This after weeks on the road from Mombasa, to Kampala then eventually to the Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda. Great Lakes Safaris chief Amos Wekesa and his team on Wednesday test …
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