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South Africa President Jacob Zuma has said that last year’s 8% increase in international tourist arrivals in Africa indicates the immense potential for further growth in the continent’s tourism sector. “Africa enjoyed an eight percent increase in international tourist arrivals to reach 58 million arrivals. This means that Africa is …

ATC News by Prof. Wolfgang H. Thome Now East Africa’s tourism apex body too speaks out against the gorilla permit fee hike in Rwanda #DownWithUmeme is a very popular hashtag by this correspondent over the frequent power outages caused by Uganda’s electricity company. Now however have readers opposed to the …

AATC News by Prof. Wolfgang H. Thome The UNWTO Elections There is no easy way to say this but someone has to say it in a way that everyone can understand what just went down in Madrid, Spain where the Executive Committee of the UN World Tourism Organization just voted for …

Members of Parliament (MPs) have threatened to block the budget for the tourism industry unless all four bodies involved in the tourism sector have functional boards. In the proposed budget for next financial year, tourism has been allotted Shs89billion but the ministry is requesting for an additional Shs65bn to market …

Kigali, RWANDA| RDB| 6 May 2017 – The Rwanda Development Board has announced an increase in the price of Gorilla Permits from US$ 750 to US $1,500 for all visitors effective immediately. A new exclusive package for tourists who wish to book an entire family of gorillas was also introduced …

Chicago, United States | AFP |  United Airlines on Thursday announced it will offer bumped passengers up to $10,000 in compensation and reduce overbooking following the dragging incident on board one of its flights that caused worldwide outrage. Those and other changes, which the airline called “substantial,” are the result …

Uganda plans to open an investment office in Doha, Qatar to facilitate prospective investors with information on trade, investment opportunities and to promote tourism. “Uganda will open an investment office in Doha. It will be part of Uganda’s Embassy in Qatar andwill also work on the promotion of tourism,” said President …

Ambassador Solomon Rutega has described Uganda’s tourism as a “smiling beauty in the dark” whose potential will stun the world once the spotlight is put on it. “Uganda’s tourism beauty has been compared to a smiling beauty in darkness,” he told over 100 major tour and travel operators, airlines and media …

The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has said the country earned as much as $4 million by hosting the World Cross Country Athletics Championships at the weekend. UTB’s Chief Executive Officer Stephen Asiimwe told the press that Uganda hosted over 2,500 people and their expenditure is projected to have reached $4 million …

UK Trade Envoy challenges Uganda to reduce the cost of doing business The UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Uganda Lord Dolar Popat has challenged the Government of Uganda to invest more in the tourism sector and reduce the cost of doing business, if the country is to attain the …