TOURISM

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 …

Washington, United States | AFP | United Airlines has run into a social media storm after it barred two teenage girls from boarding a flight in Denver because they were wearing leggings. Another girl who was also wearing leggings was allowed to board the flight from Denver International Airport to …

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 …

Accra, Ghana | AFP | Ghanaian authorities have closed the popular tourist destination of Kintampo Falls after 20 people died in a tree fall tragedy, officials said Monday. A group of high school and university students were swimming on Sunday afternoon at the picturesque waterfalls in the Brong-Ahafo region, some 450 …

Expensive hotels: Top operators offer solutions to trend threatening tourism sector Build more high-end hotels and attract more international hotel chains to create competition and lower rates. Those are some of the views of experts in Uganda’s hotel sector about the high costs of hotel accommodation in Uganda which they …

VIDEO: The newly arrived Executive Chef of the Kampala Sheraton Hotel  Vinz Leth Karlsen talks about his plans to spruce up menus and venues, his first impression about the supply chain for the hotel and how he sees Kampala after a month on location.   Share on:

San Francisco, United States | Travel service Expedia added to its board the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, according to a public filing posted Friday. Expedia expanded its board from 13 to 14 members and elected Chelsea Clinton to fill the …

Red Rocks to host Seeds of Hope Festival By Joseph Ondiek Rwanda is famous for its compelling tourist attraction, the most conspicuous one being gorilla trekking. And Musanze district in the Northern Province; the most mountainous district comprising the largest part of the Volcanoes National Park, is home of most …

VIDEO: There has been a rise in human –wildlife conflicts around protected National Parks that threaten conservation of biodiversity. The conflicts have increased as a result of the onset of the rain season as animals venture into gardens to enjoy the young crops. The problem is more pronounced in areas around …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  One of Africa’s oldest and largest elephants was killed by poachers in Kenya on Monday, according to a conservation group that protects the dwindling group of giant “tuskers”. Richard Moller of the Tsavo Trust told AFP that Satao II, named after another famed giant killed …