Ongodia (L) at the source of R. Nile with his client. In 2018, Sam Ongodia, a father of two returned from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) after two years working in a hotel. With a passion for the hospitality industry, upon return, he used the savings to buy a car
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Rhinos at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary Tourism sector players have called for the reopening of the country’s only wild rhino sanctuary (Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary), amidst a conflict between the managers of the sanctuary, the Rhino Fund Uganda and the owners of the land hosting the facility, Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranches. On
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Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA is planning to relocate 33 Rhinos from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola district due to land conflicts. Located in Nakitoma Sub County, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (ZRS) has been under the management of Rhino Fund Uganda, a non-government organization. However, about four years ago land row broke up
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Gorillas are a big tourist attraction for Uganda \ The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new competition to identify the best ideas that will help rural communities recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Rural Tourism Startup Competition will also support the entrepreneurs and enterprises
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Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said that the continued curfew restriction has an impact on the country’s economy especially the tourism industry.Kadaga reiterated her previous calls for the government to review the situation saying that country’s tourism sector is under threat due to
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Lions are a key tourist attraction/ Courtesy photo Uganda Wildlife Authority(UWA) has announced the death of six lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The carcasses of the lions were found last evening at Ishasha sector with most of their body parts missing. “Eight dead vultures were also found at the
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A manager at the Uganda Reptile Village holding a snake/Business Focus photoThe Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is embarking on licensing people to start engaging in snake farming as a way of conserving the reptiles, a development that has elicited mixed reactions among experts.In an interview with URN, Vanice Mirembe, the
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The Hippo knocked dead in Nwoya on Monday morning Three-game animals have been knocked dead in Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya District in less than one week.The affected game animals include a hippopotamus that was knocked dead on Monday morning by a speeding vehicle registration number UBA 724H at
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Rajiv and wife at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary The Government of Uganda has been urged to incorporate tourism course into Uganda’s education curriculum right from lower classes if the country is to improve its tourism potential locally. The call was made by Rajiv Ruparelia, a Trustee of Ruparelia Foundation and Managing
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SafariBookings.com, an online marketplace for African safari tours, recently held its tenth monthly survey among 261 safari tour operators. The survey was a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the safari industry, and associated drop in international tourism arrival numbers. The emergence of vaccines successfully negotiating
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