Tourism & Travel

Three lionesses and their eight cubs have been found dead in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park, the BBC reports. The lions are suspected to have been fed poisoned meat, the Uganda Wildlife Authority said. The reason is unclear, and an investigation has been launched. The carcasses were discovered on Wednesday

Ruparelia Group was on Thursday evening awarded the “Top Tourism Investor” accolade at the Ekkula Pearl of Africa Tourism Awards. Ruparelia Group is owned by moneybags, Sudhir Ruparelia. Now in their third edition, the awards endorsed by Uganda’s tourism ministry aim to recognize the top players in the tourism sector.

The actions of mankind could lead to the extinction of half of African birds and mammals by the end of 2100, a UN-backed study has said. The report conducted by 550 experts from around the world said reduced biodiversity could affect people's quality of life. It also found 42% of

By Aloysious Kasoma Tourism sector, Uganda’s top foreign exchange earner has potential to economically transform but it is being held back by limited creativity, investment and connection, a top industry player has said. Tourism contributed nearly US$7.3bn to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the financial year 2015/2016. This translates into

By Aloysious Kasoma Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has announced strategies to grow Uganda’s tourism revenue from US$1.4bn to US$2.7bn (Shs9.8 trillion) by 2020. This was revealed by UTB Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Asiimwe during the launch of this year’s Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) on Monday at UTB offices

A Kenyan minister has criticised the government's ban on the smoking of water-pipe tobacco, commonly known as shisha, in public places. Tourism Minister Najib Balala is quoted as saying that the move was "miscalculated", and will harm the economy, Kenya's privately owned Daily Nation newspaper has tweeted. Kenya's health ministry

‎Dubai-based flydubai’s inaugural flight touched down Friday at Kilimanjaro International Airport, increasing capacity to Tanzania and further expanding its network in Africa to twelve destinations. flydubai will offer six flights a week to Kilimanjaro, three of which are via a stop in the capital, Dar es Salaam and will increase

Kenya has again been voted as the world’s leading safari destination by the World Travel Awards. Kenya overcame fierce competition from other African safari destinations such as Uganda, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Kenya scooped the prestigious award during a grand ceremony that took place at JW