Entrepreneurs undergoing training at The Innovation Village Before COVID-19 virus arrived in Uganda, the Tourism sector was registering a steady rise in foreign exchange from tourists. According to the Annual Tourism Sector Performance Report for Financial Year 2018/2019, revenue rose from $1.45 billion in 2017 to $1.6 billion in 2018.
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Ongoing excavation works at Source of the Nile Hotel has seen soil cover trees along River Nile banks. The Chairperson of Uganda Tourism Board-UTB Chairperson, Daudi Migereko is being accused of abusing Uganda's most unique physical feature - the source of the world's longest river. Local fishermen claim that the
Read MoreGorilla trekking is always a thrilling experience in Uganda International tourist arrivals were down 83% in the first quarter of 2021 as widespread travel restrictions remained in place. However, the UNWTO Confidence Index shows signs of a slow uptick in confidence. Between January and March 2021 destinations around the world
Read MoreBookings for tourism tripled between August 2020 and March 2021 since the industry was reopened resulting from increased demand by both foreign and local tourists. According to records, 83,464 bookings were made in the first quarter of the year by the end of March, up from the three months ending
Read MoreThe Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA is in talks with Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch on the fate and future of the rhinos at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola District. This follows the withdrawal of a case last week filed by the Rhino Fund Uganda, which was managing the facility, against
Read MoreForeign Nationals’ Hotel Bookings Rise To 28% In Uganda As Tourism Slowly Recovers
Mountain Gorillas in Uganda/Courtesy photo There is hope for the hospitality industry and bookings in Uganda's hotels start recovering from near zero during the months of the Covid-19 lockdown to well over a quarter of installed capacity today. Bradford Ochieng, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Uganda Tourism Board revealed in
Read MoreThe Minister for Tourism, Tom Butiime says the National Resistance Movement has achieved monumental landmarks on its social contracts with the people as stated in the NRM Manifesto 2016-2021. Out of 17 commitments in the tourism industry, the Minister says, 15 were significantly achieved and two partially achieved. “We therefore
Read MoreCOVID-19 IMPACT: Cab Driver Sold His Car To Go For ‘Kyeyo’ Abroad As Tourism Crushed
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
Read MoreRhinos 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
Read MoreUganda 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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