Animals at UWEC being transported The Parliament’s committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry has questioned officials from the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre –UWEC over money fundraised from the public to meet animal needs, such as food. UWEC officials led by James Musinguzi, the Executive Director today appeared before the Committee
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The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has announced the birth of a new rhino at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola district. According to UWA, Kori one of the oldest white female Rhinos, gave birth to a male calf on Sunday, bringing to 33 the number of Rhinos at the Sanctuary. UWA spokesperson,
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Elizabeth National Park boasts of over 4,000 elephants while buffalos are now above 1,700 Queen Elizabeth National Park is recording a boom in its wildlife population.In the 2018 wildlife census, UWA registered 3,953 elephants in Queen Elizabeth national park up from 2,913 elephants in 2015. Today, this number has grown
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Arise in unemployment of unskilled labour on average, with a high variance of 0% to 15%, depending on the importance of tourism for the economy.Labour accounts for around 30% of tourist services’ expenditure in both developed and developing economies. Entry barriers in the sector, which employs many women and young
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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
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Gorilla 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
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Bookings 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
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The 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
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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
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