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The Uganda Tourism Board is asking the government to increase funding to tourism sector in order to help the country better tap the potential of tourism. At a workshop in Kampala today, the Chairman of the Uganda Tourism Board Edwin Muzahura said that tourism is not picking well in Uganda because the Board is not […]
The Chairman of Uganda Tourism Association, Amos Wekesa has urged Uganda to take the country’s tourism sector more seriously because tourism is capable contributing heavily to Uganda’s economic growth. While speaking to participants in the Traditional Trade Facilitation expo 2010 organised by the Private Sector Foundation, Wekesa said Uganda has great bio diversity and other […]
The Uganda Tourism Board has reassured intending tourists to Uganda that the security situation in the country is okay after the various security agencies, moved quickly to avert the security tension that were caused by the recent bomb blasts in Kampala that have left nearly eighty people dead and over 60 people injured. Reports indicate […]
By Zuurah Karungi According to the PWC report dubbed Uganda Economic Outlook, the government is projecting the economy to grow by 5% this year. It indicates that this growth will be determined by investment in public infrastructure projects which will boost manufacturing, as well as services, notably tourism; a rebound in private sector credit and […]
Job Title: Travel Consultant Organisation: FIG Consult Limited (Tour and Travel Company) Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda Benefits: 850,000 UGX, Health Insurance, etc About US: FIG Consult Limited is a leading Human Resource Consultancy. They are recruiting on behalf of a valuable client, one of the oldest tour and travel companies with International accreditation. Job Summary: The Travel Consultant will be […]
Kanye West and wife Kim Kardashian have been hosted today at the Uganda state House in Entebbe by his excellency president Yoweri Museveni. President Museveni has posted pictures of him and the West family on his official facebook and a gratitude note welcoming the American rapper for coming to the pearl of Africa. “I welcome […]
Uganda is seeking a budget of $ 388 million by September 2018 to restart Uganda Airlines in cessation of activities since 2001. The national company will therefore resume its activities in the fourth quarter following approval by the Cabinet of a master plan indicating the modalities of resumption of flights from the hub of Entebbe to East Africa and […]
Uganda has a cultural ritual called “Embalu,” or circumcision practiced in Eastern part of the country. The practice is done every two years and marks a teenage boy’s crossing over into manhood. The candidates are usually between 10 and 18 years of age and must prove that they are men by not revealing the pain […]
President Yoweri Museveni used his time at the sidelines of the ongoing 4th Global Business Forum on Africa to reach out to various investors based in Dubai, urging them to exploit the great investment opportunities Uganda and the region offers to do business with the continent. “Since you are business people, we must be talking […]
The mayor of Jinja municipality, Majid Batambuze is calling on the Central Government to consider increasing the budgetary allocations for the tourism sector as this will facilitate faster growth for the sector. Mr. Batambuze now refers to Kenya which he says has for a long time been investing in its tourism sector which has now […]