Government has partnered with local tourism promoters to prioritize the use of culture to back up the country’s efforts to promote Uganda as a tourism destination. The Chief Executive Officer of Vumbula Uganda, Mr. Demo Riley says cultural values are a key factor in attracting tourists to the country and […]
A new report by BMI Fintech Solutions International has projected that the number of tourist arrivals in Uganda will increase over the next one month compared to the same period in 2023. The report also forecasts 2024 to mark a full recovery in the country’s tourist arrivals as they rise […]
A new report released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs has shown that the number of Kenyan tourists who visited the country increased by 40,000 from 336,294 in 2021 to 376,294 in 2022. The increasing interest of Kenyans visiting the country is mainly due to various events that take place in […]
By Jerome Kule The recent attack on a Kasese school has begun having a negative impact on the tourism industry in the Rwenzori region. Sector players in Kasese district have decried cancellations of bookings by tourists. In 2019, Kasese District Council passed a motion designating Kases as a tourist district, […]
The Uganda Hotel Owners Association has asked tourism-related companies which cut off their employees during the Covid-19 pandemic to have them re-deployed as the tourism sector continues to recover from the Covid effects. The chairperson for the Uganda Hotel Owners Association, Suzan Muhwezi, says the sector is getting rejuvenated, and […]
