The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) distributed 3,108,539,741 to the villages close to the Queen Elizabeth Protected Area, Semuliki National Park, Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Kibale National Park, and Tooro-Semuliki Wildlife Reserve. The Rtd. Col. Tom Butima, the minister of tourism, wildlife, and antiquities, along with other members of the UWA board of trustees and the […]
UWA signs concession Agreements with Wild places Africa, and Tiang Tiang Group. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today signed concession Agreements with two private sector players; Wild places Africa and Tiang Tiang Group in a bid to develop Uganda Tourism. The agreement was signed to develop the accommodation facilities in Kyambura Wildlife Reserve in Queen […]
Relief Facility now fully available for tour operators about Sh44 billion for Covid-19. The EU / Uganda Development Bank Tourism Intervention Fund relief package is still on wait for the Tour operators to use. During covid 19, the tour operators were given 62 billion by the European Union and Uganda Development Bank to […]
AT CHOGM 2022 IN KIGALI, RWANDA, UTB UNVEILS THE EXPLORE UGANDA BRAND. Uganda Tourism Board in partnership with the Uganda High Commission in Kigali where Uganda used the potential of the CHOGM meeting to unveil and explore the Uganda brand under the theme of ‘’Delivering A Common Future: Connecting, Innovation, and Transforming.’’ From 20th to […]
JINJA AS A GATEWAY TOURISM CITY. Plans to develop jinja city as a tourism gateway has been concluded by Uganda Tourism Board and Jinja Authority in the eastern part of Uganda. During the meeting between UTB, private sectors and jinja city council officials in jinja city Hall, the theme was about ‘the tourism potential for […]
UWA ARRESTED YEMENI FOR TRAFFICKING 15KGS OF RHINO HORNS. Yemeni was arrested by UWA at the airport for trafficking 26 pieces of Rhino horns which weighed 15 kilograms. On May 29, 2022, the identified suspect as Al-Maamari Maged Mutahar Ali was arrested at 3:10 am by the national conservation’s canine unit that is […]
IN A DRIVE TO INCREASE TOURIST ARRIVALS FROM EAST AFRICA, KARIBU KILIFAIR WAS ORGANISED. From 3rd – 5th June 2022, Uganda’s tourism destination marketing agency is participating in this year’s Karibu KILIFAIR happening at Magereza Grounds in Arusha Tanzania in order to position Uganda as a preferred tourist destination in the East African source […]
UGANDA TOURISM TAKES PROMOTION TO RWANDA REGIONAL EXPO. Ugandan tour operators, hoteliers and other tourism stakeholders are delegated in Rwanda for the Kwita Izina ceremony and exhibition which takes place in September. The ceremony Kwita Izina “naming of infant gorillas” is done annually in September in volcano national park which is the only […]
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting is the biggest post colonialism international conference that combine all the previous British colonial territories. The conference is held every 2 years in one of the 53 commonwealth countries chosen. The representatives of all the 53 countries gather together to chew over matters that concerns the commonwealth countries such […]
On Friday 27 May 2022, Hon Tom Butime, the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities officially handed over three international tourism film awards from UTB during the ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala. Mr. Basil Ajer, Director of Tourism and other senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism accompanied the minister. The UTB Board […]
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