Travel

The Joint Chief of Staff, Major General Leopold Kyanda has commended the works of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Engineers Brigade on the modification of the passenger terminal building at Entebbe International Airport. Maj Gen…

Kenya Airways is considering sacking the 400 striking pilots as most of the aircraft remain grounded and flights suspended. The pilots at one of Africa's largest carriers laid down their tools on Saturday, leaving thousands of travellers…

Forbes, one of the most-read business magazines in the world, has named Uganda among the six places people should consider visiting this month. An endorsement from such a high-esteemed publication is remarkable for the East African…

Every summer since her 11-year-old daughter was born, Rachel Douglas has visited family in the Caribbean. Not this year, though. Travel restrictions and the continuing coronavirus uncertainty have now persuaded Rachel it might be simpler…

Fifty years ago Uganda was the "Pearl of Africa," a newly independent republic with a thriving economy, a functioning democracy and splendid national parks. It was the place to take a safari holiday -- floating down the crocodile-flanked…

An article titled, 52 places to go in 2020 published in The New York Times travel magazine puts Uganda in 30th position, describing the Pearl of Africa as a Primate capital and birder’s paradise.   “Landlocked in east-central Africa,…

Uganda’s Jessica Nabongo has become the first black woman to visit all 195 countries in the world. Nabongo, whose Ugandan parents emigrated to the United States, was born in the Detroit City of Michigan state. She uses both her Ugandan…