tourism

The Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) announced the appointment of renowned journalist cum tourism entrepreneur Muhereza Kyamutetera as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1st October 2024. Kyamutetera's appointment was confirmed by…

By Hanna Claire Natukunda In a glamorous event held at Serena Hotel on 23rd August. Miss Tourism Uganda unveiled 29 stunning finalists from different regions across the country. The theme of this year's pageant is "Tourism and Peace,"…

Renown Senegalese – American Musician, Investor and Philanthropist Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, famously known as Akon arrived in Uganda on Friday morning for a business visit. This follows a recent visit of his wife Ms. Rozina Negusir…

Coffee is a widely consumed beverage all over the world and in Uganda, a country that also lists it as one of its main cash crops. The hilly and mountainous areas in the east are ideal for its growth. Kapchorwa in eastern Uganda is one of…

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,…

Rwanda has partnered with French top-flight team Paris Saint-Germain in its drive to promote tourism. In a statement on Wednesday, Rwanda Development Board (RDB said the deal would expose "Rwanda’s breathe-taking beauty, creative…

Uganda will host the Leonardo da Vinci Opera Omnia from November 19 to January 5, 2020. This is an event that showcases true-to-size reproductions of Leonardo’s 17 paintings, which are scattered in various locations and museums all…