March 2015
UTB discounts tours to boost domestic tourism
In its commitment to promote domestic tourism with a bang this year, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in partnership with Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Uganda Safari Guides Association has started providing highly discounted domestic [...]
December 2014
East African countries waive visa fees for touring Foreign Residents
Tourism visa fees have been waived for foreign residents by Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda in order to allow easy access to the region’s various tourism attractions. The East Africa Tourist Visa (EATV) has been costing [...]
UK online survey puts Uganda ahead of Spain as a tourism destination
Uganda has been chosen a better safari destination than spain in an international online survey conducted by The Guardian. The leading newspapers in UK conducted a poll with a question, “where would you prefer to [...]
October 2014
Uganda Tourism the top foreign exchange earner
According to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), tourism is the top foreign exchange earner taking over foreign remittances. In 2013, the tourism sector contributed 7.9% to Uganda's GDP totaling to about sh5.5 trillion with an investment [...]
September 2014
Mbale chosen to host World Tourism Week
The full week from 20th September to 27th September is annually recognized as World Tourism Week. This time of the year, Mbale is popularly known for circumcision festival, “Imbalu” characterized by sounds of kadodi drums [...]
May 2014
UWA to upgrade the online gorilla permits system
Maria Mutagamba the Uganda Tourism Minister. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is upgrading its website system to let only registered Uganda tour operators to view and purchase the gorilla tracking permits online. Jossy [...]