Kampala; Hotel owners and Managers have been encouraged to embrace standards if they are to improve the country’s competitiveness as a destination as well as attract more travelers. This was one of the conclusions that were drawn up during a Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) training and sensitization workshop on registration, […]
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Kampala: As Uganda looks to strengthen its potential as a premier tourist and film hub in the region, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Ugandan filmmakers will take part in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival that runs from today, May 14 to 25, 2019 in France. The Festival is one of the world’s […]
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Kampala: As part of its efforts to market Uganda to emerging source markets, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has trained Ugandan tour operators on how to market destination Uganda to the China source market. The training, held in partnership with the Preferred Hospitality Group (PHG) consulting firm, Uganda’s Market Destination Representative in China was aimed at […]
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Kampala: British squash player, Tom Ford was blown away when his childhood dreams came true this week while tracking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The twenty-five-year-old who has been on a visit to Uganda is a talented sportsman who plays Squash, a game that is little known in the country. Tom Ford was invited by […]
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Kampala: A team of fourteen Israeli nationals has today concluded a week long excursion of Uganda. The team that comprises of three celebrity families and a professional award-winning photographer arrived in the country on April 21, 2019 and has visited several tourist attractions including the Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kazinga Channel, Bwindi Impenetrable […]
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By 5:00pm, the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Course was teeming with Golfers. They were busy, battling, strutting about the turfwearing not just their colorful shorts and Polo T-Shirts, but also the look of strife. It wasn’t going to be easy on anyone. At the end of the day, Charles Odere (in men) and Lilian Koowe […]
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Kampala: In efforts to promote golf tourism as part of Uganda Tourism Board’s initiative to market tourism products and services in the country, Uganda Tourism Board entered into a partnership with the Uganda Golf Union (UGU) ahead of the Uganda Golf Open Championships set for later this year. The two parties Uganda Tourism Board and Uganda […]
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Uganda will increase its focus on growing the country as a preferred destination for the German market, with an intensified focus on conservation tourism. This was announced by Godfrey Kiwanda, the State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities during a press conference held on March 7, 2019 at the ITB Berlin Tourism Expo. “You are […]
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Having successfully completed an eight day tour of Uganda, a delegation from India comprising Bollywood stars and members of Travel Agents of India (TAFI) has today, Monday March 4, 2019 flown out, full of praise for the country’s rich and numerous attractions. The group, led by Bharat Dabholkar, a distinguished film director, actor, writer and […]
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Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has partnered with their Kenyan counterpart Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), Kenya Airways (KA and singer Eddy Kenzo to promote Tourism in East Africa under the campaign ‘Take a Break’. This was revealed today at a Press Conference held at Kampala Sheraton Hotel. The partnership will see close working ties between these […]
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