MV NODL Victoria passenger ferry operated by Nation Oil Distributors Limited together with the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport launched a new ferry service on Nakiwogo (Entebbe) – Bukakkata (Masaka) route According to the ferry transportation operator media release, MV MV NODL Victoria introduced the ferry service as a result of travel disruption at […]
The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2023 brings together tourism and travel trade partners from Uganda, East Africa and all over the world to meet new clients, network, and discuss tourism business deals. This week, Uganda Tourism Board has officially launched the seventh Edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2023, branded […]
The past week and a half witnessed the launch of “MV Mwanza – Hapa Kazi Tu” at the Mwanza South Port of Lake Victoria, Tanzania, East Africa. The 3.5k GRT, 92.6 meter-long, 17-meter wide, and 20-meter-high vessel has a capacity of 1,200 passengers, 400 tons of cargo, 20 small vehicles, and 3 trucks. It was […]
Outstanding Contributions to Africa Award goes to Amos Wekesa, Founder of Great Lakes Safaris. Amos Wekesa is one of the most successful safari tour operators in Uganda. Africa Hospitality Investment Forum took place from 2nd to 4th November 2022 at Fairmont Taghazout Bay, Morocco, North Africa. Africa Hospitality Investment Forum short for AHIF provides a […]
Uganda to host the 7th edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo from 8th -11th, February 2023, Uganda Tourism Board has announced. The tourism expo will be help in Kampala, Ugandan capital and business city. All Uganda Tour Operators and Travel Agents are invited to attend meet hotels, resorts, safari lodges and regional tourism […]
Female-owned companies propelled women to the pinnacle of the travel and hospitality industry in Uganda, when Nkuringo Safari Lodges CEO Lydia Eva Mpanga and Eugene Windt Nsubuga’s Swanair joined the stars of travel, tourism and hospitality at the World Travel Awards at a red-carpet reception held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), in Nairobi, […]
One Yemen national identified as Al-Maamari Maged Mutahar Ali was arrested after being found with 26 pieces of Rhino horns weighing 15 kilograms during luggage check at Entebbe International Airport – Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) media statement said. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) canine unit officials, discovered the horns weighing 15 kilograms as they were checking […]
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is hosting its first roadshow in Kenya, offering destination training and showcasing a variety of tourism products to Kenyan tour operators Uganda Tourism hosts the roadshow in Kenya Uganda to boost intra Africa tourism between the two East African countries with a focus on encouraging more tourists from Kenya to explore […]
The number of chimpanzees in Bugoma Central Forest Reserve in Western Uganda has significantly reduced following the destruction of their habitat, reports, Mr. Paul Hatanga, Project Manager Wildlife Conservation Society. In an interview with Kazi-njema News, the manager says a census conducted in 2001 indicated that Bugoma forest was home to an estimated 570 […]
Uganda Named Among The 22 Best Places To Travel Around The World In 2022 by Forbes Travel Advisor Every year, Forbes Advisor round up the best places to visit. This year, in honor of Women’s History Month in March, the company tapped into a handful of women travel experts and influencers to find out the […]
