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 […]
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, […]
The government of Rwanda has announced the reopening of the Gatuna/Katuna border after nearly three years of closure. On February 28, 2019, Rwanda closed its border with Uganda at Gatuna. Katuna is a town in Kabale District of Uganda at the border with Rwanda. In Kinyarwanda language the town is called Gatuna. Katuna is located […]
The Big Birding Day (BBD) 2021 is here! The Big Bird Day 2021 is on Saturday 4th December! How to Participate in Big Bird Day? Go birding anywhere you are in Uganda on Saturday 4th December 2021; Big Birding Day short for BBD is a national birding activity in Uganda that combines avian conservation with […]
BUNGEE UGANDA REOPENS BUNGEE JUMPING OVER THE NILE IN JINJA SET TO OPEN ON 25 OCTOBER 2021. After nearly three years of no bungee jumping at Bungee Uganda in Jinja, the Bungee Uganda operators have confirmed that bungee Jumping will resume on 25th Oct 2021. This comes after two missed deadlines in May and June […]
Kasubi Tombs, Uganda – built in 1882 Covering hectares of agricultural land in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, the Royal Complex at Kasubi is the burial place of monarchs of the Buganda Kingdom. It was predominantly built from wood and other organic materials. The interior is designed to replicate a sacred forest and is topped with 52 […]
Doha based Qatar Airways and Kigali based RwandAir have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement today. Customers of both airlines will benefit from convenient access to more than 65 global codeshare destinations. Rwandan flag carrier will also launch new non-stop flights between their Kigali hub and Doha from December. Qatar Airways and RwandAir have signed a comprehensive codeshare […]
World Tourism Day, celebrated each year on 27 September, is the global observance day fostering awareness of tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value and the contribution that the sector can make towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive social and economic impact. Both developed and developing economies […]
The East African state of Rwanda will be the first country in Africa to host the World Cycling Championships The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Thursday 23rd September 2021, that Rwanda and its capital Kigali would host the cycling worlds in 2025. The President of Rwanda’s local cycling governing body (Ferwacy), Abdallah Murenzi, confirmed the […]
Shoprite Holdings, South Africa’s biggest retailer by market, has announced plans to discontinue operations in Uganda and Madagascar, adding to its growing list of African departures. In a statement 23 August 2021, Shoprite disclosed the news of its exit after announcing an 8.1 per cent increase in total merchandise sales from continuing operations to R168 […]
