Uganda’s Tourism Is Untapped

The state of Uganda’s tourism sector sparks debate on the approaches that the sector should take to finance its growth. Having shaken off most of the negative perceptions that derailed its growth until the late 1990s, the sector has recovered considerably. According to figures from the ministry of Trade and [...]

East Africa to Form Joint Tourism Body

East Africa to Form Joint Tourism Body
All East African countries are positively working together in order to market East Africa as one tourism destination. However, Kenya is actively pursuing a tourism marketing strategy that will present the East Africa region as one tourist destination, says tourism Minister Najib Balala. This is especially so in [...]

Another gorilla group prepared for tourism

Another gorilla group prepared for tourism Tuesday, 26th January, 2010
Uganda’s Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is home to over half of the 750 mountain gorillas that live in the wild. The Uganda Wildlife Authority in a bid to help sensitize and raise awareness about the plight of the endangered mountain gorillas has helped in [...]

Uganda’s Tourism Receives Boost

It is now about seven months since the governments put money aside to help boost tourism in Uganda and there is every indication the money is being used properly. The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Ms Syda Bumba during the budget reading of June 2009 increase the tourism budget by approximately one million US [...]

Africa’s Wildlife Bodies Struggle With Wildlife Trafficking

Uganda Wildlife Authority the body charged with protecting the wildlife in the country of Uganda has encountered lots difficulties in dealing with wildlife smugglers. This is mainly due to the failure by some Uganda Wildlife Authority officials and the Uganda Revenue Authority to identify these wildlife specimens especially at the border points. The curbing [...]