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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Tourism Board officially handed over three international tourism film awards to Tom Butime, the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities during a colourful ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel on Friday last week. The awards were handed over by the UTB Board Chairman, Daudi …

  Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Tourism Board and Jinja City Authority have concluded plans to develop Jinja as a gateway tourism city in the Eastern part of Uganda, executives said on May 19. The plans are a result of a meeting held between the UTB, Jinja City …

Cape Town, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been crowned this year’s Grand Prix and two times Gold award winner by the International Tourism Film Festival Africa for its film Explore Uganda – The Pearl of Africa. The film, premiered by Uganda Tourism Board is an invitation to …

  Electric fencing, lodge owners on the spot Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On April 26, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced sad news of the electrocution of three lionesses in Queen Elizabeth National Park. UWA said in a 110-word statement that “the lions were found dead on an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Tourism Board continues to explore opportunities that are key to boosting tourism sector receipts and contribute to economic recovery. The latest adventure that executives at the tourism agency went for related to the newly unveiled #exploreuganda destination brand which was on full display at this …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Tourism Board together with Private Sector Foundation Uganda supported Adventure Vacation Safaris to host a domestic tourism promotional tour dubbed, “Fellowship on the Nile” between March 25th to 27 at Murchison Falls National Park in Buliisa district. ’The other key partner in this was …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | On March 10, the Embassy of Ireland in Uganda and Uganda Tourism Board kicked off St. Patrick’s Day events in Uganda by greening the Independence Monument along Speke Road, Kampala as well as the Amahembe g’ente (Horns of the Cow) at Igongo Cultural centre in …

FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | On 21 January 2021, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) launched a new tourism campaign dubbed “Explore Uganda”. This is an attempt to shift from the common norm of simply offering wildlife safaris, to exploring the “Pearl of Africa” as a whole. That is the street food …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The tourism sector in Uganda is taking advantage of the growing culture of marking Valentine’s day to support the revival of the sector from a two-year underperformance caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The planned activities include a two-kilometer walk in Kampala, which the sector leaders …

The country hopes to earn US$1.862billion next financial year Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Tourism Board has launched a six-month promotion campaign to further market destination Uganda to increase sector receipts as the world emerges from COVID-19 restrictions. UTB Chief Executive Officer, Lilly Ajarova, said on Jan.15 that the …