TOURISM

  Uganda Moves to Convert Australian Tourism Interest Into Visitor Numbers After Countrywide Familiarisation Tour.   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | A delegation of Australian tourism professionals who recently completed a countrywide familiarisation tour across Uganda has met Uganda’s High Commissioner to Australia for a strategic reflection on how …

  The government’s decision to elevate Bugoma forest protection may mark a policy shift, but it can’t easily reverse years of encroachment   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | When outgoing Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja recently toured sections of the Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, the roadside canopy of tall green trees …

Mpigi, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Efforts to preserve Buganda’s rich cultural heritage have received fresh support following a partnership between the Ministry of Tourism, the Ndiga clan leadership, and local authorities in Mpigi District to complete a major cultural heritage project at the clan’s ancestral site in Mbaale. The …

    Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced the postponement of this year’s Uganda Martyrs’ Day commemorations, citing the risk posed by a growing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and confirmed cross-border transmission into Uganda. The annual event, traditionally held on June 3 …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda’s leisure biking community has partnered with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) for a 1,000-kilometre motorcycle expedition across six European countries, in a bold campaign to promote Uganda as a premier global tourism destination. The initiative, spearheaded by the Uganda Bikers Association (UBA), is intended …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  The Chinese capital city of Beijing received 18.83 million tourist visits during the five-day May Day holiday, up 5.1 percent year on year, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday. The total tourism revenue hit 22.36 billion yuan (about 3.26 billion U.S. …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Jamaican Dancehall Queen Spice has visited the seat of Buganda Kingdom at Bulange Mengo today in one of her week-long cultural immersion programmes in Uganda. The immersion was organized by the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Buganda Kingdom ahead of her maiden concert …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A new report by the Uganda Wildlife Authority says some of the iconic animals in the country, like the lions and elephants, have declined in population amid the recovery of other wildlife species. The report launched by the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, Tom …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has announced its sponsorship of the first-ever performance by Jamaican dancehall queen Spice in Uganda. The concert, organised by Africa One Ltd, will take place on Saturday, 9th May 2026 at Lugogo Cricket Oval Kampala and is the headline …

  Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Officials from the European Union (EU) and the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) have reiterated their commitment to deepening collaboration aimed at growing Uganda’s tourism sector, with a renewed focus on expanding into new areas, including sports tourism. The promise was made at a …