Today is World Tourism Day. In Uganda, WTD 2025 focuses on teaching children to understand climate...
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Great Africa Cycling Safari
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) Chief Executive Officer, Juliana Kagwa, officially flagged off the 8th...
State of Tourism in Uganda
In a historic engagement at the Uganda State House, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Appoints New Executive Director
DR. JAMES MUSINGUZI TAKES OFFICE AS NEW UWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR in Uganda
Heads of State in Africa Sign EAC-SADC Communique on Security Situation in DRC & Rwanda
The safety and security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda has become a...
Tourists Flee DR Congo North Kivu Region: Turning into a Deadly Battlefield
The North Kivu Region with its capital city and gatway of Goma has many tourist favorite. This...
First Uganda-China Tourism and Cultural Symposium Opens
The first Uganda-China Tourism and Cultural Symposium began at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala...
D’Amore and Steinmetz On an Armed Pick Up Truck: Peace Tourism in Uganda
This content was provided by Tony Ofungi from Uganda, CEO of Maleng Travel, and correspondence for...
Gunshots Battle around the Nimule Resort in South Sudan
Many foreign government advice against travel to South Sudan due to the fast changing security...
Uganda Gorilla Booking System Adaptation to Climate-Friendly Travel
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA)has introduced a new online booking system for tour operators...
Uganda Tourism Recognized as Multi-Billion Dollar Economic Driver
The Government of Uganda has identified tourism as one of 4 anchor sectors to drive the economy to...
Stolen Artifacts From British Colonial Era Return Home to Uganda
The Minister of State for the Uganda Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), Hon...
QR Codes Dominate at Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo 2024
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) championed best practices in responsible destination management and...
Uganda Tourism Supporter Pietro Angelo Averono Passes While in Italy
eTurboNews pays tribute to Pietro Angelo Averono, an Italian-Ugandan with a big heart for the...
Snake Disrupts EU-Uganda Forum Tourism Presentation
During the launch of the EU Report titled 'Towards a Sustainable Tourism Economy in Uganda', a...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Raises Gorilla Tracking Fees
Uganda Wildlife Authority has revised gorilla tracking rates for 2024-2026.
First Female Chair at Uganda Tourism Board
The inauguration of the new Board of Directors for the Uganda Tourism Board marks a significant...
NAM + G77 = A Dream Becomes True for Uganda, MICE & Tourism
Uganda's Meeting and Incentive Industry is going all out to host NAM and G77 in the same week...
Uganda Tourism Development Program Launched
The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) in Uganda on September 20, 2023, launched...
Dr. Jane Goodall Returns to Chimpanzee Hoots
When Dr. Jane Goodall attended the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Silver Jubilee celebrations in Uganda, she...
Uganda Global Tourism Agenda Committed to Sustainability
Uganda joined the world for the UNWTO 66th Regional Commission for Africa as well as ESTOA’s AGM to...
Ugandan Veterinarian Receives 2020 Aldo Leopold Award
In a letter received by the Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), a conservation organization...
Mount Rwenzori Tusker Lite Marathon Launches Second Edition
The Rwenzori Marathon taking place in Kasese, western Uganda, has been launched as an event to kick...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Teaches Youth to Protect Communities
The Uganda Wildlife Authority is teaching the young how to care for and protect their communities...
Uganda Tourism Board’s New Hotel Classification
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has embarked on a nationwide grading and classification exercise.
Tribute to Guardian of Kitagata Hot Springs
It became Ian Charimas Muhereza Ibaarah’s calling to become protector of the hot springs from...
Uganda Tourism Stakeholders Review Tariffs, Performance
Uganda Wildlife Authority UWA the body in charge of managing Uganda's National parks and...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Reviewing Tariffs and Performance
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) organized a stakeholder engagement at Protea Skyz Hotel, located in...
Southern White Rhinos Reintroduced in Garamba National Park
Sixteen southern white rhinoceros from South Africa were safely transferred to Garamba National...
Connecting the War on Terror, the Uganda LGBTQ Bill, and Tourism
Terror is preventing the U.S pulling aid from Uganda because of the harshest LGBTQ bill in the...
Uganda Moves 200 Kobs to Kidepo Valley National Park
So significant is the Uganda Kob to the country that, together with the grey crowned crane, it...
Dominant Mountain Gorilla Ndahura Immortalized in Uganda
Ndahura died in a freak accident in 2016, after a tree branch, he was sitting on broke, and he fell...
East Africa’s largest cruise vessel a trail blazer for marine tourism
The past week and a half witnessed the launch of “MV Mwanza - Hapa Kazi Tu” at the Mwanza South...
Uganda and the media supporting conservation
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officially launched the first ever Conservation Media Awards in the...
No more passenger extortion at Entebbe International Airport
TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp were awash with videos of Entebbe Airport staff extorting money from...
Uganda Ebola free: USA lifts entry screening
The US Government lifted entry screening and public health monitoring of travelers to the US who...
Two-year-old boy swallowed by hippo in Uganda survives ordeal
A two-year-old toddler was attacked and swallowed by a hippopotamus in Uganda conservation park...
Uganda tour operators make desperate appeal
The Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) secretariat convened an extraordinary general...
Uganda Tourism Board pioneer chair passed away
Architect Peter Kamya is reported to have died in a Nairobi hospital where he had been admitted...
Destination Uganda promoted at USTOA conference
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) together with private sector stakeholders were in the United States...
Uganda enters space age with launch of first ever satellite
Uganda made history by entering the space age at 1:35pm on Tuesday, 8th November ,2022.This...
Uganda national carrier touching down soon in Nigeria
Flights to Lagos will begin before the end of December of this year, while flights to Abuja will...
Rwanda Air flight missed runway
Rwanda Air calls it a minor incident, news named it a runway excursion. No one was injured in the...
Ivory dealer sentenced to life in prison in Uganda
Ochiba was arrested on January 18 in Kampala, after being found in possession of elephant ivory...
Ugandan female-owned companies win big at World Travel Awards
Female-owned travel & tourism companies scoop Uganda's Leading Safari Lodge and Travel Management...
Uganda: Country safe for travelers despite Ebola outbreak
The Ministry of Health reiterated that travel to and within Uganda is SAFE for all domestic and...
Rhino horn trafficker convicted
Court convicted Al-Maamari Maged Mutahar Ali for illegal possession of wildlife specimen without a...
Thousand flock to East Africa’s biggest ‘immoral’ party
Nyege Nyege 2022 exceeded all expectations, attracting over 300 artists from all over the world...
Lion killers sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Uganda
Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court to send two people to prison terms for hunting and killing...
His Majesty The King Climbs Glacier to Warn of Climate Change the African Way
Tooro is a constitutional monarchy and one of the five traditional kingdoms located within the...
Tribute to zoologist Christine Dranzoa with Uganda Tourism roots
On June 28, 2022, Prof. Christine Dranzoa, 55, University Vice Chancellor of Muni University in the...
EAC Sectoral Council for Tourism endorses joint initiatives
East African Sectoral Council of Ministers for Tourism and Wildlife Management in its 10th meeting...
Uganda Wildlife Authority celebrates Silver Jubilee with gala
On June 24, 2022, Uganda Wildlife Authority marked their silver jubilee in a green carpeted...
Annual Namugongo ”Martyrthon” After A Two Year Covid 19 Hiatus
Thousands of Pilgrims descended at the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on 3rd June after a two-year...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Applauds 7 Year Sentence for Wildlife Trafficking
The Standards, Utilities and Wildlife court yesterday sentenced a Congolese national identified as...
Explore Uganda wins big at International Tourism Film Festival Africa
Uganda has been crowned this year’s Grand Prix and two-times Gold awardwinner by the International...
UWA Hands Over US$825,000 to Murchison Falls Park Communities
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today, April 29, 2022, handed over UGX2,930,000,000 ...
Uganda ends PCR test mandate for all vaccinated outbound travelers
On April 27, 2022, the Minister of Health, Honorable Jane Ruth Achieng, updatedthe public in a...
Lions Electrocuted by Lodge Fencing in Uganda
On April 26, 2022, three lionesses – one adult and two sub-adults – were electrocuted...
Colombian Researcher Tragically Killed by Elephant in Uganda
A Colombian researcher identified as Sebastian Ramirez Amaya working for Arizona State University...
Lion on Rampage shot and eaten in Western Uganda
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) team at Kibale National Park received information from the...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Signs New Agreements to Support Conservation Tourism
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has today signed concession agreements with Wildplaces Africa...
Uganda Tour Operators Convene on Great Virunga Transboundary Partnership
The Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) participated at the regional technical committee...
New Tourism Association Launched Based on Sustainable Values
On March 24, 2022, a new tourism association was launched at Latitude 0° hotel Makindye Kampala...
Uganda Tourism launches its new brand in UAE
On March 30, 2022, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), the government of Uganda’s destination marketing arm...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo joins East African Community
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially joined the East African Community (EAC)...
American Black History Month in Uganda
U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown, Uganda’s Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and...
Uganda Now Suspends Mandatory COVID-19 Testing on Arrival
Uganda has suspended mandatory COVID-19 testing on arrival at entry ports, in line with East...
Uganda Wildlife Authority Launches New Gorilla App
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has officially launched an application dubbed “My Gorilla...
Uganda Bikers to Join Exciting 2022 Africa UBUNTU Bikers Run
Uganda Bikers are joining the 2022 Africa UBUNTU Bikers Run this Sunday, January 30, 2022. The...
New Guinness World Record for Famed Uganda Street Food Rolex
Uganda's famed street food known as Rolex made it into the Guinness Book of World Records this week...
Saudi tourist killed by elephant in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park
The park authorities appealed to the public, especially those transiting through protected areas to...
Uganda President Makes Good to Fully Reopen Economy
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has made good on his new year speech in which he issued a...
Suspected Uganda Chimpanzee Killer Could Get Life in Prison
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has registered a breakthrough in the investigation and arrest...
Wildlife Poacher in Uganda Sentenced to 14 Years in Jail
Chief Magistrate His Worship Okumu Jude Muwone in a Kampala court on December 9, 2021, sentenced...
Uganda Airlines New Inflight Menu: Grasshoppers?
Following a bizarre incident onboard Uganda Airlines flight UR 446 bound for Dubai on Friday...
Veteran Birder Herbert Byaruhanga New President of Uganda Tourism Association
Veteran birder Herbert Byaruhanga was elected president of the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) on...
Uganda Grasshopper Entrepreneurs Now Unlikely Absentee COP26 Activists
As the UN Climate Change Conference on limiting carbon emissions to 1.5 degrees, known as COP26...
Uganda Arriving Passengers Now Free to Proceed After Testing
Following pressure from travelers and social media bashing, the Uganda Ministry of Health has been...
New COVID-19 Health Directives for Entebbe International Airport Uganda
Following the launch of the COVID-19 testing laboratory at Entebbe International Airport by...
