Cancelled bookings, empty rooms and ballooning overheads: Uganda’s tourism sector counts COVID-19 costs- and it’s just the start

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Ruparelia Group’s 2-in-1 Speke Resort and Conference Centre and Speke Resort and Conference Centre. Seated on 90-acres, the award-winning expansive lakeside resort boasts of 477 rooms, 20 conference rooms, 3 Ballrooms and several outdoor facilities that can host up to 5,000 guests at ago. With zero bookings this facility hemorrhages the owners twice, since they have to dig into their pockets to meet the huge overheads.