Acacia Wilderness Lodge is located on a peninsula inside Queen Elizabeth National Park, right next to Mweya Safari Lodge. The resort describes itself somewhat modestly as a bed and breakfast...
In a move that sparked widespread controversy, the Kenyan government recently announced a $2.047 billion deal with Adani Airport Holdings Ltd., an Indian conglomerate founded by Gautam Adani, to expand...
The Bugesera International Airport, located about 40 kilometres south of Kigali, is making significant strides in its construction, with ground-level facilities and infrastructure now reported to be 85% complete. Managed...
Amos Wekesa, the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of the Great Lakes Safaris and Uganda Lodges has expanded his regional footprint, by acquiring a tourist lodge next to Tarangire National...
Uganda has just successfully hosted the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and the Third South Summit of the G77 and China, at the 3,800 seater Speke Resort Convention Centre. A...
The construction of the epic Speke Resort Convention Centre in Munyonyo, on the shores of Lake Victoria is on schedule and should be completed by November 2023, Ruparelia Group the…
Western Uganda is richly ornamented with various tourist attractions— both natural and manmade, often astride each other. One such jewel is Jacana Safari Lodge on the fringes of Imaramagambo Forest…
Uganda is constructing a one-of-a-kind conference and convention centre which upon completion will be the biggest modern conference centre of its kind in East Africa. The Speke Resort Convention Centre,…
After making a fortune in supermarkets and commercial real estate, Ponsiano Ngabirano, the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Capital Shoppers Supermarkets, has ventured into the hospitality industry. The retail…
Ishaazi Farm Lodge is located in Rushere town along Kaguta Road in Kiruhura District in southwestern Uganda. Kiruhura is home to the Bahima people, who are part of the cattle-keeping…
Lemala Wildwaters Lodge is the world’s second most Instagrammable Hotel for 2022, according to a global contest organized by Luxury Travel Advisor. The Lodge came second to The Shore Club Turks…
Uganda tourism Board (UTB) has come out and dismissed what they termed as false and innacurate, the claims by Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) regarding the development process and the launch…
By Hon. Daudi Migereko and Prof. Katende. M. Suleyman The past two years have been difficult ones. As we come to the end of 2021, it only reminds us of…
Yogi Birigwa is a household name in the Ugandan and Africa’s aviation and tourism industries. Yogi, as she is known, has built an industrious career in the aviation and tourism…
Before the emergence of COVID-19, tourism was the leading foreign exchange earner for Uganda, generating US$1.6 Billion in annual foreign exchange earnings, creating 536,600 direct jobs, and bringing in 1,542,620…
