29th June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Free land at Industrial parks will be given to investors who undertake projects in priority sectors including Tourism. The land will be provided in a bid to encourage investments and development in the Tourism sector, as well as other sectors including education, information communication technology, finance, agro-processing and agriculture, medical services, printing and publishing, mining and » Read More
24th June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Uganda’s part of Mountain Rwenzori has been declared a Ramsar site (wetland of international importance) and this has brought the total number of such sites in Uganda to 12. Categorizing a wetland as a Ramsar site is very important because this helps to increase conservation efforts by both the local and international communities and also helps » Read More
22nd June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has received 1.1m (about sh3.2b) as funding from the European Union (EU). Jose Soler, the commission’s head of cooperation said that the funding had contributed to the development of tourism in Uganda, through the support capacity building of UWA by providing office and transport equipment as well as the execution of key » Read More
21st June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Amin’s Death Prison Cave, formerly used by Idi Amin to imprison and execute people from 1971 to 1979, is to be rehabilitated for international Tourism. The Cave at Lubiri Palace will be rehabilitated in preparation for the Buganda tourism Expo which will take place from July 1 to July 4, which is aimed at celebrating and » Read More
7th June, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Accommodation facilities both within and outside National parks are expected to double, as more than 20 sites are being developed in different national Parks in the country, Two concessions in the Murchison Falls National Park are expected to be completed soon, with Pakuba, expected to be complete by 2010, while Chobe is expected to » Read More
3rd June, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment
30 first-class hotels are to be built in Uganda tourist attraction areas including national parks and other tourist centres in order to improve tourism standards. According to Tourism minister Serapio Rukundo, Uganda received only 800 tourists last year, and this has forced the Government to build and re-develop tourism areas and attractions. This was during a meeting » Read More