28th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Friend-a-Gorilla campaign has been launched with millions of internet users around the world able to track the endangered mountain gorillas with a click of a mouse on a computer. This was during the launch of the website: www.friendagorilla.org, during a dinner at Serena Hotel in Kampala. Gorillas are one of the major attractions in Uganda, with » Read More
21st September, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment
Six Hollywood stars jetted into the country yesterday for the launch of Uganda’s Friend-A-Gorilla campaign. The stars include Jason Matthew Biggs, best known for his role in the American Pie, a high school three-parts comedy, Kristyn Wu, an American actress of Chinese descent, known for her role as Chao-Ahn in the TV series Buffy the Vampire » Read More
12th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment
Protecting biodiversity and conserving the environment during oil and gas production will boost tourism in Uganda, Experts say. This was during a meeting for tour operators and other tourism stakeholders, organized by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). According to experts, oil exploration is expected to boost tourism in the park as more visitors are expected. The meeting » Read More
8th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) executive director Maggie Kigozi has urged government to improve roads to boost the tourism sector. She argued that since the sector is the biggest foreign exchange earner for the country which attracted 1.2 million tourists, it should be prioritized. She appealed to tour operators and hoteliers to provide quality service » Read More
5th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Amaanyi, a six-year-old chimpanzee was recently returned to her home in Rweshama Forest Reserve in Masindi district on Sunday after being hospitalised in Entebbe for over a month. The chimpanzee was caught in a trap, which forced doctors to amputate his leg because the bones had been shattered. Dr. Andrew Seguya, the director of the Uganda Wildlife » Read More
5th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - 1 Comment
Social networking sites Facebook and Twitter will soon provide an opportunity to users, to be able to “befriend” rare Ugandan mountain gorillas and track their movements. According to Lillian Nsubuga Uganda Wildlife Authority spokeswoman, the scheme is designed to promote Uganda’s nascent tourism industry. Users will receive regular updates about their endangered primate friends, will » Read More
3rd September, 2009 - Posted by admin - 2 Comments
On Monday 31st August, Kampala residents had a chance to see dummy gorillas on the city streets. About 50 “mountain gorillas” where on the streets of Kampala, as one of the activities to commemorate the UN international year of the gorillas. Half of the world’s mountain Gorillas live in Uganda with over 340 gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable » Read More
28th August, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Uganda has prepared for the world Expo 2010, which is to take place in China. China will host a major World Expo from May 1 to October 31, 2010 in the commercial capital of Shanghai, under the theme “Better City, Better Life.” At the Expo, each country will depict the different strides it is taking in the » Read More
25th August, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
About sh6b was fetched by Uganda from the export of crocodile skins, snakes, chameleons and butterflies last year. The committee on tourism, trade and industry vice-chairperson, Sseguya Lubyayi, said that wildlife trade contributed about $3m (about sh6b) to the national revenues from the export of crocodile skins, snakes, chameleons and butterflies raised on private land. The committee » Read More
17th August, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The council of ministers at the recently held single East African Community (EAC) set a target of 2010, for the introduction of the single EAC visa. The introduction will encourage free movement of tourists within east Africa without having to pay at each entry point. The meeting which took place in Nairobi from the 29th-31st July 2009 » Read More