26th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
John Felix, the senior vice president for Emirates Holidays said Uganda has “pure nature” compared to other countries that have cities and beaches to show. Speaking at his Dubai offices recently, Felix, said that Uganda is well positioned to develop its tourist industry, and Emirates Holidays was weighing up the possibility of promoting an East African » Read More
19th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Two new passenger planes have been launched by the Uganda Air Cargo Corporations, a firm owned by the defense ministry. The $7m aircraft had a seating capacity of 17 and 19 passengers respectively, and will combine three related aviation services; air cargo transport, travel bureau and passenger air charter in a one-stop operation. Fred Kyankya, the general » Read More
5th October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
British Airways (BA) will start daily flights in two years. The flights which will be in and out of Entebbe are aimed at tapping into the growing tourists numbers and business prospects. The British Airways general manager for Asia, Pacific and Africa, Ashley Cowen said that they were interested African markets because they were growing in contrast » Read More
3rd October, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Objections to the drilling of 10 more wells in Murchison Falls National Park by Heritage Oil have been raised by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). According to UWA boss Moses Mapesa, UWA objects to the drilling of the ten wells at the same time. “It has to be phased. We cannot have such a big » 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