At an event in the country’s capital, Kampala, Godfrey Kiwanda unveiled his “Miss Curvy Uganda” beauty pageant to promote “women’s curves” as a tourist attraction. Now he is facing ...

“We were taking lessons from Rwanda, where past tragedies can be a source of attraction,” said James Tumusiime, a book publisher and former chairman of the Uganda Tourism Board who floated the ...

The 9th edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) officially kicks off today, May 21, 2025, at the Speke Resort and ...

While the national and global environmental implications of this cannot be under-estimated, the move is a blow to Uganda's tourism industry, whose life support system is based on natural resources.

ACP Omoding was swift to share some of his news about the deployment of his women and men in the field, confirming that Tourism Police Officers are now attached already to many of Uganda’s ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has launched its first-ever National Destination Marketing Strategy (NDMS) for ...

The pageant is part of the ministry’s Tulambule initiative that aims to highlight Uganda’s tourist attractions. According to a mission statement on its website, “the event is organized to ...

_____When stability returned to Uganda after the National Resistance Movement (NRM) came to power in 1986, revitalising the tourism sector was high on the agenda. The progress achieved ...

Kenya is leveraging improved infrastructure, enhanced connectivity and deeper regional integration to strengthen its position as a premier tourism destination in East Africa, Tourism CS Rebecca Miano ...

Bwindi and Mgahinga in southwestern Uganda are renowned for gorilla ... facilities ranging from budget to luxury options near tourist attractions. "We also intend to foster public-private ...

However, as tourism operators and investors look at opportunities in Uganda, the key question we need to ask ourselves as Ugandans is, how will we distinguish ourselves as a country in tourism ...