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Uganda Tourism Board Launches New Destination Brand in UAE as Priority International Market

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMarch 31, 2022March 31, 2022

Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), the government of Uganda’s destination marketing organization, launched its new destination brand Explore Uganda, The Pearl of Africa, as part of a tourism and media event held at the Sheraton Jumeriah Beach Resort in Dubai. The launch was conducted in the presence of the honorable Tom Butime, Uganda’s Cabinet Minister for Tourism, and resulted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) becoming the first international market to experience the launch of Uganda’s new and improved brand. The extravagant open air evening event saw an impressive turnout with more than 90 key industry stakeholders, professionals, media and travel…

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Tourism Sector Fully Opens After Four Months of Lockdown

URNBanking & Financial ServicesJuly 24, 2020

All tourism sites in Uganda are now open for visitors, Col. (Rtd) Tom Butime the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has said. But with the country’s borders still closed, domestic tourists and foreigners who are already in the country are the ones expected to visit these sites. The tourism sector came to a standstill in March after President Yoweri Museveni announced the closure of all borders, together with Entebbe International Airport, followed by the suspension of both private and public transport, business premises and any form of public gatherings. The measures meant that all tourist sites had to be…

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