COVID-19 and tourism Archives

State Minister for Tourism Godfrey Kiwanda and Uganda Hotel Owners Association Chairperson Susan Muhwezi launching the Standard Operating Procedures booklet

COVID-19: Tourism ministry issues Standard Operating Procedures For Hospitality facilities

Below, we reproduce the guidelines by the Tourism Ministry and the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) this month. Introduction The global outbreak of the Covid ’19 pandemic has had a profound impact on

June 5, 2020

The Big Story

Daudi Migereko, is the Chairman, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB)

TOURISM & COVID-19: This is the time for government and private sector to craft and implement a recovery master plan

In Uganda, Tourism has been the leading foreign exchange earner, accounting for US$ 1.6 billion. The sector has been contributing approximately 8% of the GDP and supports 667,600 jobs directly and 1.6

April 21, 2020

Thought Leadership

Ruparelia Group’s 2-in-1 Speke Resort and Conference Centre and Speke Resort and Conference Centre will be closed down effective tomorrow, MArch 27th till the coronavirus effects end

COVID-19: Speke Resort and Commonwealth Munyonyo Close Down; several other hotels said to be fully or partially closed

As the knock-on effects of the deadly COVID-19 begin to bite deep, the Ruparelia Group is closing down its two flagship hotels- Speke Resort and Conference Centre, Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort effective tomorrow,

March 26, 2020

The Big Story

Cancelled bookings, empty rooms and ballooning overheads: Uganda’s tourism sector counts COVID-19 costs- and it’s just the start

Although Uganda had as of March 15, 2020, not yet registered a single case of the deadly COVID-19 top five Kampala hotels had registered a loss of an estimated USD 2,089,129 in

March 25, 2020

The Big Story