Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) is optimistic that the New Year 2022 will see business look up for hospitality sector in Uganda. In his new year message to Members of the Tourism and Hospitality Business Community and Ugandans in general, Herbert Byaruhanga, President, UTA says: “With several campaigns going on to attract domestic and international tourists, there are indicators that 2022 will be a pickup year where our businesses will begin to recover. We need to ensure that infrastructure renovations are done, websites are rebuilt, staff are retrained and retooled, our social media platforms send out the right message, acquire licenses,…
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The tourism industry is one of the sectors that has been greatly affected by the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hotel owners are faced with the challenge of keeping their businesses afloat even when airports are still closed off and local travel still somewhat restricted as people are afraid of exposing themselves to the Coronavirus disease. Allan Bright Kagoro, the proprietor of Allan’s Resort in Fort Portal district is one of the lucky winners who have walked away with UGX5,000,000 in the on-going MTN MoMoNyabo Together Promotion. Through the promotion, MTN Uganda is giving away cash prizes to lucky…
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By Rudi Veestraeten & Richard Gafabusa Muhumuza The Ugandan tourism sector is in a major crisis. National Parks and lodges have remained empty for three months, since mid-March. Worse even: there is today no perspective for a resumption of international tourism in Uganda. If nothing happens, this crisis might loom for months and years. Many tourism companies are on the verge of bankruptcy and disappearance. The damage will take many years to repair. Tourism needs to be on oxygen and might even require a breathing machine. Action is needed now. Tourism is a major contributor to the economy of Uganda….
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Kampala Uganda, June 10th, 2020: With Uganda easing the lockdown restriction on the hospitality sector, Sheraton Kampala hotel which opened its doors early this week has tightened and elevated its operation standard procedures to ensure that their guests and staff are protected from any viral contamination in the current pandemic environment. Apart from the practice of social distancing and wearing of masks, the hotel has gone ahead to deploy enhanced technology to counter a broad spectrum of viruses, set new hygiene and cleanliness protocol/standards and trained Cleanliness Champions, who are staff, certified as experts and are responsible for the hotel’s…
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1. What does Credit Relief mean? It is a re-organisation of a debt obligation through concessions or accommodations that provide borrowers with some form of relief in how and/or when they meet their debt obligation(s) to lenders. 2. What is the key objective of the Credit Relief Measures issued by the Bank of Uganda? The objective is twofold: (i) To enable borrowers cope with the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their ability to repay loans; and (ii) To mitigate the risks faced by lenders that may arise from exposure to borrowers that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic….
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80per cent of Ugandans who took part in a Geopoll Survey say the government has done enough to stop Covid-19 spread. The survey, titled: Coronavirus in Sub-Saharan Africa; how Africans in 12 nations are responding to the Covid-19 outbreak, was done by Geopoll, one of the largest global research firms. The survey was done between 2nd – April 9th, 2020, in 12 countries, including Uganda. Others are Benin, Côte D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. The study was done amongst people of 16 years and above, out of whom 46 per…
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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 million jobs indirectly. It is therefore without a doubt that the sector’s growth, has had a tremendous impact on our economy. Despite the vibrancy and success recorded in recent years, the Tourism sector has been hardest hit by the outbreak of Covid-19. The most lucrative tourist source markets are the epicenter of Covid-19. There has been a lockdown of States. Movement/travel embargo have become inevitable and thus imposed….
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WASHINGTON, April 9, 2020—Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been significantly impacted by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and is forecast to fall sharply from 2.4% in 2019 to -2.1 to -5.1% in 2020, the first recession in the region over the past 25 years, according to the latest Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly economic update for the region. “The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the limits of societies and economies across the world, and African countries are likely to be hit particularly hard,” said Hafez Ghanem, World Bank Vice President for Africa. “We are rallying all possible resources to help countries…
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A few years back, one wonderful lady Carol, who I didn’t know personally came out suffering from Cancer. People mobilised by my friend Muhereza Kyamutetera, came together and collected money to send her to India for treatment. Unfortunately, she passed on (RIP). Months after, a friend got cancer, we were worried. She went to India and returned cancer-free. 100% cancer-free. She had defeated the monster – Cancer! Now she is an anti-cancer activist. Asked what the difference between her and Carol was, she told me, “Early diagnosis!” When you catch a disease early, you increase your chances of beating it….
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Car hailing service, Uber has suspended its services in Uganda following the announcement of a 14-day lockdown in Uganda that went into effect, yesterday, March 31st 2020. The statement released by the company reads: “In accordance with the measures announced by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on 30th March 2020 to contain the spread of Coronavirus, we are temporarily pausing our services in Kampala starting from 31 March 2020, until further notice. The health and safety of our community comes first, and we will do our best to support drivers during these unprecedented times.” Uganda’s president Museveni on 30th March 2020…
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