Uganda Airlines has obtained slots at London’s Heathrow Airport to launch Entebbe starting March 28. According to Aviation Development Chief Analyst James Pearson, the national carrier will be operating five…
Uganda Airlines made revenue worth UGX40 billion from the time it started operations to the end of December 2020. This is according to Cornwell Muleya, the Chief Executive Officer, Uganda…
By Lilly Ajarova On my behalf and behalf of Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), I would like to congratulate the Government of Uganda under the leadership of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,…
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Uganda Airlines have today, February 5th 2020 signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their efforts to promote the tourism potential of Brand Destination Uganda….
According to the Tourism Sector Annual Performance Report FY2017/18), 80% of Uganda’s tourist arrivals are from Africa with Rwanda and Kenya sharing 31% and 24% respectively. Outbound tourism from Africa to the rest of the world, has been growing from 9.8 million in 1990 to 42.1million in 2017, according to UNWTO 2018 Tourism Highlights). Again, according to United Nations World Tourism Organisations (UNWTO), the largest majority of international travel takes place within travellers’ own regions (intraregional tourism)- 4 of 5 tourists travel within their own region. As such Africa remains a strategic tourist market for Uganda.
Started by Field Marshall Idi Amin in 1976, Uganda Airlines took the damp on the ground in 2001 but the government has in the recent past been talking its revival,…