World Tourism Day 2023 Archives

Persistent gov’t underfunding of tourism slows down post-Covid-19 recovery and risks 2024/25 targets, private sector tourism body warns

Muhereza KyamuteteraHospitality & Tourism News & Analysis The Big StorySeptember 28, 2023September 28, 2023

Persistent funding gaps by the Government of its Tourism Development Programme (FY 20/21 to FY 24/25) are slowing down the sector’s post-Covid-19 recovery and if not urgently addressed, Uganda risks failing to meet all of the programme’s targets, Herbert Byaruhanga the President of the Confederation of Uganda Tourism Associations (COUTA), has warned. Mr. Byaruhanga, who was speaking at this year’s World Tourism Day 2023 national celebrations in the western district of Hoima, raised a red flag, saying that there already were worrying signs that the country is lagging behind its regional competitors in post-pandemic recovery and said that accelerating enhanced…

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Women Fixing Uganda: Eugenie Nsubuga Windt, a travel management connoisseur

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite Leadership Executive Profiles The Big Story Women In LeadershipSeptember 27, 2023September 27, 2023

Before it was rudely interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Uganda’s tourism industry, was one of the fastest growing sectors, contributing about USD2.5 billion, an equivalent of USD5.9% in GDP. But back in the 1990s, there was very little about the tourism industry to talk about, beyond its sheer potential. Some of the successes that we see today, rest on the shoulders of ballsy private-sector trailblazers such as Eugenie Nsubuga Windt, the Founder and Managing Director of Swanair Travel & Safaris Limited. Founded in 1993, Swanair Travel & Safaris is one of the oldest and surviving travel management companies in Uganda….

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