The November 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Uganda has stimulated the growth.

The meeting has lead to development of Uganda’s hotel industry by 21% in less than a year. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) meeting has already been set aside by government because it understands the importance of the meeting in Uganda’s economic development. The p-resident of uganda Yoweri Museveni said.

The common wealth meeting has stimulated growth of hotel industry through construction and rennovation of hotels to host the Chogm heads of state in Uganda.

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda Hotel News

The Hilton International vice-president Essam Abouda said that th e Hilton Hotel is a landmark development. This was during the launching and ground Breaking ceremony of the Hilton hotel to be built in uganda at Nakasero.

Abouda who said that Kampala Hilton Hotel is the group’s largest project in Africa, and said that the site (on Nakesero hill) is extremely magnificent, with a very beautiful view.

Abouda who said he welcomes healthy competition in the hotel industry, has worked for 26 years with Hilton International, which boasts of the largest hotel chain in the world with 2,750 hotels.

Kampala Hilton International will be managed by the Hilton Group. The hotel will bear the trade name of Hilton.

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda Hotel news

Sheraton Kampala Hotel recently host an 18-hole golf course tourney. The Sheraton Challenge took part in the gardens.

Last held three years ago, the GM, Jawaid Akhtar promised to host the tourney annually and make it the biggest in the city.

The exercise was fun-filled with great wins. Fred Opio was male overall and Liz Gava the female overall. First runner-up male was Amos Nzeei and female Asiimwe Kunda. Second runner-up male Dr. Aliker and female was Jennifer Opio.
Prizes included trips to Nairobi, nights at Sheraton Kampala and three months membership to Kidepo Health Club.

Beautiful caddies were drawn from Campus and the trees and flowers also added to the beauty as well as created a challenge to the golfers.

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda Hotel News

AYA group’s multi-million shillings hotel at Nakasero is sheduled for ground breaking today. President Yoweri Museveni is to preside over the ground-breaking ceremony for the five star hotel.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Alsaud, a member of the Saudi Royal Family,the owner of the hotel to be constructed recently signed a memorandum of understanding with President Yoweri Museveni to construct a five-star hotel in Uganda.

AYA Hilton Hotel, a five-star 24-storey Hotel will be built on Nakasero Hill has an aim to host visitors for over 100 years to come. The Hotel will have 300 rooms and eight presidential suites of international standards. The hotel will also have parking space for at least 1,500 cars.

The AYA Group of Companies managing director Mohamed Mohamed Hamid, said that up to 2,000 employees would be recruited and 95% of these would be locals. “After six months of opening, the staff will be trained abroad to meet international standards,”

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda Hotel News

Several Uganda hotels were amongst the achivers who received awards at the Presidential Transformer Awards ceremony that took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo on Friday.

President Yoweri Museveni handed over plaques of recognition to the winners who included the Imperial Group of Hotels, and the runners-up Speke Resort and Country Lodge, the ceremony hosts.

Other winners included Veteran telecaster Bbale Francis who took the award in the media category, Kampala International Hospital (healthStanbic Bank (banking),MTN (communications), St. Lawrence schools (education), the Uganda Women’s Efforts to Save Orphans (UWESO), Nile Plywoods (furniture,Mukwano Group (household items manufacturers) and Jesa Diaries (farming).

The annual ceremony is intended to recognise people and institutions that have transformed Uganda in the economic, social, and cultural fields since 1986.It is designed to become a commemoration for heroes, especially outside politics and the military

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda Hotel News