Lower profits are being forecasted by Tourism Promotion Services which runs the Serena Hotels,for the first half of the year
to June 2008.

The Forecast is due to the massive cancellations between January and February due to the large numbers of hotel cancellations.
The managing director of TPS EA, Mr Mahmud Jan Mohamed said that the present occupancy rates are the lowest recorded by the industry in the past five years.

In a statement issued by Mr Mohamed, Serena is confident of the resilience of the sector and this could change the company’s fortunes in the second half of the year.

By Kisibo Jackie

Uganda Hotel News

A classical concert to celebrate seven years of its existence of the Kampala Music School, was recently held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel.

The school celebrated its journey from a musical establishment with only a few pianos, to a well accomplished music school.

Performances included The clarinet choir which played Colin Cowel’s Reskin Raiders, Gymnopedie and Rag, British clarinetist, Claire Hawkes played Horovitz’s Sonatina, Debussy’s Premiere Rhapsody, and Rossini’s Introduction, Theme and Variations. Her spontaneous expressiveness, flexibility and dynamism, wowed her fans immensely.

Junior Orchestra, the String Orchestra, Senior Orchestra and Sauti Ya Africa, an all-male choir where led by Francis Muteesasira, whith the acapella.

By Kisibo Jackie

Uganda Hotel news

Hapo Zamani a musical initiative to Bring Live Music Back to Life will see contemporary musicians deliver songs while accompanied by a live band and not a pre-recorded CD instrumental track.

The concert which will take place tommorow the Sunday April 27 is at Emin pasha Hotel Nakasero will feature Ugandan Kawesa together with Juliana Kanyomozi.

The occassion which will happen every quarter with this year’s other concert dates as July 6, September 7 and December 31, promises to give music lovers a high calibre concert worth the Shs50,000 ticket price.

Back up artists will include Herbert Kinobe, Susan Kerunen, Sarah Ndagire and Miranda Bridget.Jude Mugerwa (keyboards), Michael Ouma (lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars), Ambrose Tugume (drummer) Samuel Bakkabulindi (percussions) Alan Okia

(bass guitar), Richard Ssewagudde (calabash and traditional instruments) and Herbert Kinobe (Kora).

By Kisibo Jackie

Uganda Hotel News

Sheraton Kampala hotel recently opened up its Equator Bar, formerly known as the Rhino Pub.

With a blend of a colonial touch with modern designs and retro furniture, the new lounge is fitted with brown and maroon colours, has a library, private beverage vaults where guests can buy and store their drinks and has a seating capacity of 90 people.
The Equator which offers 16 dishes on the menu, comes with a new concept - wine and food pairing.
The menu which will be changed quarterly has the main course options named after regions of origin like the Ugandan

Delight and the Traditional Mexican (grilled pork medallions), Basil Pesto fish fillet (grilled
tilapia on creamed caraway cabbage leaves) for fish lovers, and jumbo prawns, crabs, lobster and, soon to be introduced, squid for the seafood enthusiasts.

By Kisibo Jackie

Uganda Hotel News

The Fly540 Airline was launched at the golf course Hotel in Kampala.

The new airline with 48 seats will fly two times to Nairobi using the Turbo Pop ATR 42-320 aircraft, and it operates from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and flies to Lamu, Malindi, Eldoret, Kisumu and Mombasa

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda Hotel News