Uganda wins best African exhibitor award at the just-concluded INDABA Tourism Expo in Durban South Africa 2015.
At the INDABA tourism exhibition held in Durban, South Africa, Uganda won the best exhibitor on the African continent beating Rwanda and Kenya to second and third place respectively.
The accolade has eluded Uganda for several exhibitions in Europe including World Travel Market London and ITB Berlin, with the closest Uganda getting third at ITB a 2013.
This is the second year Uganda is attending INDABA , joining Kenya which took the lead in negotiating to be part of the expo previously reserved for SADC countries. Tanzania already a member of East African Community for her part has had her foot in INDABA for a while now.
Having sponsored the ATTA (Africa Travel Tourism Association) cocktail the previous evening, this could have been a premonition for good fortune to come the following day. As an elated Uganda Tourism Board C.E.O Stephen Asiimwe saidโ The award should be able to boost Ugandaโs standing among long haul destinations in the region to applause from excited tour operators at the Uganda stand.
According to Barbara Adoso Vanhelleputte ,the Chairperson A.U.T.O (Association of Uganda Tour Operators ) , INDABA is Africaโs premium expo that all international buyers who attend are interested in selling Africa which gives the award more impetus for Uganda .
INDABA is the largest tourism marketing event on the African calendar and one of the top three โmust visitโ events of its kind on the global calendar.