Uganda hosts first virtual tourism expo in the region
Saturday May 08 2021
UTB CEO Lilly Ajarova, with Tourism Minister Godfrey Kiwanda during the launch of POATE 2021. PHOTOS/ COURTESY.
Summary
Tour operators admit that the 2021 virtual expo did not have financial implications. The previous exhibitions required participants to pay for travel, meals, booth space, furnishings, internet, electricity and accommodation. The only cost an exhibitor incurred this time round was to buy data.
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Yvonne Sandra Kunda, a tour consultant, appeared to be in a jovial mood at the closing ceremony of this year’s Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) held at Sheraton Hotel Kampala. She said it was a moment of relief after taking part in the first virtual tourism expo as the sector navigates towards the new normal.