Uganda Embassy receives best tourism exhibitor award

The Embassy of Uganda received the best foreign exhibitor award from Visit Burundi. The Embassy was recognized for its stellar participation in the Burundi Tourism Week that was held in December 2024. Visit Burundi is Burundi's official tourism office.
Ms. Kaneza Florissa, the Communications Manager of Visit Burundi, presented the award to H.E. Maj Gen (Rtd) Matayo Kyaligonza, the Ambassador of Uganda to Burundi, who received the prize on behalf of the Embassy team.

Ms. Kaneza requested for collaboration with the Embassy to assist the Visit Burundi brand to transport tourism marketing cargo with Uganda Airlines in order to participate in the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2025) that will be held at the Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda from 21st-24th May 2025. In this regard, assistance was sought from the Embassy of Uganda in connection to hotels / accommodation facilities in Uganda for the visiting delegation from Burundi to the POATE 2025 event.

The Communication Manager also informed the Embassy that Visit Burundi is in the process of planning an International Tourism Expo this year.

The Embassy informed the Visit Burundi team of the collaboration with both Kenya and Rwanda on the East Africa Tourist Visa and pointed out that discussions are ongoing at policy level with East Africa Community Heads of State to expand this cooperation. 

Uganda Embassy is gearing its efforts towards a working collaboration where the tour operators in Burundi work together with Ugandan tour operators to share tourists and market joint packages.