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Uganda to host major tourists showpiece in 2020

Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is set to host the 5th annual Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2020); a tourism and travel trade exhibition which brings together regional and international tour operators, travel agents, destination agencies and various players in the tourism trade to network and facilitate tourism business.

Uganda, famous for its green and equatorial national parks. These include Queen Elizabeth National Park -Uganda’s most-visited National Park, Murchison Falls National Park -Uganda’s largest national park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park famous for its mountain gorillas and Rwenzori Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The three-day expo will run from 4-6 February 2020 and will be held at the Speke Resort in Munyonyo. POATE 2020 will integrate business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) trade event format under the theme “Inspiring high-value engagement to promote Intra Africa travel for leisure, business and adventure”. It aims to raise Uganda’s profile …