Minister Kiwanda says all the negative publicity has worked in favour of Tulambule. PHOTO BY Isaac Ssejjombwe
The fourth edition of the annual Ekkula Tourism Awards will take place on March 29, 2019, at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. With just a month left to the awards, the nomination list in different categories was released in a cocktail invite-only event at Skyz Hotel in Naguru.
The Awards that were launched in 2017 are organized to recognise and appreciate tourism players in the Ugandan Tourism Industry. According to Mr Bismac Moses Amumpaire, the organiser of the Ekkula Tourism Awards, voting for the nominees will take place on the Ekkula website which is www.ekkulatourismawards.org which is open but will be closed on March 6.
Below is the list of nominees in different categories
EXCEPTIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTER
JONATHAN BENNAH
BALUKU GEOFREY
SARAH KAGINGO
AMOS WEKESA
BEST TOURISM PHOTOGRAPHER
MO LATIF
SEBUMMA IVAN
MATIAS MUGISHA
PETER HOGEL.
MOST ACTIVE TOURISM CLUSTER
KIGEZI TOURISM CLUSTER
WEST NILE
EASTERN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TOURISM NETWORK
ACHOLI TOURISM CLUSTER
FINEST TRADITIONAL DANCE TROUPE.
CRANE PERFORMERS
KIKA DANCE TOUPE
MIZIZI ENSEMBLE
ROCKIES TROUPE
BEST PRIVATE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER.
REPTILE VILLAGE
KAVUMBA WILDLIFE EDUCATION CENTER.
RHINO FUND UG-ZIWA RHINO SANCTUARY
THE CROCODILE FARM. (CAMP CROCS)
MOST USER-FRIENDLY TOURISM ASSOCIATION
UGANDA HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION. (UHOA)
ASSOCIATION OF UGANDA TOUR OPERATORS. (AUTO)
UGANDA SAFARI GUIDES ASSOCIATION. (USAGA)
UGANDA COMMUNITY TOURISM ASSCIATION. (UCOTA)
BEST FOOD EVENT OF THE YEAR.
ROAST AND RHYME
FISH FESTIVAL
ROLEX FESTIVAL
MUCHOMO FESTIVAL
BEST CULTURAL PROMOTIONAL EVENT.
EKYOTO-INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FAIR
BAKIGA NATION
ACHOLI FESTIVAL
IMBALU CULTURAL FESTIVAL
FASHION EVENT OF THE YEAR.
KAMPALA FASHION WEEK.
ABRAYANZ STYLE AND FASHION SHOW.
PEARL OF AFRICA FASHION AWARDS
HOT PINK CAT WALK-MALENGO
OVERALL BEST TOURISM EVENT 2018.
BAKIGA NATION
ROLEX FESTIVAL
NYEGE NYEGE FESTIVAL
BLANKETS AND WINES.
REMARKABLE DIGITAL TRANSPORTER.
QUICK TAXI
SAFE BODA
UBER
TAXIFY
BEST AIRLINE OF THE YEAR. (DOMESTIC)
EAGLE AIR
AEROLINK
KAMPALA EXECUTIVE AVIATION
BEST AIRLINE OF THE YEAR-INTERNATIONAL (Economy Class.)
EGYPT AIR
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
QATAR AIRWAYS
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS.
BEST AIRLINE OF THE YEAR-INTERNATIONAL (Business Class.)
BRUSSLES AIRLINES
KLM
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
EMIRATES
EXCEPTIONAL FAST FOODS RESTAURANT.
JAVA HOUSE
KFC
CHILLIES RESTAURANT
CAFÉ JAVAS
BEST UGANDAN CUISINES RESTAURANT
AFRICAN POT
SHAKA ZULU RESTAURANT
2K RESTAURANT
KEMBABAZI’S RESTAURANT
BEST STANDARD SERVICE HOTEL
NYANGE RESORT AND MARINA
WASH AND WHEELS-MBALE
BOMA HOTEL-GULU
HOTEL TRIANGLE
BEST ECO SAFARI LODGE.
SERENADA ECO RESORT
MALAKAI ECO LODGE
HERITAGE SAFARI LODGE
PARK VIEW SAFARI LODGE
OUTSTANDING NEW HOTEL OF THE YEAR.
MESTIL
HOTEL TRIANGLE
SKYZ HOTEL NAGURU
GOLDEN TULIP
BEST SERVICE AND LUXURY BUSINESS HOTEL.
IMPERIAL ROYALE
SHERATON HOTEL
SPEKE RESORT MUNYONYO
SERENA HOTEL.
YOUNG TOURISM ACHIEVER.
ENID MIREMBE (ROLEX FESTIVAL)
NATALIEY BITATURE (PROTEA/SKYZ)
NAMINYA SALEH (CASA DEL TOURISTA)
OWEN BIGOMBE (BAKIGA NATION)
TOURISM AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR.
ELMA CHAPEL CHALLA(MISS TOURISM UG’18)
QUIN ABENAKYO (REIGNING MISS WORLD AFRICA)
JOSHUA KIPRUI CHEPTEGEI (OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST)
ZARI HASSAN (SOCIALITE, GOODWILL AMBASSADOR)
TOURISM PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR.
AMOS WEKESA
HON KIWANDA GODFREY SUUBI
BARBRA ADOSO
MARIA BARYOMUJURA