Sarah Kagingo, Kiwanda nominated for Ekkula Tourism awards
Media personality Sarah Kagingo and State Minister for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda have been nominated in the fourth edition of the annual Ekkula tourism awards, the Nile Post has learnt.
Ekkula awards are meant to appreciate players in the tourism industry in Uganda.
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This year’s edition has seen Soft Power Communications’ Kagingo has been pitted against Amos Wekesa, Jonathan Bennah, and Geofrey Baluku in the exceptional social media promoter.
The category looks at an individual who has been at the forefront of promoting Uganda’s tourism through the use of social media platforms.
Speaking to the Nile Post on Saturday morning, Kagingo said she was happy for being recognized for her efforts in promoting tourism and the country’s development at large.
“Many of my fellow nominees are directly employed in the tourism sector unlike myself. It’s a great honor for being recognized,”Kagingo said.
In the 2019 Ekkula awards, Minister Kiwanda has been nominated in the tourism personality of the year category.
Since appointment as minister, Kiwanda has been instrumental in promoting Uganda’s tourism through popularization of a number of items.
Speaking about the controversial Miss Curvy pageant recently, Kiwanda said his main aim is to ensure everybody talks about Uganda and her tourism industry.
““My intention is to bring everyone to discuss tourism. Everyone is now discussing tourism. Ugandans have never been involved in discussing tourism as they are today,”Kiwanda said while appearing on the Big Talk on the NXT radio hosted by Joseph Sabiti last month.
This year’s edition of the Ekkula Tourism awards will run under the theme, “sharing our cultural diversity through the digital transformation for bigger tourism numbers.”
Voting ends on March 27 via the official Ekkula website www.ekkulatourismawards.org
The awards ceremony will be held at Sheraton hotel on March 29.
Here is the full list of nominees for the awards;
EXCEPTIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTER
BALUKU GEOFREY
SARAH KAGINGO
JONATHAN BENNAH
AMOS WEKESA
BEST TOURISM PHOTOGRAPHER
MO LATIF
SEBUMMA IVAN
MATIAS MUGISHA
MOST ACTIVE TOURISM CLUSTER
KIGEZI TOURISM CLUSTER
WESTNILE
EASTERN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TOURISM NETWORK
ACHOLI TOURISM CLUSTER
FINEST TRADITIONAL DANCE TROUPE
CRANE PERFORMERS
KIKA DANCE TOUPE
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 ASSOCIATION(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 AMBASSODOR 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
