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Nomination List out: Quiin Abenakyo, Zari Hassan to battle in Ekkula Tourism Awards

Allen Kisakye by Allen Kisakye
6 years ago
in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Travel
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The Ministry of tourism has unveiled the nomination list for 2019 Ekkula Tourism Awards, featuring the major contributors and sectors that promote Tourism.

Stiff competition in sighted in the Best Tourism Ambassador of the year category, as these nominations have positioned the reigning Miss World Africa Quiin Abenakyo and Socialite Zari Hassan in the same category.

These two have in 2018 received honors from Ministry of tourism as Goodwill Ambassadors, because of their contribution towards the industry; Abenakyo (Miss World Africa 2018/19), Zari Hassan (Tulambule campaign).

Nominations were done in several sectors that contribute towards tourism like, Promotion section, tourism event section, transporters section, Accommodation and eating houses, Exceptional personalities.

According to organizers, Ekkula Tourism Awards are organized to recognize and appreciate the major contributors and stalk holders in the tourism section.

Voting in these awards will end on 27th March, and the award night gala will take place on Friday March 29 2019, at Kampala Sheraton Hotel.

Here is the full list of nominations

 PROMOTERS SECTION

 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

WESTNILE

EASTERN ENTREPRENURSHIP 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)

 TOURISM EVENTS SECTION

 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.

 TRANSPORTERS SECTION

 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

ACCOMODATION AND EATING HOUSES

 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.

 EXCEPTIONAL PERSONALITIES

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)

OSHUA 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

LIFETIME TOURISM ACHIEVER.

 (TO BE ANNOUNCED AND UNVEILED ON THE AWARDS NIGHT)


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