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UTB’s first-ever virtual Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2021) notches record attendance amidst optimism for tourism recovery

by CEO Reporter
UTB Board Chairperson, Daudi Migereko speaks at the closing ceremony of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo 2021. He applauded government and especially President Yoweri Kaguta, for the efforts made so far in containing the Covid-19 pandemic, keeping the economy together, but said that more was needed to stabilise the tourism sector which is lagging behind of all the other sectors in recovery.
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The much-anticipated 6th Edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2021, closed last week amidst cautious hopes and optimism on recovery for an industry that employs nearly 700,000 Ugandans but has been in limbo since April 2020.  Organised by the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), the Uganda government’s tourism industry marketing agency and standards regulator, POATE is an annual Bu

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