Miss Tourism beauty pageant has partnered with Uganda Airlines in a bid to boost tourism as the country prepares for its first scientific crowning ceremony taking place this weekend.
Recently, while attending a breakfast meeting at café javas, Victoria Mall Entebbe yeaterday, the Chief Executive Officer Miss Tourism Uganda Mr. Allan Kanyike said this year’s theme; ‘Beauty, Brains and Change’ (BBC) sets out to encourage Ugandans to embrace local tourism.
“I want to encourage Ugandans to love and bless their home, let them visit a site and post it to promote who we are, Uganda is one country with so many tribes which are very identical, let us promote our hearts to the world through tourism, let us now rely on domestic tourism,” he said.
Ms Carol Nalinnya, the Executive Director of Buganda Heritage and Tourism Board, said the finalists will inspire more women to become empowered.
“Through promoting culture we shall preserve and also promote tourism, we have a lot of sites that have diverse culture and meaning to the rest of the people, within and outside Uganda” she said.
Ms Sylvia Kaggwa, the sales manager Uganda Airlines Entebbe office said the miss tourism ambassadors will help promote the national tourism initiative in the region and across the world, as the airline expands it’s route network in Africa and beginning of intercontinental flights to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East with the delivery of Airbus A330 in December.
The five tourism ambassadors who have been attending a boot camp recently in preparation for Sunday’s finale include, Jean Corprise Akullo, Amaniyo Charity, Kyomugisha Sonia, Agwang Prossy Permah, and Atuheirwe Sheevon.
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