Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is delighted to announce that Uganda has been ranked sixth, up from seventh, among the many high 10 international locations within the African area with 19 affiliation conferences within the just lately launched 2024 Worldwide Congress and Conference Affiliation (ICCA) rankings.
Kampala Metropolis holds the 4th place from fifth beforehand within the ICCA Africa Chapter metropolis rankings. This outstanding achievement highlights the rising prominence of Uganda as a number one vacation spot for Conferences, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) in Africa.
ICCA is a globally acknowledged group that focuses on worldwide affiliation
conferences within the sector. The rankings are primarily based on the variety of affiliation conferences held
in several locations that rotate amongst not less than three international locations. These rankings function
a useful useful resource for assessing the credibility and attractiveness of locations inside
the MICE trade.
Juliana Kagwa, CEO UTB famous, “Attaining a excessive rating within the ICCA checklist not solely enhances
a vacation spot’s repute but additionally underscores its functionality to host important worldwide
occasions. This, in flip, attracts extra enterprise, fosters worldwide collaborations, and drives
financial development. We lengthen gratitude to all of the venues and companions who supplied
important information through the MICE sector efficiency survey carried out earlier this 12 months.”
A member of ICCA, Society for Incentive Journey Excellence, and the Union for Worldwide
Associations, Uganda Tourism Board’s Conference Bureau adheres to worldwide finest practices for Conference Bureaus, providing advisory companies, pre- and post-bid help,
vacation spot experience, occasion planning help, and on-site companies to shoppers. Our efforts in
constructing stakeholder partnerships, capability constructing, and operationalizing the Bureau have
been instrumental in attaining these rankings.
UCB’s major aim stays to place Uganda among the many high 5 MICE locations in Africa.
By leveraging our strengths and repeatedly bettering our companies and infrastructure, we
are assured in attaining this goal quickly.
Uganda’s spectacular rating within the 2023 ICCA rankings is a testomony to our strategic efforts
and dedication to excellence within the MICE sector. The Uganda Conference Bureau stays devoted to enhancing Uganda’s attraction as a high MICE vacation spot and contributing to
the nation’s financial improvement.