Meet Uganda-based travel agents and tour operators selling regional & domestic travel
Kampala is the commercial capital of Uganda and the third biggest city in East Africa has a vibrant outbound travel market both for leisure travel and business.
The 2024 official tourism statistics highlight the significant increase of Ugandan residents traveling within Africa and to overseas destinations.
The Kenyan Coast, Zanzibar and the Seychelles are very popular destinations for residents while DAR and Nairobi are key business travel destinations from Uganda.
African & Indian Ocean hotel groups, airlines, tourism organisations, beach resorts and safari lodges are invited to participate at this live face-to-face TravelExpo on Wednesday, 12 August at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel.
The focus of this TravelExpo will be to promote inter-regional travel as well as domestic tourism and overseas travel.
Uganda is served by many regional & international airlines including Qatar, Emirates, Kenya Airways, Aerolink Uganda, Brussels Airlines and Air Tanzania. Uganda Airlines flies direct to Johannesburg, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Harare and Lusaka.
The Ugandan expatriate & diplomatic communities represent a major market for leisure and business travel.
139 Uganda travel agents and DMC’s attended Spotlight Kampala in 2025 representing 83 different companies.
Who should exhibit?
- African & Indian Ocean beach resorts & lodges wanting to engage with Uganda travel agents & inbound tour operators
- Airlines
- Tourism suppliers
- African Hotels seeking corporate business from Uganda
- Hotels, DMCs, and tourism boards wanting to promote outbound tourism from Uganda to the rest of Africa & overseas destinations
Who will attend the TravelExpo?
Uganda-based:
- corporate and leisure travel agents
- inbound tour operators
- conference organisers
- corporate travel planners from major corporate accounts
- government departments, NGO’s, embassies and UN agencies
We expect 125 – 150 travel trade to attend
How the TravelExpo Attendance will be promoted
- The Spotlight TravelExpo will be extensively advertised to the travel trade in Uganda by e-mail and social media broadcasts
- We also encourage travel agents to invite their corporate accounts to attend the TravelExpo with them
- Our hotel and airline partners will distribute invitations to their key corporate accounts and conference organisers
- TUGATA and AUTO will distribute the invitations to their members and other trade in Uganda
Programme: Wednesday, 12 August: Sheraton Kampala Hotel
- 11h00: Exhibitors set-up their tables in the Ballroom
- 12h30: Registration, tea and coffee
- 13h00 – 18h00: Spotlight TravelExpo
- 18h00: Prize-giving and happy hour drinks & snacks
- 19h00: End of TravelExpo
Table Cost
- USD900/ZAR17,200 per table plus VAT for South African companies
Cost includes:
- All TravelExpo expenses and promotional costs
- Happy hour cocktail party
- 50-word description and logo on exhibitor website and in official directory distributed to all attendees
- Full contact address list of all attendees will be sent to exhibitors after the TravelExpo
- Two representatives per table. The cost for additional representatives will be USD50/ZAR900 per additional person.
Cost excludes:
- Flights to Entebbe,
- airport transfers,
- hotel accommodation, and
- meals other than specified.
Sponsorships & advertising opportunities
- See booking form for additional sponsorship and advertising options
Accommodation
Sheraton Kampala are offering a rate of:
- Single B&B: USD165.00
- Twin B&B: USD185.00
Rate excludes 18% VAT and USD2.00 local tax.
Sheraton can also offer airport/hotel transfers for USD60 one-way. Book with your accommodation.
Email: reservation@sheratonkampala.com : Reference: Spotlight
Uganda Visas
- South African passport holders require visas to enter Uganda
- East-African community countries do not require visas
- Other Nationalities please check with the airline if required
- Apply only on the official website. Cost: USD69
www.ugandaimmigration.org
Allow 5 days for processing
