Tuzo za utalii na Mwekezaji wa Afrika zilitangazwa mara tu baada ya toleo la mwisho kuingia kwenye usambazaji, ikipoteza fursa ya utangazaji hapo awali. Walakini, haswa kwa eneo la Afrika Mashariki, Kenya Airways imechukua tuzo ya shirika bora la ndege barani Afrika, wakati Waziri wa Utalii, Mazingira, na Maliasili wa Zambia, Mhe. Catherine Namugala, alishinda kutambuliwa kama waziri bora wa utalii barani, haswa wakati ambapo hadhi ya Maporomoko ya Victoria kama tovuti ya urithi wa ulimwengu iko hatarini tangu kuwasilisha kwa pamoja hati na data na Zambia na Zimbabwe inakaribia tarehe ya mwisho. , wakati kazi ya kufanywa na watendaji wa serikali bado haijakamilika.
Mombasa iliitwa "mji wa wawekezaji wa utalii wa mwaka," wakati Zimbabwe ilipokea kutajwa kama "marudio ya utalii ya mwaka." Jumuiya ya Utalii ya Eco nchini Kenya iliheshimiwa kama "mpango bora katika kuwezesha biashara ndogo ndogo na za kati uwekezaji wa utalii," lakini kwa kusikitisha Uganda haikuwepo kwenye meza ya washindi tena, ikitoa matumaini kuwa motisha kwa biashara ya utalii ya ndani na urasimu kufanya vizuri mnamo 2010 Sherehe ya tuzo ilifanyika wiki iliyopita huko Harare, Zimbabwe.
NINI CHA KUONDOA KATIKA MAKALA HII:
- Catherine Namugala, won the recognition as best tourism minister on the continent, incidentally at a time when the status of the Victoria Falls as a global heritage site is under threat since the joint submission of documents and data by Zambia and Zimbabwe is nearing its extended deadline, while the work to be done by bureaucrats is far from complete.
- However, notably for the Eastern African region, Kenya Airways has scooped the prize for best business airline in Africa, while the Zambian Minister for Tourism, Environment, and Natural Resources, the Hon.
- The Eco Tourism Society in Kenya was honored as “best initiative in facilitating small and medium enterprises tourism investments,”.
