Uganda is known for its beautiful nature, its unique flora and fauna and its cultural wealth. This makes the East African country very attractive as a tourist destination. In order to put tourism on a sustainable path that strengthens local value creation and preserves natural resources and cultural heritage, our project “Tourism Excellence Uganda” is focusing on sustainable tourism development. We are financially supported by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA).

In the project “Tourism Excellence Uganda” we are five partners teaming up to promote quality and sustainability standards and to support the development of new responsible products in the tourism industry in Uganda by establishing a local qualification network.

The Swiss tour operator Private Safaris, a specialist brand of DER Touristik Suisse AG, the German consulting and certification organisation TourCert, the sustainable tourism consulting expert from Kenya STTA, the Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) and the Uganda Hotel Owners’ Association (UHOA), are joining forces to set positive impulses in Uganda and create sustainable tourism offers.

As a first step, we have carried out train-the-trainer trainings within the team and adapted TourCert’s methods to the context of East Africa.

Together, we have developed special sustainability training tools that enable Ugandan tourism companies to establish sustainable business practices and to integrate sustainability within their organizational culture.

For further texts on the project, visit https://www.tourcert.org/en/projects/tourism-excellence-uganda/.

Are you a tour operator or hotel owner from Uganda or the neighbouring countries? Are you interested in a workshop that seeks for sustainability training?

Take part in our training programme on sustainability and quality standards and learn everything you need to know about integrating sustainability in your daily business routine. Through individual tasks and group exercises you will learn how to combine theory and practice

What to expect:

• Learn about the fundamentals of sustainable tourism.
• Set up structures for integrating sustainability into your organizational culture.
• Learn how to involve your colleagues and employees in a sustainability process.
• Get to know practical methods and tools to measure your sustainability performance.
• Learn how to identify your stakeholders and how to build a balanced stakeholder dialogue.
• Get easy-to use and helpful tools to evaluate your sustainability efforts and to priorities fields of action.
• Get online support for your sustainability management.

Get involved and join the training programme now!

How to get involved

Our training programme will start in November 2019 in Kampala. The exact dates will be announced soon. The programme is free of charge. The workshops will be held in group format, each separately for tour operators and hotels. Contact us and register now!

For tour operators: Gloria Tumwesigye; executive@auto.or.ug; +256 (0) 414 542 599

For hotels: Jean Byamugisha; ed@ugandahotelsassociation.com; +256 (0) 414 345 601