Rwanda Chamber of Tourism launches Tourism Week
The Rwanda Chamber of Tourism (RCOT) has announced the 2022 edition of the Rwanda Tourism Week, scheduled to take place from November 26th to December 3rd 2022. RTW2022 main event activities will be hosted at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV) and Kigali Convention Center (KCC),under the theme: “Adopting Innovative Approaches to Boost Intra-Africa Travel as a drive for Tourism Business Recovery.”
Focusing on Tourism business recovery from Covid-19 Pandemic challenges, RTW2022 will bring leading African business leaders to share insights on different strategies in which tourism and travel can boost the local economy and encourage inclusivity and sustainability, quality, innovation and reconnect tour operators, travel stakeholders within the African continent and beyond. This event will attract overall 2000 local and international delegates.
This year, Rwanda Tourism week kicks off with a Photo Competition
from the 15th to the 27th of November; the competition is dubbed “Rwanda
in a Traveler’s Lens” it is one of the activities created to enable
photo competitors
and storytellers to demonstrate their ability to showcase Rwanda’s
diverse tourism attractions and destinations through photography.
Furthermore, a ‘Golf for Conservation event’ on November 27th will connect the region’s elite businesses with the Business stakeholders and is scheduled to take place at the Kigali Golf Club to link sports tourism and Conservation. Restaurant Week, from November 25th to December 3rd, is a promotional culinary event where the public will have an opportunity to indulge their taste buds in a variety of cuisines at their favourite restaurant at promotional rates.
Like the previous RTW edition, an exhibition will take place from 1st
to 3rd December and is expected to attract more than 200 local and
continental tourism and hospitality operators and more than 1000
attendees. It will be held
at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV). This three-day event
features many activities, including traditional games and
entertainment.
