About Us
The Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) was formally registered in May 2000 after the founders of the association, led by Dr. B M Kibirige realized the need to bring Hotel owners in the country together under one common thread to lobby and advocate for the interests of hoteliers in Uganda.
Vision:
To be the leading association and principal voice for the hotel sector in Uganda.
Mission:
To promote and enhance quality standards among members’ facilities and services through capacity building, marketing, and advocacy.
Objectives:
When the association was formed, the members had many varied objectives as follows:
- To build the capacity of members to offer quality services
- To assist members to improve their occupancy rates.
- To lobby and advocate for an enabling environment for the Hotel industry in Uganda.
- To strengthen the institutional capacity of UHOA to deliver its mandate.
Achievements:
The government of Uganda has fully recognized the association’s efforts, to this end various incentives are:
- Recognition by the government of Uganda
- Tax exemption on Imports on hotel operational items
- UHOA gained partnership to:
- Uganda Wildlife Education Center
- East Africa Hotel Grading Panel Of Experts
- Hotel and Tourism Training Center
- Private Sector Foundation
- Uganda National Chamber of Commerce.
- Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities.
- Uganda Wildlife Authority
603
Member Hotels
58
Women Employed
77
Youth Employed (18-30 yrs)
20
UHOA Anniversary in 2020
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