Program
Photo Competition | 15th- 27th November 2022
About
Photo competition was created to enable storytellers (local and international photographers) to showcase Rwanda’s diverse tourism attractions , beautiful scenery through photography.
This is an opportunity for the talented photographers to raise awareness on Rwanda as a destination through various social media platforms.
Invited local photographers and creative houses will register on RTW online platforms, take pictures, and post anything related to nature, travel, tourism attractions, wildlife, heritage, and culture that will highlight Rwanda’s wonders. It serves as a motivator for people to travel to Rwanda.
The 2022 edition
Theme: Rwanda in a traveler’s lens
This year’s edition will include promo reels (small videos that are usually posted on Instagram), the purpose of adding this challenge is because Reels have taken over today’s trend and videos add a feel to the experience than just static objects.
Participants of the Photo competition will be invited to be part of the competition where the winners will awarded during the Gala dinner.
Fam Trips | 24th – 30th November 2022
Rwanda Tourism Week presents the best opportunity to explore Rwanda and it’s beautiful attractions though an exclusive fam trip. The first hand travel experience that will give you the highlights of the destination.
The invited participants and international tour operators will sample packaged Rwanda Tourism products and learn more about Rwanda in general in a 4-days package.
Restaurant Week | 25th November-3rd December 2022
About
Restaurant Week is a promotional culinary event that takes place during the Tourism week. Dinners have the opportunity to enjoy their experience at the top restaurant for a discounted and set-price.
In 2021, Rwanda Tourism week celebrated the best fine dining restaurants by inviting restaurants to offer special rates to visitors during the week of the event. It attracted a number of people who turned into loyal clients.
The 2022 edition:
This year, deals will be negotiated into a trio pricing, where there will be a discounted price for lunch, dinner and for both (Lunch and Dinner) . This structure allows a greater variety of restaurants in all categories to participate, creating more options and more available reservations.
Restaurants within the outskirts of Kigali will be invited to participate as an opportunity to boost brand visibility of these properties. Restaurants participating shall be posted on the website and coupons both physical and digital will be made available earlier which will facilitate tracking the impact of this activity to the hospitality industry.
The best Restaurants will be awarded during the Gala dinner.This will be initiated through an online portal. Through this portal judges will set criteria for the awards.
Fashion Show | 02nd December 2022
About
On December 2nd, RTW 2022 hosts a live informal fashion show that highlights the innovation of renown local and regional clothing brands.
The event is organized to empower and inspire women , young talented minds working in the creative and fashion industry to showcase authentic designs and promote the Rwandan creative industry.
Why Participate in fashion show?
Brand awareness
Networking among fashion industry professionals Be inspired to create more pieces by winning a recognition certificate award
Create business opportunities.
Venue: Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village
Golf for Conservation | is 27th November 2022
About
Golf for conservation t was conceived to match the community elites (Business) with the Investment Forum taking place during the first 2 days of the Rwanda Tourism week.
Apart from the competition and profit driver at the golf course, Golf is the best sport for networking experience. It would attract the delegates from the investment forum to meet the community elites to have B2B sessions.
Why Participate In The Golf for conservation
Golf players will have access to presentations of various investment opportunities during B2B sessions.
This event features networking opportunities within the local and regional business communities.
The even is scheduled to take place in the afternoon hours during the event. The event also features a destination give away prizes.
The theme for this year is to play with a purpose “Tee-off for the Gorilla conservation”,which is to protect the endangered species and conserve our natural environment for a sustainable Tourism.”
OBJECTIVES
Playing for conservation and natural
Foster participation to the Investment forum.
A mode for networking and a platform for B2B connections.
Theme : ”Tee-off for the Gorillas conservation”
Venue: kigali Golf club Nyarutarama
Tourism Business Forum 1st – 2nd December 2022
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The Rwanda Chamber of Tourism, along with other players in the Tourism industry, will host the first internation business Forum conference of it’s kind during the Rwanda Tourism Week.
The conference will bring together actors from the tourism industry, experts and specialists, the leaders of key local and regional businesses, financial institutions, and organizations in order to strengthen and speed up the sector’s economic recovery.
The conference includes:
A pre-event fam trip,which will be organized in the context of showcasing the Rwanda’s attractions,conservation initiatives and opportunities in the Tourism sector that Rwanda has to offer to potential investors
A three-day conference that will cover a range of topics, including the current trends and events affecting investment and financing in Rwanda, exchanging innovation ideas between practitioners and women and youth in the tourism industry, advocating for intra-African travel, and highlighting the resources needed to maintain and protect our natural attractions, as well as the growth of tourism and MICE in Rwanda.
Exhibition | December 1st – 3rd 2022
About
The exhibition during Rwanda Tourism Week has been a crucial platform for connecting potential exhibitors across different countries and categories with prospective customers, resulting in business connections.
This year’s exhibition will be a three day event that will give invited exhibitors the opportunity to showcase and spotlight the tourism and hospitality products along the value chain as well as host traditional games and other entertaining activities.
The exhibition will attract 200 local, regional and international tourism and hospitality operators as well as conservation institutions from around the world.
2022 Edition:
This year, we looked into a number of visitor attraction strategies. We’ve broadened the selection of booths to include virtual reality, a popular and exciting way to take an immersive experience to different destinations.
Additionally, there will be a live painting competition offering galleries the chance to showcase their exquisite creations.
There will be coffee stations in the center of the exhibitor stands for guests to network and interact.
This year’s exhibition will feature traditional games and cultural dances to attract the audience to the location after work.
Gala Diner | December 3rd 2022
About
The Gala dinner is the key highlight event of the Rwanda Tourism week.
It has been always held to celebrate, to engage and reward different key stakeholders and Business operators of the Tourism Industry for their outstanding service delivery.
This year as usual, it will bring back the presentation of awards to different categories to recognize excellence and achievements while encouraging key players in the industry to foster improvement and service excellence.
The 2022 edition:
This year, the gala dinner will feature Painting and Wine tasting during the welcome cocktail, and entertainment an artistic way of networking while enjoying the activities .
Format: Ticket to the Gala sitting dinner, live painting and wine tasting happening simultaneously.
Dress code and theme colors: Formal Venue: KCC square.
Venue
Kigali Convention Center