The East African Regional tourism expo (EARTE), under the theme “Rethinking Tourism for Socio-economic Development in the East African Community”, will be hosted by the Republic of Burundi in Bujumbura from 23rd to 30th September 2022 at the Cercle Hippique.

The main objective of the EXPO is to promote EAC as a single tourism destination, provide a platform for tourism service providers’ business to business (B2B) engagements, create awareness on tourism investment opportunities and address the challenges affecting the tourism and wildlife sectors in the region.

The theme for the 2022 EXPO is “Rethinking Tourism for Social Economic Development in the East African Community ” that resonates with the United Nations World Tourism Day theme that provoke tourism destinations and stakeholders around the world to remodel tourism following the devastating impact of COVID-19 in the Sector.