Bobo-Dioulasso: The Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, through its General Directorate of Tourism, launched the 6th edition of the National Tourism Entrepreneur Award, during a press conference, Friday May 24, 2024 in Bobo- Dioulasso.
With the aim of promoting achievements and encouraging investors in the tourism sector, the Ministry of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism has established the National Tourism Entrepreneur Award.
The objective of this competition is to highlight the creativity, dynamism and merit of men and women who work in the field of tourism.
With a view to launching the 6th edition of this national award, the Secretary General of the Ministry in charge of Tourism, Fidèle Aymar Tamini, hosted a press conference on Friday May 24, 2024 in Bobo-Dioulasso.
According to him, the 6th edition of the National Tourism Entrepreneur Award aims to honor, during one evening, entrepreneurs operating in the sectors of accommodation, catering, tours and travel who have distingui
shed themselves during the year.
‘Since the 4th edition, it has also aimed to pay a well-deserved tribute to the predecessors and pioneers of tourist activity in Burkina Faso,’ he underlined.
According to the speakers, the practical organization of this edition will be structured around 4 main phases.
This is the phase of registrations, pre-selection, selection or evaluation by juries, and the night of the tourist entrepreneur which constitutes the final phase of the process.
‘Registrations will be open from May 28 to June 25, 2024 throughout the national territory. Registrations can be made at the General Directorate of Tourism, in the regional or provincial directorates of the ministry in charge of Tourism or online,’ suggested Fidèle Aymar Tamini.
According to him, the award ceremony is planned to be held in Ouagadougou in September 2024.
When asked by journalists about the major innovations of this edition, the speakers mentioned the relocation of the launch of the prize to the economic capital of B
urkina Faso and the possibility for candidates to apply online.
The 6th edition of the National Tourism Entrepreneur Award will award a total of nine official prizes in the categories of accommodation, catering and travel and tourist circuits.
‘Each winner of these official prizes will receive the sum of one million FCFA, a trophy and a certificate,’ indicated the general director of tourism, Monique Ouédraogo.
Source: Burkina Information Agency