Isa Kato

Vice President

Isa Kato is currently the Executive Director of Great Lakes Tourism Institute and the Managing Director of Pristine Tours Ltd, a company he founded after many years of working in the tourism industry with different companies in different capacities. 

He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Cavendish University and a Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Management from Makerere University.

He also has a Diploma in Hospitality Management from Giorgio’s Finishing School, India, and an Airline Cabin Crew diploma from Career in Travel, London.

Isa Kato is a trainer of Tourist Guides with the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) under the Ministry of Education and is an avid birder and among Uganda’s few skilled bird guides.

He also sits on the Board of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO), whose mandate is to uphold Uganda’s commendable reputation as a tourist destination by ensuring that member tour operators maintain the highest standards of service and value.

He also doubles as the chairman of the AUTO Marketing Committee, which oversees expo participation and the promotion of Destination Uganda.

Mr. Kato has also been an advocate and promoter of domestic tourism campaigns, with the most prominent being #PristineCaravans after the COVID-19 pandemic.