As the countdown continues to the grand finale of Miss Tourism International World finals holding in Vietnam this November, the Nigeria representative and delegate, reigning Miss Tourism International, Her Majesty Queen Rita Onyinye Oguebie is not leaving any stone unturned to ensure she makes her country proud. The Anambra State born beauty queen who has […]
After a 6 hour long meeting held at Serena Hotel Kigali after the Kwita Izina Gorilla naming ceremony a new group of committed Africa based travel promoters formed an organisation TeamAfrica to jointly promote destinations in Africa to Africans. It was observed that Africans promote themselves mostly to non Africans while most Africans travel to […]
The retrogressive place of Nigeria's tourism sector in African ranking is worrisome and a cause for concern considering the inherent capacity of the sector to contribute in no small measure to the socio-economic development of the country. Recently, in a paper titled, "'Tourists, gas propeller of socio-economic and political growth," to mark the World Tourism […]
Umuahia — The Abia State government has taken measures to revive the tourism sector, as part of its transformation agenda. The measures include world class organization of entertainment and cultural events, revival of the culture of the people and talent hunt for potentials. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Entertainment and Protocol, Mr. Uchenna […]
Nigeria’s largest carrier, Arik Air, has announced the resumption of flight operations to Monrovia, the Liberian capital on October 5. The resumption of flight to Liberia is coming 14 months after the airline suspended its operations to the West Africa country following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in July 2014. The decision to resume flight to […]
Motivated by the desire to take Igbo New Yam Festival to greater heights, Chinedu Idezuna has renamed the fiesta in Lagos as Eko Oni Baje New Yam and Beach Festival. Spicing it with other theatrics in addition to the aquatic splendor of Lagos State, the new name is to create a wider audience and acceptance […]
– (DR.) Olawanle, RAPHAEL AKINBOBOYE, CEO, La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. Wanle Akinboboye lived in the United States for a number of years during which time he attended various training programs and gained practical experience that spanned the security, construction, tourism, hospitality management and entertainment industries. He obtained practical hospitality management experience through […]
Staff of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) Monday shut down the headquarters of the Corporation over the failure of the Director-General, Dr Sally Mbanefo to abide by the agreement signed with the staff on March 2, 2015 on promotion, improper placement, use of consultancy services as well as other administrative issues. The protesting staff […]
The Executive Governor of Cross River Prof. Ben Ayade has appointed Mr. Ikechi Uko of Jedidah Promotions as consultant to help internationalise Carnival Calabar in 2015. Mr. Ikechi Uko also the organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos, Accra Weizo in Ghana and Africa Bantaba in Atlanta, Georgia was hired to extend the flavour […]
A projection by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has stated that by 2024, Nigeria’s travel and tourism industry would contribute 1.6 per cent (N1.4 billion) to the nations Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Council, which stated this in its review of the sector in Nigeria, also projected that travel and tourism industry would […]
