Port Harcourt Bantaba attracts three foreign ministers
Three foreign Ministers have indicated interest to graciously participate in this year’s Port Harcourt Bantaba including Timothy McPherson, Finance Minister of Acompong, Jamaica, Walter Mzembi, Tourism Minister for Zimbabwe and Alain St Ange, Tourism Minister for Seychelles.
This edition of Bantaba is unique as Bantaba would be returning after 2 years absence but with a shift from its traditional Abuja location to the Garden City of Port Harcourt, popularly referred to as the Treasure Base of the Nation.
The event will hold at De Edge Hotel Resort, Port Harcourt on 16th – 17th March, 2017. While Syechelles and Acompong will be making a maiden appearance at the event, the Zimbabwean Minister had been represented by the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe, Annastacia Ndlouv at the last year’s 12th Akwaaba Travel Market, held in Lagos.
In Zimbabwe, tourism is recognised in successive economic blue prints as an economic pillar and it is under the Value Addition and Beneficiation Cluster of ZIMASSET. Leading globally rated experts who would be speaking this year include Mr. Damian Cook from East Africa, an expert on e-tourism and training will cover topics in eTourism in Theory and Practice, eMarketing Strategy, Web Design, Content and Management, Analytics and Conversion Optimisation, Search Engine Marketing and Relationship Marketing.
Others are The Generation Gap- Encouraging User Generated Content;Trip advisor, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Managing Multimedia, Mobile and Location Based Services. Some of the past speakers were Mr. Femi Adefope, former Chairman, HRG and former President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, Mr. Harold Demuren, former DG, NCAA.
Bantaba is a travel and tourism speed dating event that was first held on Abuja in 2011. It was an opportunity for stakeholders in the industry to come together to discuss some of the salient issues affecting the sector and the way forward.
