Tourism

Insurgency, Insecurity, drive tourists away from Nigeria- experts

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2017 0

Experts in tourism have expressed concern over the increasing challenges posed by insecurity across the country. They said that these challenges have negatively affected tourists’ destination, especially in the northern regions of the country. They argued that apart from the North, which

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Tunisia, China Has Great Potential In Promoting Tourism Cooperation – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2017 0

THE Tunisia-China cooperation in promoting tourism has great potential as China is pushing forward the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior Tunisian tourism official told Xinhua in a recent interview. The future of Tunisia’s tourism definitely rests with the Chinese market, said Leila Tekaia, manager of public relations and communication of Tunisian National Tourism

Tourism

Domestic tourism inevitable for sustainable economy diversification–Coker

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2017 0

DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mr. Folorunsho Coker, said there is a need for a restructuring of the laws governing the practice of tourism in Nigerian. Coker, who said this in a chat with journalists in Abuja, enjoined Nigerians to learn to celebrate what the country is blessed with. This year edition […]

Tourism

Tourism: Expert says Nigeria lagging behind in domestic brand

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2017 0

Tourism expert has said Nigeria not doing enough to enhance domestic tourism such that will make the country one of the choice destination. Although, Nigeria is richly endowed with a variety of natural resources, but they need to address state of insecurity has become imperative, as no nation can be a tourist destination without first […]

Interviews Tourism

Entertainment industry boosts tourism, employment _O3media Boss

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2017 0

Alex Ozone is the Chief Executive Officer O3media. With B.Sc. in Business Administration, Ozone is believed to be the engine room of most successful Nigerian artistes. In  this interview with Daily Times, the talent manager who is targeting to work with more artistes reveals the story of his success, the entertainment industry, challenges  and what the government needs to

Tourism

Africa Travel 100 Women: The leaders, pioneers and innovators of tourism and travel

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2017 0

The organizers of Akwaaba have released list of African Travel 100 Women Awards, as part of the Women in Tourism Program. Nominations for the award officially opened on the 12th of July for the world to nominate the best female promoters of travel and tourism in Africa, the pioneers, the leaders and the stars. The […]

Tourism

Breast cancer, threat to beauty, says Mrs Tourism UN

Ihesiulo Grace 7 July 2017 0

The founder of ‘Women Are Beautiful Inside and Out’ (WABIO), Mrs. Ebele Enemchukwu, better called Mrs Tourism United Nations has identified breast cancer as a threat to beauty, explaining, “The WABIO vision is to be one of the major contributors to the third and fifth sustainable Developmental Goals of improving maternal health, promoting gender equality […]

Africa Business Tourism

Emirates and South African Tourism sign Agreement to Explore Joint Marketing Activities

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

Emirates, a global connector of people and places, and South African Tourism, the marketing agency for South Africa, today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that will open the way for the development of joint marketing initiatives aimed at growing the number of visitors from the Middle East to South Africa. The MoA was signed […]

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Handover Committee Plans One-Week Activities for Buhari’S Inauguration

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

The Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee has outlined a week long activities for the inauguration of the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The committee is co-chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim; and a former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timpre Sylva. Both of them addressed State House correspondents on

Features Tourism

Discovering a different South Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2015 0

My first trip to South Africa was sometime in 1994, shortly before the revered icon Nelson Mandela became the first democratically elected Black President of the country. I had gone on a one-week FAM trip sponsored by the defunct Air Afrique airline for their selected top selling travel agents. I was chosen in my capacity […]

Tourism

Gani Adams launches Cultural Tourism Initiative in 5 States and US …Signs Tourism Exchange with Oloyotunji

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2015 0

The conscientious efforts of Otunba Gani Adams, chief promoter, Olokun Festival Foundation, at exploring and enhancing the cultural heritage of the Yoruba race as a tourism brand, particularly outside Nigeria, has earned him an award by a group of Nigerians in the Diaspora. Applauding the cultural/tourism initiative of Otunba Adams through the activities of Olokun […]