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GAAN, partners attract more airlines to OR Thambo, Gauteng through tourism

Posted on March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The return of South African Airways and other airlines over the past two years has improved airlift capacity and opened connectivity to a wider network of destinations. This, together with the Gauteng Air Access Network (GAAN) efforts to attract airlines to O.R. Tambo International Airport has yielded positive results with seven airline routes launching between 2022 and 2023 including two that returned after many years of absence. This is coming as GAAN said its partners…

‘Ipada Carnival’ ‘ll Unite 50 Million Africans, Says Akinboboye

Posted on December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 by Wole Shadare

“Two weeks ago, we dropped ‘Motherland Beckons,’ the tourism product that called on all Africans and lovers of Africans in the Diaspora to connect with the continent and we called on them, that they must heed the call,” said Otunba Wanle Akinboboye at his luxury 65 acres beach resort in Lagos, where he was welcoming guests who had come to witness the African New Year cross-over celebrations, live, at the beachfront. “So based on that,”…

‘IPADA’, Akinboboye’s 11th tourism product seeks process for return of people in Diaspora

Posted on December 24, 2023December 24, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Tourism icon, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye released, ‘Motherland Beckons’ as the product of the week. “But this week, our tourism product is IPADA, a Yoruba word that means ‘The Return’. Motherland Beckons and then The Return. Heed the Call and Return to the Motherland,” says the tourism icon. ‘Ipada’ he says, is the response to the command of Motherland Beckons. The return. Ipada is a clarion call on Africans in the Diaspora and lovers of Africans…

Tropicana Scuba Diving: Akinboboye’s 8th Tourism Product

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

When Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, who was in his mid-twenties returned to Nigeria from the United States of America in the late 1980s, he established La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort, which incorporated the oceanfront at Ikegun in Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State In the early 1990s, he registered several tourism and recreational-focused companies, one of which was Tropicana Scuba Limited. He aimed to operate and expose Nigerians to leisure activities that leveraged Nigeria’s natural environment while…

Olo Omi Dan Bata hits entertainment world with new single

Posted on November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

In a very daring move, music sensation Olo Omi Dan Bata who is also popularly known as Olo, will be gifting the world a new single, which music pundits already say will rock the entertainment world to the root. The female drummer who has before now been shrouded in stardom mystery, gave a glimpse into her lifestyle, philosophy, and music, in this interview, as she awaits the official release of her hot single titled: Are Ayo…

Infrastructure, fundamental to building vibrant tourism sector

Posted on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Acting Chief Operating Officer of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of MMA2 Ikeja, Tosan Duncan Odukoya, has emphasized the importance of recognizing and enhancing the forces that drive tourism in today’s world of travel and adventure. She stated that infrastructure and process flow are foundational for building a vibrant tourism sector. Duncan Odukoya stated this during a breakfast forum hosted by Philips Consulting Limited and the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) held at…

UNIMED Students Get ‘YATE’ Experience At La Campagne Tropicana Forest, Hills, Cave Resort

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Penultimate week, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye’s recently announced tourism product, Youth African Tourism Expedition (YATE), came alive for the students of the University of Medical Sciences in Ondo state at La Campagne Tropicana Forest, Hills And Cave Resort, Ondo. The popular Youth African Tourism Expedition (YATE) programme was rolled out for the full benefit of the students who came out in large numbers, to have fun as part of the curriculum activities of the University and…

NCAC, Skal partner to project Nigeria

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The National Council for Arts and Culture has cemented a pact with Scal Club International; a professional organization whose mandate is to promote global tourism and friendship and harness the huge tourism potentials in Nigeria for the global market. This agreement was reached when the Director General of, the National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe received in the audience a delegation from Skal Club International, a non-governmental organization promoting global tourism in…

Tourism professionals seek stand alone tourism Ministry

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The National President of the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN), Chief Abiodun Odusanwo has added his voice to the clamour for the creation of a stand-alone Ministry of Tourism and Culture for Nigeria by the current administration under the leadership of President Ahmed BolaTinubu as the fastest means of resuscitating the nation’s ailing economy. Chief Odusanwo who made the call when he addressed newsmen in the Abuja head office of the Institute on…

Freezing of Accounts: La Campagne condemns attempt at blackmail, assures safety of operations

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The management of La Campagne Tropicana beach resort has condemned attempts at blackmailing the company, distorting its reputation, and obstructing its operations. This is even as it assured the public, its numerous clients, personnel, vendors, and communities as well as family dependents, that its facilities and operations are safe as well as their safety and security are guaranteed. The management of the awards-winning African-themed resort located in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos further noted that the company…