Tourism

Following wide and prolonged consultations amongst ATPN members and stakeholders, a new Association of Tourism Practitioners Of Nigeria (ATPN) Board of Trustee had been. The inauguration took place last week Friday via virtual conference. Members of the board are Alhaji Kabir Malan, John Best, Ganiyu Tarzan Balogun, Chief Andy Ehanire,  Frank Meke and Abdulmumin Mapindi. The visibly elated Board Chairman, Malan reminded members that ATPN remains the precursors of an omnibus Tourism Association in Nigeria,…

Marriott Hotels, the signature of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, yesterday announced its debut in Nigeria with the opening of the highly anticipated Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja. The hotel reflects the newest global design vision for Marriott Hotels, featuring sophisticated and intuitively designed spaces for today’s modern traveller, enabling guests to relax, work and find inspiration during their stay. “We are excited to have opened the Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja, bringing Marriott Hotels’…

If you ask friends and colleagues who appreciate the finer things in life ‘what defines a luxury hotel?’, you’ll likely get a range of responses from mod cons – with everything from a decent restaurant to a spa – to seamless, exceptional services and décor. The Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja typifies everything that has to do with premium hospitality service in Lagos as lover of the service are in for an exciting experience as the facility…

Nigeria’s leading luxury hotel, Lagos Oriental Hotel, has further strengthened its commitment to customers in this Holy month of Ramadan by introducing a special discount offer for families to stay together with their loved ones. The world-class hotel is treating its customers to an exclusive accommodation package at a discounted rate for its Classic Standard, Classic Superior and Classic Deluxe rooms. This package includes early breakfast from 3:00 am, access to the swimming pool, complimentary…

Visitor influx is gradually on the rise at several tourist spots in the Pahalgam area in Anantnag following a downtrend occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitor influx is gradually increasing at several tourist spots in the Pahalgam area in Anantnag after the sector nosedived courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic. This upward trend on this delicate sector indicates that more tourists will visit Pahalgam to enjoy its mesmerizing beauty. Pahalgam which also goes by the name…

The travel and tourism sector lost almost $4.5 trillion last year as a result of the scourge, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR). The annual EIR from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global travel and tourism private sector, shows the sector’s contribution to GDP dropped 49.1 per cent, this compared to the overall global economy which dropped by just 3.7 per cent last…

The projected 3.4 trillion dollars Gross Domestic Product ( GDP) rated Africa Continental Free Trade Area ( AFCFTA) Initiative has gotten  a buy- in of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA). The initiative is to be facilitated through aviation collaborations with four major African indigenous airlines, Kenya Airways, Egypt air, Ethiopian Airlines and Rwanda Air. With expected liberalized free trade and duty free enabled goods and services regime across African borders despite challenges…

Experts at the just concluded third edition of the Tourism Transportation Summit and Expo held in Abuja have called for strong political will from government and high level investments in critical sectors within the Nigerian tourism and transportation space if tourism is to attain the level of growth and development desirous of the industry in the country. The two-day event which witnessed the presentation of over 14 highly researched and thought provoking papers by professionals…

The Bauchi State Government has named Alhaji Abubakar Bibi as the Executive Secretary of Bauchi State Tourism Board (BSTB). The appointment, which has been approved by the State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has elicited excitement and anticipation among tourism stakeholders. The appointment of Bibi, an experienced aviation and travel Professional, is widely seen as a major step by Gov Mohammed to reposition the tourism sector to generate revenue and jobs for Bauchi State, which…

 The prospects for Southern Africa’s economic recovery and future growth, along with securing millions of jobs in the region, received a welcome boost last night, with President Ramaphosa’s re-opening of South Africa to all international tourists, but we are not out of the woods yet. The decision marks the culmination of an intensive effort by industry, led by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, AASA and partner bodies, to persuade the South African government…