Tourism

To underscore the global importance of aviation as the locative engine of any economy, National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (Nanta) President, Bankole Bernard has called on the federal government to relocate the Ministry of Tourism to Aviation to fast track an immediate development of tourism in Nigeria. Bankole who in recent weeks has consistently decreed the poor situation of Nigeria’s airports and the entire aviation sector, assured the government of Nanta’s support to help…

Nigeria is set to reap bountifully from the launch of African Union (AU) passport if adopted by the National Assembly as it would make the country’s tourism and hospitality industry overtake the downstream sector of the petroleum industry by 2021. The disclosure was made by the Country Manager of Africa’s leading booking portal, Jumia Travel Nigeria, Mr. Kushal Dutta, who further said the Pan-African Passport would allow free movement of domestic tourists into the country….

Africa’s biggest airline, Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it would commence scheduled thrice weekly flights to New York-Newark from Addis Ababa from July 3rd 2016, via Lomé, Togo. The carrier will be deploying Boeing 787 Dreamliner on this route, which not only offers unparalleled onboard comfort to passengers, but is also the world’s most environmentally friendly aircraft with its lower carbon and noise emissions. Ethiopian’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner is configured with 24 business class and…

In an effort to stimulate the growth of tourism in the continent, South African Airways has thrown its weight behind tourism authorities, destination marketing organisations and travel and tourism trade show hosts Through its participation at the World Travel Market® Africa (WTM Africa), a fast growing inbound and outbound travel and tourism show, which takes place from April 6 until 8 April at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), SAA said it support the…

While the reasons for the hijacking were not entirely clear, the incident will deal another blow to Egypt’s tourism industry and hurt efforts to revive an economy hammered by political unrest following the 2011 uprising. The sector, a main source of hard currency for the import-dependent county, was already reeling from the crash of a Russian passenger plane in the Sinai in late October. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said the Russian plane was brought…

For the past four years, Ngozi Ngooka has been at the forefront of championing the various causes of travel agents in her capacity as the National Publicity Secretary of  the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) In her four years in this role, she has sold the NANTA cause with so much ease, charm and tenacity that the Association increased its membership by 200 per cent.  In a recent interview, she said her job…

Foreign airlines, which operate into Nigeria under the principle of reciprocity under the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) have stopped paying royalty to the country, woleshadare.net has learnt. Former Director General, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren, disclosed this to our correspondent in Lagos. In the past, foreign carriers, which monopolised Nigerian routes, occasioned by the inability of Nigerian airlines to ameliorate the impact of the imbalance in the air pact, paid some…