Travels

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the operator of the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) has introduced a new era of luxury and convenience at the heart of travel in Lagos State. The unveiling of the premium lounge was witnessed by chief executives of aviation agencies like the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Chief Executive Officers of ValueJet Airlines, Ibom Air, Dana Airlines, and high network individuals among…

 Not long ago, the Federal Government shed the old toga of the entry point by giving it a new name. The airport will now be addressed as Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu Airport, Akure, Ondo State. Aliu is the first African President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, who served two terms from 2014 to 2017, with outstanding, indelible marks. Flight operations in and out of the Akure airport are improving. Coming soon is the…

For its excellent guest satisfaction index, gross operating profit, and improvement in its total sales, the Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja has been announced as the best hotel in Sub-Sahara Africa for the 2022 business year. This award was conferred on the company by Marriott International at the just concluded 2023 General Managers Conference held in Abu Dhabi. According to Anthony Capuano, President & CEO, of Marriott International, the Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja outperformed over 90…

Intra Africa travel and tourism has had its challenges bordering from lack of awareness of its destinations to barriers that impede air travel. This has further been exacerbated in a post-pandemic era. Having identified the gaps in domesticating Intra-Africa tourism, Goge Africa and its partners have come together to launch the Destination West Africa project. This project is to encourage Africans to travel to Africa but the campaign kicks off on the West coast of…

Nigerians who have been put through the difficulty of renewing their United States visa can now heave a sigh of relief as the US embassy in Nigeria has lifted the restriction on dropbox service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. The interview waiver was suspended for Nigerian applicants in May 2019. Applicants must, however, be applying to renew a visa in the same classification as their prior non-immigrant visa. “Right now,…

The newly opened Lagos Marriott Hotel will play host to the first AviaCargo event in Nigeria. The upscale Marriot was opened to the public in May 2021. Managing Director of Macfolly Hospitality Limited the owners of Lagos Marriott, Chike Ogeah led the organisers round the function suites of the hotel. “Aviation and Cargo are part of the heritage of the owners of this hotel and we are happy to be a part of this maiden…

With success achieved with automation of its car park at some of the country’s airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is extending the same to the parking lots at the Hajj/Cargo terminal of the Lagos airport. With its new found automation, the agency has informed users of the facility that the car park has fully been automated. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) hereby informs the general public that the parking process…

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has raised the alarm over possible rise in the disease in Nigeria as travellers arriving the country shun the mandatory tests to establish their status. PTF chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, who raised the alarm at a press briefing yesterday, expressed sadness at the failure of some Nigerians who arrived from abroad to present themselves for the in-country PCR test which…