UN Tourism brought its expertise to the Bled Strategic Forum, highlighting the essential role of investments and innovation as drivers of a better future, while also engaging in an official visit to the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport to strengthen collaboration. The Forum serves is recognized as the top international conference in Central and […]
NANTA partners Eko Hotels to market Theatre of Light
History was made Wednesday morning in Lagos as Africa’s biggest travel trade union, the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies ( NANTA ) signed a lucrative marketing contract agreement with Nigeria’s luxury brand hospitality giant, Eko Hotels to upscale its cultural tourism offering, tagged the Theatre of Lights. The over twenty-five creative themed cultural carnival […]
Ex-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to headline WTTC Global Summit
As preparation for the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) 2024 Global Summit set for Perth, Western Australia, continues, the WTTC has announced 68th U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as its keynote speaker forthe global tourism event, taking place on 8th – 10th October. Secretary Kerry led strategies on nuclear non-proliferation, countering extremism, and […]
Jamaica’s tourism minister congratulate Ekiti ATPN on inauguration
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism and one of the world’s leading tourism ministers, Mr. Edmund Bartlett has congratulated the Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) on the official flag off of its state chapter in Ekiti State. Barthlett, who is the Chairman of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, University of West Indies, […]
Garbati’s outreach honours five travel journalists, others
Five Nigerian travel journalists have been honoured with grants in the first edition of the Fatima Garbati’s Tourism Outreach Grant. The journalists are: Justina Okpanku of Just Tours; Obinna Emelike of BusineesDay; Franklin Ihejirika of Nigerian Frank News; Olawale Olapade of the Nigerian Tribune, and Omololu Olumuyiwa of Travelscope. The organisers explained that “the five […]
Garbati outreach splashes N5m grants to tourism media, schools, others at 2024 Akwaaba fair
The Fatimah Garbati Tourism Outreach, an NGO that seek to immortalize the contributions of the former president of Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP), the late Mrs. Fatima Garbati, will be supporting practitioners in the tourism sub-sectors of travel media, schools and travel clubs with the sum of five million Naira, about 3,200 dollars. “The […]
From SCOAN to England’s Three Lions
*How God saved the career of Angel Gomes using TB Joshua The release of the latest call up names for the English Football National Team, the Three Lions by the Interim Manager Lee Carsley marks the complete turnaround of a former Manchester United Football Club academy player Angel Gomes who has gotten his first call […]
Ethiopian Airlines CEO: No plans to partner with Nigerian airline
The group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew has said the airline has no immediate plans to partner with any Nigerian airline, adding that plans to establish a national carrier in collaboration with the Nigerian government and institutional investors, have ended. Tasew spoke in an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday. In May […]
WTM 2024: FG will support NANTA, says tourism minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Tourism Mrs Lola Ade-John, says the government will mobilize the country to support the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA ) at this year’s World Travel Market (WTM) in London, which is the world’s leading tourism and travel trade exposition. The fair will hold in early November. The minister who was visibly […]
Mövenpick Kenya, others to debut at 2024 Akwaaba Travel Fair
The 20th edition of the Akwaaba Travel Market, West Africa’s largest travel and tourism exhibition fair, is set to be a landmark event with several high-profile newcomers making their debut. Mövenpick Hotel & Residence Nairobi from Kenya, Memorial Healthcare Group from Turkey and Costa Cruises from Italy will be participating for the first time, adding […]