Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have again partnered to bring humanitarian aid to those in need – this time using the airline’s three recently delivered 737-8 airplanes to transport more than 12,000 pounds of supplies to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Ethiopian Airlines has a long history of collaborating with Boeing on humanitarian flights,” said Mesfin Tasew, Group […]

Four Points by Sheraton, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 hotel brands, has announced the opening of its new offering in Ikot Ekpene, marking the brand‘s debut in Akwa Ibom. Designed to appeal to both business and leisure travellers alike, the hotel offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere with its approachable and relaxed design […]

Renowned hospitality expert and specialist in Africa’s tourism and hospitality industry, Mr. Trevor Ward, has called on Nigerian government at all tiers to take the private sector industry practitioners along on matters that bother on tourism development. Trevor Ward, who is the managing director of W Hospitality, was speaking on the topic: “Building Sustainable Tourism […]

Partnerships and collaborations are key to propelling the global business events sector. This is the sentiment as the South African National Convention Bureau (SANCB) heads to showcase South Africa’s business events capabilities at IBTM World in Barcelona, Spain. Taking place from 29 November to 1 December, IBTM World will bring together over 3000 destinations and […]

All is set for the 20th anniversary celebration of the Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA). To mark the anniversary, series of activities have been lined up.  According to the executives of the association, a conference, Hotel Business Conference and Expo (HBCE) in Abuja, will hold from November 29 to 30, 2022 in Abuja. Speaking further […]

Lufthansa Group’s leisure airline, Eurowings Discover (4Y),has started a direct flight  from Frankfurt, Germany to   Mbombela, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA), with  short stopover in Windhoek.    Eurowings Discover is  the only carrier operating direct flights between South Africa’s Province of Mpumalanga and Germany.  Eurowings Discover has a strong commercial focus on leisure destinations on […]

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has said international tourism is on track to reach 65 per cent of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022, as the sector continues to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 700 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September, more than double (+133%) the number […]

The 3D documentation of the Busanyin Shrine, one of eight monuments within the Osun-Osogbo Grove, has now been completed. Supported through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), the project titled, “Digital Documentation, Training and Conservation Planning for National Heritage Busanyin Shrine within the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove” was awarded to CyArk, a California-based […]

All is set for a roundtable conference on sustainable tourism in Lagos. The event scheduled for Thursday, November 24 and Friday November 25, is organized by the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) Lagos State chapter.  The organizers say the aim of the conference with the theme: Lagos Tourism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, was […]

Hon. Kehinde Quadri-Adu is the head of the African Union’s Economic, Social  and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) in Nigeria. The department  has been actively involved in the efforts to promote Nigeria’s culture and develop it into a product to be used to sell the country’s tourism.    The crusade has taken him to different states of […]