The movie is marketed as a first of its kind in a highly cultural nation like Nigeria. Toke Makinwa is set to play the lead role in an international tourism movie titled 180 Nigeria.
Read More »FCT set to partner Italy on sustainable city, tourism, agriculture – Wike
Wike identified the development of Abuja as a sustainable city as one of the areas of interest, including tourism and agricultural development. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration would partner with the Republic of Italy on sustainable city tourism and agricultural development.
Read More »Why the spike in airfare isn’t holding back tourism in Nigeria this December
For those considering a trip to Lagos, Nigeria in December, there’s one thing you can’t ignore- The flight cost. While it’s true that airfare prices tend to increase during the festive season, there are several compelling reasons why this spike isn’t acting as a deterrent for tourists …
Read More »After Morocco’s devastating earthquake, the tourism industry rallies round
“My family is safe,” our tour guide Sara Chakir said as we huddled in the streets outside Fez’s medina, waiting for aftershocks until the early hours. Morocco’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake had struck last Friday, 350 miles away in the Al Haouz region of the High Atlas mountains at just after …
Read More »Ghana Tourism Authority invites Nigerians to December in Ghana
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) hosted an engaging and interactive cocktail session in Lagos. The exclusive gathering held at the Iwalewa Gallery of Arts in Lekki Phase 1 brought together a …
Read More »Vine times: grand plans for wine tourism in Sussex
It has the same chalky soil as the Champagne region and its wine has the same protected status – and often beats French fizz in blind tastings. Now Sussex has launched a plan to attract many more visitors to its 138 vineyards, aiming to increase the value of wine tourism …
Read More »I walked the Alps’ largest glacier. It felt like ‘last-chance tourism’
Seven of us are roped in a line, with hiking poles in our hands and crampons on our boots. Led by our guide, David, we take it in turns to step from rock into the marbled grey ice beyond. I hesitate before taking my step; the act feels oddly disrespectful. …
Read More »Joy Ebere Ekekwe crowned 11th Miss Tourism Nigeria 2023 + Ric Hassani, Korede Bello win Spirit awards
26-year-old business entrepreneur, Joy Ebere Ekekwe from Igbera in Bende local government of Abia state, has emerged winner of the 11th season of Miss Tourism Nigeria. Joy, a financial consultant and entrepreneur with two degrees In Mass Communication And Business Management beat over three hundred [300] hopefuls who registered for …
Read More »The perfect blend: how coffee farms in Costa Rica are mixing wildlife, agriculture and tourism
At the beginning I thought we were in a Bob Dylan song, one of his epic Latino ballads. We drove down gravel roads where the only other traffic was cowboys on horseback, across iron girder bridges covered in rust and the webs of giant spiders. A caracara falcon stood in …
Read More »K-pop tourism: how Tossa de Mar became a hot spot
The 9 o’clock bus from Barcelona to the Costa Brava resort of Tossa de Mar is packed, mostly with young Asian women. Seventy-five minutes later they make straight for the Forat del Dimoni (Devil’s Hole), a small gap in the old city wall, where they queue to take each other’s …
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