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Experts Task FG On Tourism Sector
Some tourism operators in the country, have urged the Federal Government to reposition the tourism industry to attract more investments from local and foreign investors.
They made this call in separate interviews with newsmen.
The Managing Director of Gadeshire Travel and Tours Ltd., Mr Olugbenga Adebayo, advised the government to create an enabling environment for investors to harness the sector.
He said: “Creating enabling environment would motivate investors to explore tourism potential in the country. “Repositioning the sector would also make Nigeria a preferred destination for tourism in Africa.”
Also speaking, Mr Oje Aferhuan, Chief Executive Officer, Jim Travel Agency, said that repositioning the sector would enable tour operators to showcase their products and learn new devices and trends in the travel industry.
“Over 70 per cent of Nigerians would invest in tourism if the government repositions the sector. Besides, foreign investors would show more interests in the industry,” Aferhuan stated.
Mrs Kate Emetu, General Manager, GlobalLinks and Services Ltd.(Travel and Tours), advised the Federal Government to market Nigeria as good and secured tourism destination.
Emetu said the “belief of some Americans is that nothing works in Nigeria but if the government can reposition the sector, over 70 per cent of them (Americans) would be willing to visit the country”.
She, therefore, urged the Federal Government to involve foreign partnership toward harnessing the country’s tourism industry.