D-G Seeks Dev Of Inbound Tourism

The Director-General,
National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, Mr Munzali Dantata, last Tuesday urged provision of infrastructure that would facilitate the development of inbound tourism and increase revenue generation.
Dantata who made the appeal  in Lagos said that inbound tourism is tourism by non-residents of a country usually for holidays which  is considered to be a major revenue source in most countries.
Dantata said that, if developed, tourism would create jobs and increase Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Tourism employs over 30 per cent of the nation’s workforce, including those in hotels, airlines, travel agencies and tourism establishments.
“The sector is so vast and dovetails into other sectors of the economy. Therefore, if harnessed, the sector will solve the problem of unemployment and increase government revenue. Well-developed infrastructure will attract local and foreign investors into the sector. The Federal Government should, therefore, intensify efforts by adequately developing infrastructure,’’ Dantata said.
He also urged the government to revive neglected tourism sites.
Dantata also urged tourism practitioners to effectively package the nation’s tourism potential to attract foreign investors and tourists.