Nigeria’s foremost cultural tourism administrator and former Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe, has inaugurated a committee to organise a valedictory party in honour of Mr. Nkereweum Onung, the outgoing President of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN). Continue Reading
Glocient Showcases “Hospitality with Heart” at the 68th UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa Conference Abuja, Nigeria | June 2025 — Glocient Hospitality Limited took centre stage on Day Two of the 68th United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) Conference which just concluded inContinue Reading
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH:The tourism sector in Madinah has witnessed significant growth of 18.7 percent in visitor numbers over the past three years, receiving more than 18 million visitors in 2024, compared with 14.1 million in 2023 and 8.2 million in 2022. According to a report issued on Wednesday byContinue Reading
The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has written to the Minister of Culture, Arts, Tourism and Creative Economy, Mrs. Hannatu Musawa demanding the immediate review and overhaul of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) Establishment Act 2022, saying the act is currently creating crises inContinue Reading
Runsewe Calls for Truce in Tourism Sector, Urges Stronger Public-Private Collaboratio Olusegun Runsewe, Nigeria’s former chief executive of culture and tourism agencies, has called for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict within the cultural tourism sector regarding the regulatory policy by the National Institute for Hospitality and TourismContinue Reading
Hotel Registration: NHCI condemns NIHOTOUR’s unprofessional conduct, arrest of operators …urges Tinubu to call Fagade to order The unprofessional conduct of the National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) over its arrest of some hotel personnel and disruption of their operations in Lagos last week has been condemned.Continue Reading
NIHOTOUR Calls for Calm Engagement After Field Officer Provoked During Lagos Compliance Exercise On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, during a scheduled compliance and standardization exercise by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, a moment of tension arose between a hotel staffContinue Reading
Taraba partners La Campagne on construction of five new tourist attractions … projects 100 million tourists in five years …releases 790 hectares of land to La Campagn/Motherland Beckons By Tunde Akano Taraba State Governor Dr Agbu Kefas has signaled a new dawn for tourism development andContinue Reading
Hotel Registration: Enforcement Team batters hotel staff. ….. NIHOTOUR says hoteliers complying By Tunde Akano The enforcement of the hotel registration exercise being carried out by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) turned bloody Wednesday in Lagos as one Ahmed was allegedly brutalised and injured by the ComplianceContinue Reading
