YTDO, TOSIN ALL SET FOR WORLD TOURISM DAY 2016

The Tourism Students Initiative Network (TOSIN) and Youth Tourism Development Organisation (YTDO) in collaboration with other tourism bodies will be organising a Walk4tourism across few states of the country, using Adire to promote tourism and culture in Nigeria.

According to the coordinating secretary of the group, Ogunkoya Pascal, “The first walk for tourism was last held in September 1997 and this year, we are going to replicate it in some states in Nigeria to mark the 2016 edition of the World Tourism Day with the theme ‘Tourism for all, promoting universal accessibility.’

“We are replicating the walk4tourism this year, starting from Ikeja/Allen roundabout, with over 100 youth. The event will also feature cultural dances,” he said.

The endurance walk which will end at the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja is to sensitise the public on Nigerian tourism and cultural potential.

“This edition of walk4tourism will be done in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun,Osun, Imo, Kogi and Bauchi States on Tuesday, 27 September, 2016. Happy World Tourism Day 2016 in advance.

SPICE ROUTE: ELECTRIFY THE NIGHT THIS FRIDAY!

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CELEBRATE SPICE ROUTE'S THIRD ANNIVERSARY WITH BELVEDERE Join the celebrations this weekend as Spice Route have line up activities for their 3rd year anniversary in the hospitality/nightlife industry. This Friday Spice Route will be celebrating with the glow in the dark party "Electrify the Night" supported by Belvedere Vodka .

Come experience the best music from House, Alternative and Afrobeats, a great atmosphere and good vibes at Spice Route this Friday. The host on the night is Jimmie and the music policy will be by DJ Factor.

Date
23.09.2016

Time
10:00PM

Venue
36 Adeola Odeku Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.

RSVP
08187600000

Nigeria's Lagos Tourism Industry set to boom

According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), tourism accounted for only 1.7% of Nigeria’s GDP in 2014

Lagos: Traffic jams may clog the city and the beaches look like garbage dumps, but for the Lagos state government developing tourism is now a do or die matter.

Nigeria has survived almost exclusively on oil revenues for decades, but the plunge in crude prices since mid-2014 along with militant attacks on oil infrastructure have driven the continent’s economic giant into a recession.

“We must find alternatives,” Lagos state tourism minister, Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, said. “Encouraging tourism is a matter of life or death now.”

Lagos, Nigeria’s financial hub, is arguably the best placed to respond positively to the economic crisis.

The city has the most solid economic foundation, accounting for 25 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product and 65 per cent of commercial activities, according to Lagos state ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Despite a suffocating dollar shortage that has made imports more expensive for businesses, those in the metropolis of 20 million say the city is ready for reform.

World Tourism Day Holds September 27

Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization [UNWTO] has celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27. This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted. The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone in global tourism.

The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.

At its 12th Session in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 1997, the UNWTO General Assembly decided to designate a host country each year to act as the Organization’s partner in the celebration of World Tourism Day.

At its 15th Session in Beijing, China, in October 2003, the Assembly decided the following geographic order to be followed for World Tourism Day celebrations: 2006 in Europe; 2007 in South Asia; 2008 in the Americas; 2009 in Africa and 2011 in the Middle East.

The late Ignatius Amaduwa Atigbi, a Nigerian national, was the one who proposed the idea of marking September 27 of every year as World Tourism Day.

INTERESTING FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ABEOKUTA

Abeokuta was a sovereign nation for 20 years and 11 months before the British almagamated her with the rest of Nigeria. She had her own laws, Police Force, Civil Service and was well organized. The Alake was the head of the defunct government known as the Egba United Government (1 February 1893- 1 January 1914). The almagamation with the rest of Nigeria did not go down well with the Egba people and this resulted in the Adubi War (1918). I have compiled some facts about this ancient and paramount city that seats as the capital of Ogun State and also the pride of Egbaland.

 Abeokuta was founded in 1830, with Sodeke as her leader. The initial name of Abeokuta was “Oko Adagba” meaning “Adagba’s farmstead”-Adagba was an Itoko farmer. Sodeke who led the Egbas met him there.

 Abeokuta means ‘under a rock’, signifying the protection which the Olumo Rock offered the Egbas during attacks.

 Since the discovery of Olumo Rock, no one has fallen from it. Not even once.