Creative Industry
Tourism Professional in FCT Set Holds Maiden Edition Of Interactive Workshop For Industry Players
Joel Ajayi
The FCT Chapter of Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) is organizing a One-Day Interactive Workshop with the theme: ‘Effective Customer Service for Tourism and Hospitality Professionals’ scheduled to hold on Thursday, 23rd June, 2022 at White Hart Hotel & Apartments, Plot 536, Ken John Chukwu Crescent, Off Dahiru Musdafa Boulevard, Wuye District, Abuja beginning from 10:00am.
Activities expected to feature include stakeholders of the Travel Tourism and Hospitality Industry Discourse Session; Capacity Training and Development for practitioners in the sector; Networking among attendees from the public and private sectors of the industry as well as registration of new members into the Institute.
According to a statement from the Chairman of the FCT Chapter of the Institute, Dr. Mrs. Ebikaboere Seimodei, FITPN, ICCA, said the one-day event being the first to be organized by the Chapter, promises to be insightful, engaging and beneficial for critical industry players and stakeholders of the tourism industry in the country.
Dr. Seimodei who is also the Technical Adviser to the Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism and Hospitality, asserts that for the growth and development of the industry, such occasion that brings relevant stakeholders in all facets of the industry together is imperative to be able to rub minds, wear the proverbial thinking caps and come up with laudable ideas and innovations that will move the industry forward in line with best global practices.
The FCT Chapter of the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria came into existence in 2016 with a membership of about a hundred, and as the Chapter of the nation’s capital, it is challenged as a fore-runner to galvanize all key players in the industry so that the FCT and indeed the Nigeria as a whole, will have a purposeful and well guided direction to position the tourism and hospitality industry as a viable economic sector that has a vital role to play for the socio-economic benefits of the country.
Creative Industry
FG Backs MyCityApp Launch of 100-Day Tourism Calendar to Drive $100bn Economic Growth
Joel Ajayi
The Federal Government has thrown its weight behind the launch of MyCityApp, a Nigerian city discovery and tourism platform designed to aggregate festivals, concerts, cultural events and lifestyle experiences into a single digital calendar.
The platform, which flags off the 100-Day Tourism Calendar, was unveiled on Monday at the Ember2Remember National Stakeholders’ Conference in Victoria Island, Lagos, with the initiative targeting Nigeria’s estimated $100 billion tourism and creative economy opportunity.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Media and Publicity Adviser to the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, the ministry said the conference was aimed at mobilising public and private stakeholders to transform the September-to-December festive period into jobs, investment and economic growth.
Speaking at the unveiling, the Minister, Hannatu Musa Musawa, said millions of visitors travel across Nigeria every year to celebrate, reconnect and experience the country’s diverse culture, stressing that the festive season could be deliberately organised and monetised to strengthen tourism’s contribution to the economy.
“This initiative is about moving beyond the traditional concept of a festive season. It is about deliberately organising, packaging, promoting, and monetising one of the most economically active periods in our national calendar,” Musawa said.
She noted that every visitor generates economic activity across several sectors, including aviation, transportation, hospitality, restaurants, entertainment, retail, technology, artisans and local communities.
The Minister commended MyCityApp Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Ifeoma Chukwu, for her vision and commitment to the initiative.
She urged state governments, event organisers, tourism operators, hospitality businesses and other stakeholders to list their festivals, concerts, exhibitions, food experiences, cultural celebrations, fashion and sporting events on the national calendar.
Musawa said the platform would enable Nigerians, members of the diaspora and international visitors to discover tourism and entertainment experiences across the country from a single, credible source.
Earlier, Chukwu said Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and creative sector provided enormous opportunities for tourism-driven economic growth.
She cited the contributions of tourism to the economies of countries such as Spain, France and the United States, arguing that Nigeria could equally build a $100 billion tourism economy.
Also present were Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Toke Benson-Awoyinka; Enugu State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Ugochi Madueke; NCAC Director-General, Obi Asika; National Gallery of Art Director-General, Ahmed Sodangi; ARCON Director-General, Dr Olalekan Fadolapo; and MTN Nigeria CEO, Dr Karl Toriola.
MyLagosApp and MyCityApp will serve as the digital engines of the calendar, distributing events through a 360-degree media ecosystem to audiences in Nigeria and the diaspora.
Stakeholders were encouraged to upload their events on MyCityApp to participate in the national tourism calendar urging them to upload events on http://www.MyCityApp.io.
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