MyExperience Africa

 I sacrificed my Christmas to be at Obudu. I gave up Family time to make Sure everything worked out well.   I am happy I did. The Resort was full to the Limit that Chaos was almost erupting at the Small Restaurant every Morning for Breakfast. Families Every where and not Enough Seats so we have to take turns. But we were among the First to Ride the Cable Car since it was re activated.   For the Staff who had been idle for a long time this was like being dropped at the Deep end. One of the staff looked at me when I asked her to Smile and Confessed 'Oga I am really Tired'. She has been Standing since Morning. They were  Simply Overwhelmed.  Despite the Seeming Chaos at Breakfast I need to Commend 3 Groups of People for filling up Obudu. I will start with the Tourism 100 Club and Naija7wonders members who ignored all the Negative reviews and the hostility from Peers to sell Obudu. We Promised to fill up the Resort by Christmas and we over delivered.   I want t...

The decision by Transcorp Hotels not to close down during the lockdown has been hailed by the MD/CEO, Dupe Olusola, who described it as one of the best decisions they made. According to the MD, the decision gave them clarity on the hygiene standards they wanted to maintain as they constantly trained the staff on operating cleaning protocols and set guidelines from health experts to get to where the group is now. This is coming on the heels of the African Union’s (AU) estimate that Africa’s tourism industry lost about $55 billion in Travel and Tourism revenue to the COVID-19. Making the remark at the Africa Tomorrow Hospitality conference during her spotlight discussion led by Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and Chairman on APO Group, a pan African communications Consultancy, she said the key priority of its properties, Transcorp Hilton Abuja and Transcorp Hotels Calabar, is safety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our learning curve has been quick as we are better prepared more than eve...