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Hotel Managers Awards Unveil 2023 Winners as Top Hotels and Industries in Nigeria win big

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Organizers of the Hotel Managers Conference and Awards have announced winners for the Hotel Managers Awards 2023, outlining winners for this year are top hotels and hospitality brands in Nigeria and industries whose businesses play significant roles in supporting hotel and hospitality business successes in Nigeria. Mr. Gbenga Omotayo Sunday, Managing Director of Tojum Hospitality and Chief Convener, Hotel Managers Conference and Hotel Managers Awards, explained, speaking about the Hotel Managers Awards, gave insight into the motivating vision behind the Awards. He explained that, “The Hotel Managers Awards was conceived as an integral part of the Hotel Managers Conference, as we seek to keep track, recognize and celebrate travel, hospitality brands and hotels and organizations whose operations and jobs are positively changing the face of the industry in Nigeria and Africa. Mr. Olugbenga Omotayo, CEO & Convener, Hotel Managers Conference & Awards “Winners are selected through vo...

HMC 2023: Hospitality buzz shifts to Owerri with GRHE as Speakers, Organizers unveil Sponsors, Partners

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   Globally Rated Hospitality Experts would be setting the African hospitality Industry agog come this July 13th and 14th will create the buzz in the vivaciously impressive city of Owerri, the Imo State capital city as the 2023 edition of the Hotel Managers Conference is going to be hosted in the hospitality hub of the South Eastern Nigeria. Mr. Olugbenga Omotayo Sunday, CEO Tojum Hospitality & Convener Hotel Managers Conference & Awards The Annual Hotel Managers Conference is counting day to kick off! Already the organizers have unveiled the speakers for the 5th edition of the Hotel Managers event for hotel Managers in Africa. The 2023 Conference would have Guest Speakers who would be doing justice to this year’s conference theme of, "Performance Management: Managers & Owners Dilemma”, holding on the 13th - 14th July, 2023 at Swiss International Beland Hotel, Owerri,  Plot P/14 Public Building Layout, Imo Specialist Hospital Umuguma Road, New Owerri, Owerri, ...

Prof. Babalola, Dr. Pinder, Alhaji Sunmonu, Dr. Belinda, Justina Ovat, others Unveiled as Speakers for HMC Owerri 2023

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Professor Wasiu Babalola As the Annual Hotel Managers Conference draws nearer, the organizers have unveiled the speakers for the 5th edition of the Hotel Managers event for hotel Managers in Africa. The 2023 Conference would have Guest Speakers who would be doing justice to this year’s conference theme of, ‘“Performance Management: Managers & Owners Dilemma”, holding on the 13th - 14th July, 2023 at Swiss International Beland Hotel, Owerri, Plot P/14 Public Building Layout, Imo Specialist Hospital Umuguma Road, New Owerri, Owerri, Imo State. The 2 days event would feature 8 Guest Speakers and 10 Panelists. The Hotel Managers Awards Night would hold on the 14th by 7.00pm. Prof. Babalola, Dr. Pinder, Alhaji Sunmonu, Dr. Belinda, Justina Ovat, others Unveiled as Speakers for HMC Owerri 2023 The Hotel Managers Conference was conceived and organized annually to build capacity in Nigeria and across Africa for hotel General Managers, Head of Departments of various hospitality brands in Re...

Youth Tourism Organisation announces journalist, Frank Meke, ambassador

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  The Youth Tourism Development Organisation (YTDO) has announced Mr Frank Meke, a veteran journalist and media consultant, as its ambassador. Mr Emmanuel Okon, National President, YTDO, said this in a statement in Lagos. Okon said that the organisation picked Meke as its ambassador in recognition of his remarkable contributions to tourism development through his publications, counsel to the youths as well as his quest to transform the industry. “The Youth Tourism Development Organisation announces Mr Frank Meke as our ambassador because he has worked tirelessly to reposition the tourism industry over the years. “This recognition is to spur him to do much more so that the industry can be taken to an enviable height. Mr. Frank Meke (2nd right), flanked by tourism industry ladies and Prince Wale Olapade of Tribune (1st left) “We seize this opportunity to appreciate him for all that he has done for us as an organisation and the industry at large,” he said. Our correspondent reports th...

FTAN insists on Nigeria's waterways to contribute to Tourism Growth

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Mr. Gani Tarzan Balogun, President ATBOWATON (l) and Mr. Nkereuwem On u ng, President FTAN (r) during a courtesy visit by FTAN President to condole with Mr. Balogun on the loss of lives at Kwara boat accident It would be recalled that FTAN pushed for more investment in tourism growth by ensuring that Lagos State and indeed Nigeria effectively harnessed her water tourism potentials by ensuring that the 2022 World Tourism Day Celebrations was held through the transportation and experience of the waterways tourism potentials of Lagos, taking tourism stakeholders to Takwa Bay through partnership with ATBOWATON members in the State. Mr. Nkereuwem Onung, President of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria, (FTAN), made the statement that, "We must insist that our waterways transportation should Contribute to National Tourism Growth", when he visited Mr. Gani Tarzan Balogun, President, Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria (ATBOWATON), in his...

ATBOWATON expresses sadness over Kwara Boat disaster, condoles with Governor, victims families

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  President, Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria ( ATBOWATON), Dr Gani Tarzan Balogun, has described the boat mishap in the R waters in Patigi Channel of River Niger, Kwara State in which a hundred passengers lost their lives as horrifying and sad. A wooden boat conveying a wedding team, friends and families, about 103 persons, went down during a night sail, all drowned, and few bodies recovered so far.  Dr. Gani Tarzan Balogun,  in a condolence message to the State Governor, stated that the incident has once again cast a dark shadow over commercial boat services in the country which have  been accidents free in long time due to serious monitoring and compliance ecosystem by National Inland waterways Authority( Niwa). " We at ATBOWATON wish to condole the families of the victims and the government of Kwara State.  Even though the boat does not belong to our registered body or any operator known to us, boating is a confraternit...

Gov. Eno allies with FTAN, takes Nigeria's tourism podium to showcase Akwa Ibom State

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Pastor Umo Enoh, Governor, Akwa Ibom State Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Enoh, will headline the 26th Annual General Meeting of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), the  biggest convergence of Nigeria's private sector tourism practitioners, come July 20th,  2023 in Abuja.  The Governor who successfully ran his electoral campaign on the tourism renaissance of Akwa Ibom State and won will address the silks of private tourism players and government bodies on the templates of his administration's tourism vision and delivery.  FTAN's Theme for the its Elective AGM is "Tourism: Today and Tomorrow - Setting agenda" reveals the deep concerns over the future of the sector in Nigeria and why it must gain traction with both Federal and State Governments.  Nkereweum Onung,  FTAN President, disclosed that, "Governor Eno Umo's expected and confirmed presence at the AGM is a sign of better things to come from Akwa Ibom tourism and a confirmati...