Emirates Airlines, which operates more than 14 weekly flights to and from Nigeria, has realised N24 billion (about $122m) from ticket sales in the country in 2014.
Nigeria’s BusinessDay newspaper report on Friday said that Akin Olateru, an aviation lawyer, said at the launch of a travel portal by Sesby’s Travel and Tours in Lagos, that Nigeria was yet to realise the economic potential that lie in the Aviation sector.
Olateru said that a developed aviation sector could add to job creation and revenue from taxes to the Nigerian government as revenue from crude oil sales had dropped.
According to him, the aviation sector is a technical one that must be harnessed with seasoned professionals and good infrastructure as it is done in other parts of the world.
He said over the years, Nigeria has been putting a round peg in a square hole as it concerns aviation and that foreign airlines, which have good infrastructure in their bases, come to the country and make billions of naira.
He lamented that most airlines in Nigeria cannot fly more than 10 hours in a day because the infrastructure is limiting them.
“Emirates ticket sales were in excess of N24 billion (about $122m) in 2014. It is noteworthy to say that Aviation is a visible sector, but the management so far is poor, we need to encourage good managers and train people to do the right job and the right time, sometimes, just because Emirates has solid airport infrastructure, people just go to Dubai for sightseeing and tourism.
For an airport to drive traffic there must be infrastructure and good management, most airlines’ and airports operations are limited in Nigeria,” he said.
http://en.starafrica.com/news/emirates-realises-over-122m-from-ticket-sales-in-nigeria.html
UNESCO Culture Travel Award To Hold in September
The UNESCO cultural award organised by the travel publication L’Agenzia di Viaggi has been slated to hold on the 19th of September 2015.
The award which started in 2010 aims to identify and promote the cultural travel experience in the 1007 UNESCO sites throughout the world.
UNESCO cultural and natural heritage sites all over the world symbolize culture, travel and human
evolution. The World Heritage Center encourages the identification, protection and preservation of
cultural and natural heritage sites around the world that are among the most emotional and important
travel experiences of a lifetime.
According to the organisation Tour Operators, Travel Agencies, Hotels & Hospitality, Public/Private Tourism Organizations can apply for the awards adding that Cultural and Sustainable events can apply for the UNESCO Culture Travel.
It said Candidates must submit a complete travel package, itinerary or destination; while tourism
organizations and boards may submit special regional and national projects.
Entries for the 2015 UNESCO CultureTravel Award should be sent to redazione@lagenziadiviaggi.it
by August 6th. Travel packages or itineraries must include: accommodation, meals, activities,
information on the area (culture, nature and population) and cost.
The Award Ceremony will be held in Padova,Veneto on September 19th 2015 at WTE, the first
international travel fair where travel professionals meet with UNESCO countries and regions, in
order to promote easy accessible travel to the world heritage sites in compliance with sustainable
travel criteria.
Company ______________________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________________
Contacts ______________________________________________________________________________
Name ______________________________________________________________________________
Notes ______________________________________________________________________________
Category
Travel Agency Tour Operator Hotel/Accomodations Public/Private Organization
Events
Date______________________________Signature____________________________________
