Political aspirants charged on tourism promotion

Written by Duncan Saturday, 15 January 2011

POLITICAL aspirants for this year's general election have been enjoined to give tourism promotion in the country a good and sustainable consideration, to enable the
country fully enjoy the innumerable benefits of the money-spiny sector.

The chief executive officer, Dellynetwork Travels and Tours, Ibadan, Mr. Ayodele Christopher-Mimiola, said this while disclosing the new year resolutions of his
agency.

Christopher-Mimiola, who lauded the efforts of the federal government at promoting Nigerian tourism at the international scene last year and the agrarian efforts of
the Director-General, Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, Chief Olusegun Runsewe, to sell and promote the country' tourism at any change available to him,
charged candidates to work on workable tourism plans and incorporate them in theirmanifestoe s.

"Nigeria's tourism industry development and promotion will be on the fast lane, if political office holders are tourism-oriented. It is interesting to say that many of
the candidates are not considering tourism in their agenda yet, because they have little or no knowledge on the goodies the industry offers to those who embrace it.

"Thank God for the present administration in the country for it's passion for the industry, and the likes of Chief Runsewe who could be described as tourism
personified. Their strides at promoting and developing the nation's tourism and promoting the nation via tourism, was progressive and workable," Christopher-Mimiola
said.

The Dellynetwork Travels and Tours boss unfolding the plans of his outfit for the year said, efforts will be intensified at promoting educational tourism; wooing
foreigners to the country to appreciate the myriads of interesting sites, both man-made and natural, in the country, and facilitating oversees travelling for
interested Nigerians, among others.

"I will facilitate and organised programmes that will infuse tourism-consciousness in our students and youths; promote educational tourism with the aim of embroidering
Nigerian youths and students' knowledge; synergise with other foreign agencies and organisations to woo foreigners to the country to appreciate our tourist sites, and
help people enhance their quest to travel abroad, among others."

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