Nigeria during the great recession nigerias international tourism, number of arrivals had a positive growth of 98. Inventory of tourism in cross river state, nigeria, using. Enugu state, nigeria 2humanities unit, school of general studies, university of nigeria, nsukka. Strategic development and sustainability of tourism industry in nigeria year 2014 pages 49 nigeria is a rich country when it comes to tourism because, the country is endowed with all it takes to be a tourists destination. Recently, tourism has been seriously considered in the national. The jumia travel hospitality report documents trends in the travel and hospitality sector, highlighting how technology continues to shape the industry, trends in nigeria s domestic travel, economic impacts of the travel and tourism sector as well as opportunities and challenges in the hospitality industry. The main aim of writing this thesis is to assess the socioeconomic impact of tourism development in nigeria as regard to the coastal area of lagos state with a view of integrating more development in the area. By ann esievoadje 11th february 2019 today, technology affects every aspect of life, including travels and tourism. The research design adopted for this study is expost facto research design. This is a list of notable tourist attractions in nigeria, arranged in alphabetical order. From the spiritual shines to the ancient cities of the north, from the river deltas to the yoruba kingdoms, the ibos stunning environments and among many simply pure sceneries. All posts tagged tourism in nigeria tourism crazy about the south west.
Ecotourism nabil dabour the strong and sustained rise of tourism activity over the past few decades is one of the most remarkable economic, social and cultural phenomena of our time. Explore the makoko community in lagos, the worlds largest floating village which lives principally on stilt houses on water. The investigation reveals that globally, tourism has become a sustainable revenue earner competing favourably with the manufacturing sector, especially in the developed countries. Ogbunike cave ogbunike cave can be described as the very wonder of nature. However, fifteen state were used for this study of which one thousand five hundred questionnaires were administered in this destination to capture the determinants factors influencing tourist arrivals in nigeria. Transforming the nigeria tourism industry through tourism. Tourism news latest breaking stories and top headlines.
An empirical assessment of tourism development and. New york and abu dhabi are unparalleled as centres for business but they score less strongly as a place to live or visit, whilst paris tops the global list of tourism destinations but rates comparatively poorly as a business hub, failing to reach the top 10 on this measure. Find the best of nigeria hotels, attractions, pictures, airport information, travel tips, history, people, culture and populations. The tourism industry in nigeria is poised for a major boost as the organizers of nigeria. We are often pursued with myriad of question as why nigeria had remain on a point, nations that came into international scene few years. Assessing the impacts of hospitality industry in enugu city. Strategic development and sustainability of tourism. Agbokim waterfalls are situated some 17 kilometres from ikom and about 315 kilometers from calabar, not far from the nigeriacameroon border. The tourism industry is regulated by the ministry of culture. Religion, religious crises, tourism, nigeria, violence. Promoting tourism through nollywood is by far a great idea, considering it is one of our biggest exports to africa and the world. The aim of the research was to assess the importance of tourism in nigeria and sug gest solution to the development of tourism in nigeria and developing. Hence, the paper concludes that for sustainable national development to be actualized. Success factors determining nigeria as a tourist destination.
A lover of water sport finds the beach which stretches to james town on the atlantic most inviting. The career prospects of tourism in nigeria emeka e. It is on this premised that this paper takes a critical view at tourism sector and its impact on the global economy, in juxtaposition of the abundant tourism resources in nigeria but with very negligible impact on its economy. Project topic on problem facing the development of. Unfortunately, this is not the case and hence this post to highlight major problems of tourism in nigeria and possible solutions. The main thrust of this study was to investigate the prospect and problems of sustainable tourism in nigeria. We can talk a lot about problems, advantages, and disadvantages of tourism in nigeria. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about tourism from nigeria and the world on today.
Save your favourite travel ideas and see them on a map. Nigeria tourism development master plan ibadek tyma. Check out these six unesco world heritage tourism sites in nigeria. Tourism in nigeria centers largely on events, due to the countrys ample amount of ethnic. Nigerian tourism dwells in joy and entertainment for every class. Tourism was officially recognized by government as a potential economic activity in 1976 with the establishment of nigeria tourism board ntb. Looking inwards to the history of tourism in nigeria one could site lagos one of the populous cities of africa and is ranked at the seventh number amongst the list of the fastest most growing cities of the world as the genesis of tourism in nigeria. The nigeria hotel and tourism investment conference nhtic,is the annual event of international level aimed at promoting the hotel and tourism business and related realestate projects in nigeria and the west african region, which has become the next investment frontier in the world. Nigeria has a tropical climate and temperatures remain consistently warm all year round. The countrys large size means that there are several different climatic zones, each with their own unique weather pattern. Tourism in nigeria centers largely on events, due to the countrys ample amount of ethnic groups, but also includes rain forests, savannah, waterfalls, and other natural attractions. Project topic on problem facing the development of tourism. Nigeria has great prospects when it comes to tourism. A, 10% within abakpa, 8% within obiagu area and 7% stay in hotels within uwani area.
Nigeria, last year, won the right to host unwtocaf conference, which is the gathering of all african ministers of tourism, principal executives of the global tourism body and other stakeholders. The jumia travel hospitality report documents trends in the travel and hospitality sector, highlighting how technology continues to shape the industry, trends in nigerias domestic travel, economic impacts of the travel and tourism sector as well as opportunities and challenges in the hospitality industry. A country with diverse landscape, beautiful scenery and many destinations with historic significance should have a thriving tourism sector. The countrys tourism potentials range from natural, man. Data were obtained from tourism bureau, attraction sits and from the questionnaires. Abstracthealthcare system of nigeria is still considered to be in its developing stage when compared to other countries like usa and uk. Looking inwards to the history of tourism in nigeria one could site lagos one of the populous cities of africa and is ranked at the seventh number amongst the list of the fastest most growing cities of the world as the genesis of tourism in. Tourism destination competitiveness depends on a viable recreation and hospitality facilities that often represent the destination products. Data generated were analyzed descriptively using simple percentage, mean, charts. The role of transportation in the development of tourism in nigeria article pdf available in tourismos 61050. Discover the latest travel and tourism news from around the world on guardian nigeria, including travel tips, travel safety and news on tourism industry. The cities in the global top five have unique strengths. So, there is no doubt that if well implemented and monitored, the impact will be great. Nigeria does not currently have a tourism model capable of.
Prospect and problems of sustainable tourism in nigeria. Nigerian institutions of learning and the career prospects of tourism students in nigeria. Nigeria tourism in nigeria 70 exciting destinations. Tourism in nigeria problems and prospects thefisayo. Establishment of the nigerian tourism development corporation. However, the weather in nigeria is generally defined by its wet and dry seasons. They consist of seven streams, each cascading over steep cliff which provides sevenfaced falls. Subsequently, at the request of the federal government, the united nations world tourism organisation unwto and the united nations development programme undp took responsibility to part fund and implement the production of the master plan. It is stale news that nigerias tourism industry is grossly. Guide to nigeria tourism, local culture and investment.
Data for the study was mainly secondary data collected. There are also held some festivals and other cultural celebrations which attracts the tourists not only local but also foreign tourists as well. Events nigeria travel week targets 40 million domestic travelers in 5 years. The tourism industry is regulated by the federal ministry of information and national orientation nigeria in an attempt to raise the profile of the countrys tourism sector, a beauty pageant, the miss tourism nigeria pageant, was created in 2004. To make tourism profitable in nigeria, there is a need for collaboration between the private sector and the government. Victor eruotor the economic importance of tourism in. The study assessed the impact of hospitality industry on the development of enugu city. Top 10 best tourist places in nigeria we find you go. Agbokim waterfalls are situated some 17 kilometres from ikom and about 315 kilometers from calabar, not far from the nigeria cameroon border. A nigerian newspaper and online version of the vanguard, a daily publication in nigeria covering nigeria news, niger delta.
Nigeria offers a wide variety of tourist attractions such as extended and roomy river and ocean beaches ideal for swimming and other. The cave, segmented into sections, is found in anambra state, some few kilometres away. In nigeria, tourist destinations are either natural or man made and are managed to some appreciable level. One of the numerous fine beaches in nigeria is the ibeno beach in akwa lbom state. However, in spite of the enormous tourism potentials in nigeria, the investigation shows that tourisms. The case of nigeria article pdf available in asian social science 1019 september 2014 with 3,2 reads how we measure reads.
Assessing the impacts of hospitality industry in enugu. The objective of this report is to promote tourism develo pment in nigeria, and to identify the tourism potentials of nigeria. Problem facing the development of tourism in enugu state includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available problem facing the development of tourism in enugu state a case study of ezeagu local government area of enugu state abstract in this write up the investigation was centred on the need for the development of tourism. As tourism ministry in federal level is scrapped or merged published on august 18, 2016 august 18, 2016 14 likes 1 comments. Problem and prospect of tourism development in nigeria. Jun 03, 2018 nigeria, last year, won the right to host unwtocaf conference, which is the gathering of all african ministers of tourism, principal executives of the global tourism body and other stakeholders. Similarly, nigeria ha s a variety of tourism destinations that are spread across the country. Information on table 2 reveals that 32% of the total number of tourists that patronize hotels in the city stay in hotels located within independence layout, 16% within new heaven area, 14% stay within transekulu, % within g.
Nearly 1500 senior executives from over 30 countries will be. Challenges to growth in tourism industry of a developing country. This study was carried out using structured questionnaire and based on the notion that the federal government has heavily depended on agriculture and crude oil as the main stay of the nigerian economy. In discussing this, earlier work conducted on similar research will be made will be made reference to. In 1992, the nigerian tourism development corporation ntdc was established to replace ntb because the latter failed to create any meaningful impact on the countrys tourism industry. It can bring money to the public purse and bring money to the population. Tourism news latest breaking stories and top headlines today. Save your favorite travel ideas and see them on a map.
Nigerians, the nigerian tourist association nta metamorphosed into nigeria. Challenges of tourism promotion in nigeria african journal of. Data was basically from questionnaire survey and participatory research method. Delta statenigeria tourism board with an aim to explore and examine the planning processes of tourism in the context of sustainable approach. Nigeria leaves every visitor breathing hard with suspense and excitement. The lone hypothesis for this study investigated the relationship between sustainable tourism development and economic growth in nigeria. A nigerian newspaper and online version of the vanguard, a daily publication in nigeria covering nigeria news, niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports. Other problems include lack of detailed data on tourism issues, increase level of crime and terrorism, problem of inadequate funding, lack of infrastructure, low level of publicity and marketing, and the level of low disposable income.
Problem facing the development of tourism in enugu state includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available problem facing the development of tourism in enugu state a case study of ezeagu local government area of enugu state abstract in this write up the investigation was centred on the need for the development of tourism in the local government of enugu state. The president initiated a presidential committee for the nigeria tourism development master plan. The dwindling monocultural oil economy in 70s though rising in resent time still require nigeria to develop its tourism sector because oil is vulnerable to fluctuations in demand. Pdf the role of transportation in the development of. Introduction tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes, while a tourist is a person who travel to and stay in places outside his usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes. Jacinta 2 1department of archaeology and tourism, university of nigeria, nsukka. Media in category tourism in nigeria the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. When the first white men set their foot on the shores of what would later be known. The main aim of this report is to assess the importance of tourism in nigeria and suggest more ideals in the development of the tourism sector in nigeria so as to make a significant contribution to the economy. The area is home to at least 85,000 people, although some estimates indicate closer to 300,000 floating city dwellers. So, for the sector to contribute to the wealth of the nation and the wellbeing of. Here is the list of best tourist places in nigeria. More so, every year substantial percentage of the world population travel on.