NATOP to Promote Kwara Tourism at Upcoming AGM

Date: 2024-06-16

According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, the Nigeria Association of Tour Operators (NATOP) has pledged to market tourism attractions in Kwara State during its upcoming 8th Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Mrs Ime Udo, the National President of NATOP, revealed this during a virtual media briefing in Lagos on Friday. The AGM is scheduled to take place from July 17 to July 20 in Ilorin, Kwara.

Udo explained that the goal of marketing these sites is to attract both local and international tourists to the state, particularly to the ancient city of Ilorin.

She also mentioned that the association is partnering with the Kwara Government to host the AGM.

“It has always been our tradition to host our AGM in different states of the federation to deliberately put searchlight on the tourism potential in each state.

“So, we have planned to market most of the sites in Kwara state as local and global choice destinations.

“We will be visiting Sobi Hills, Owu falls, the University of Ilorin Zoological Garden and iconic places where local fabrics of Aso-oke are made.

According to Udo, states have become eager to host NATOP AGM annually,which she said, is a testament to the success of previous AGMs.

Udo revealed the theme for the AGM as “Tourism as Catalyst for Progress, Peace and Partnership”.

She said the theme was carefully coined to address salient issues of insecurity and the need for tourism industry players to improve on collaborations.

Speaking further on the AGM, Mrs Bolaji Mustapha, Deputy President of NATOP, who also doubles as the Chairperson, Planning Committee for the AGM, said July 18 would feature a conference at the Banquet Hall, GRA, Ilorin.

According to her, this segment of the programme will have a keynote speaker address important issues in the industry, as well as panel sessions.

“July 17 is for arrivals. For 18th, we will hold the conference. On the 19th, we will have the city tour of Ilorin while every delegate returns to their destination on July 20.

“As tour operators, we want to encourage Nigerians to travel within the country. That is the reason we go extra miles to identify hidden tourism sites and promote them.

“During the AGM, we will have a tour of Ilorin. We will have each local government area showcase all their cultural and tourism endowments so that all tour operators present will be better informed on what to market.

“We are set to open Kwara state up for tourism,” she said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Tunde Kazeem     Gani Saadu     Lanre Issa Onilu     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Kwara State Television     Bolaji Abdullahi     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Olatunji Bamgbola     Gobir     Mohammed Halidu     Women Radio     Ibrahim Oniye     Kishira     NITDA     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Farouk Salim     All Peoples Party     Jebba     Ilorin     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     S.O. Opowoye     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Village Alive Development Association     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Ahmed Alhasssan     Adisa Logun     Ibrahim Mohammed     Alagbado     COVID     Alaaya     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Idris Garuba     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Baba Idris     Abdulazeez Arowona     Ojo Fadumila     Yahya Mohammed     Abdullahi Biffo     Tafida Of Kaiama     Vasolar Consortium     Aremu Bose Deborah     Adamu Atta     Read With Me     Eghe Igbinehi     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     COEASU     Ibrahim Bio     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     United Nigeria Congress Party     Just Law Forum     Ilesha-Baruba     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Dan Masanin     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Talaka Parapo     Folorunsho Erubu     Idi-Ape     SWAN     Assayomo     Kolade Solagberu     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     John Obuh     Toyosi Thomas     Sai Kayi     Kwara 2023     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Emir Of Yashikira     Omu-aran     Yekeen Alabi     MAI Akande    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Dele Belgore     International Aviation College     Sanitation Exercise     Olosi Of Osi     Durosinlohun Kawu     Eghe Igbinehi     Kabir Shagaya     Overland     Doyin Group     Agboola Abdulraheem     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Ado Ibrahim     Arca Santa     Bursary     Usman Yunusa     Razaq Atunwa     Sunday Popo-Ola     Hausa     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Fatimoh Lawal     Ahmed Alhasssan     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Hassanat Bello     Adesoye     CUTI     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Bilikisu Gambari     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Haliru Yahaya     Sunday Otokiti     Marufat Oladosu     Farouk Salim     Seun Bolaji     Yakubu Danladi     Olatunde Olukoya     FOMWAN     Saheed Popoola     Talaka Parapo     Esinrogunjo     Ahmed Bayero     Saduki Lafiagi     Ibrahim Oniye     KWATMA     Curfew     Ahman Pategi     Abubakar Usman Jos     Harafat E. Mukadam     John Obuh     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Ile Arugbo     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Oke-opin     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Bisi Kristien     Yemi Sanni     Bamikole Omishore     Oloyede     Iqra Books     Isaac Gbenle     Binta Abubakar Mora     Musa Alhassan Buge     Iyeru Grammar School     Otoge     NSCIA     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Universal Basic Education Commission     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Students Union Government     Niyi Ogundiran     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Siraj Oyewale     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Bareke     Joseph Offorjama     Isiaka Danmeromu     Danhawa