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Federal Government Poised to Resolve Problem of Sale of Tickets in Dollars by Foreign Airlines, Says NANTA President

The President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mr. Yinka Folami, has disclosed that the federal government would soon stop foreign airlines from selling their tcikets in dollars. Travel agencies had cried out that international carriers sell their flight tickets in dollars, which negates the rules and puts pressure on the naira […]

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NIHOTOUR DG Commends NANTA for Effective Self-regulation

The Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Dr. Abisoye Fagade, has commended the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) for its aggressive and strategic training initiatives, which he described as crucial to aligning members with global travel trade best practices. Fagade described NANTA as a leading advocate of professionalism in […]

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NANTA President Condemns Dollar Only Ticket Sales by Foreign Airlines

The President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mr. Yinka Folami, has excoriated some foreign airlines that sell dollar-only tickets in the country, saying that it infringes on global practices, describing it as an exercise that is direct affront on Nigeria’s sovereignty. Folami also described cross-border trading as the ‘greatest infidelity and a sin’ against […]

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NANTA Engages Interior Ministry, Seeks Strategic Partnership

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the federal government in advancing Nigeria’s travel and tourism agenda. This was made known during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, recently. Welcoming the NANTA delegation, the minister affirmed the government’s openness to stakeholder engagement, […]

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NANTA President Commends Emirates, Urges UAE to Review Visa Procedure to Enable More Nigerians Travel to Dubai

  President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mr. Yinka Folami, has commended Emirates Airlines for its successful operations to Nigeria since it resumed flight from Dubai to Lagos last year. Folami who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Travel and Logistics Centre Limited, said that for Emirates to take advantage […]