President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mrs. Susan Akporiaye has denied the plan by foreign airlines to sell tickets in dollars following the forex scarcity and inability of airlines to repatriate their earnings from the country. The NANTA President was reacting to reports indicating that foreign carriers would start selling tickets […]
Competition is rising among major travel agencies in Nigeria. But as operators in the downstream of the aviation sector, not many know about the critical role travel agencies play in connecting people to flights and hospitalities. Statistics indicate that travel and tourism sector in Nigeria contributed about 2.9 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product […]
Thousands of jobs may be lost in the downstream sector of the aviation industry as technology, poor policy implementation threaten the existence of travel agencies in Nigeria. Chinedu Eze writes that without urgent intervention by government, the country would lose the multibillion naira market to foreign operators. About 20 years ago a travel agency may […]
The National Association of Nigerian Travel Agency (NANTA) has alleged that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is responsible for high rate of fraud prevalent in travel agencies in Nigeria. NANTA said the regulatory authority has failed to effectively monitor the activities going on the downstream of air travel in Nigeria. The association said the […]
President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents, Bankole Bernard blames the high cost of air fares on government’s taxes. What is your evaluation of the Nigerian travel market? The Nigerian travel market has witnessed a downturn and this is a reflection of the economy. It shouldn’t have been like that if the […]
