The preparation for the first Institute of Tourism Professionals’ National Tourism Transport Summit and Expo is in full swing as the event has got the endorsement of key ministries parastatals and agencies of government.
Among the agencies that have endorsed the event included: the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), the Nigerian Hospitality Institute (NIHOTOUR), the Federal Road Safety Corporation (FRSC) and many others.
The National Tourism Transport Summit and Expo is expected to take place between April 30 and May this year at Transcorp Hilton Hotel.
Approved by the 15th National Council on Transportation (NCT), and having the MDAs and the Tourism Industry Business Membership Organisations as tourism industry strategic partners, the summit is the combined tourism and transportation industries event anchored by the Institute for Tourism Professionals (ITP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation.
Speaking on the event, the ITP President, Chief Abiodun Odusanwo, said: “Tourism and transport connectivity are critical issues relating to bridging transport and tourism policies, while reaffirming the need for developing programmes of inter-ministerial co-operation between bodies responsible for tourism and transport so as to improve and strengthen the basic conditions for the sustainable development of both industries.
“The National Tourism Transport Summit is created to deliberate on the complex relationship between transport provision and tourism in boosting the economy of both sectors.
“It is predicted that transportation and tourism will be one of the world’s highest growing sectors in the new century, the National Tourism Transport Summit and Expo is an annual event created to build strong synergy between the two industries. We expect to host over 800 national and international cross sectoral participants from tourism and transportation industry.”
The event consists of Tourism Transport Summit,Tourism Transport Training,Exhibition-B2B and G2B sessions,Tourism Transport Ambassadors Award and The Gala Night.
He said the event offers a unique opportunity to meet with regulators, decision makers, influencers, specifiers, and investors to showcase and market their services to more than 1000 relevant and highly engaged delegates from aviation, maritime, railways, airport operations, road transportation, national and international travel, aviation, and mass transportation organisations, including operators in the tourism and hospitality value chain.