Akwaaba to Honour Top 100 Hotels in Nigeria at African Travel Market

Chinedu Eze

The Top 100 Hotels in Nigeria by room numbers would be profiled and honoured at the 17th Akwaaba African Travel Market.

This was disclosed by the organiser of the event, Ikechi Uko who said hospitality and tour operations were the biggest victims of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns across the world.

“This was more so in Nigeria as the economy took a hit and went into the second depression in six years. There is a need to re-energize the market and bring the industry back to life. This is the reason the organizers of Akwaaba have chosen to recognise the big hotels in Nigeria, hoping to connect them to the tour operators in other to create a needed synergy that will renew the leisure economy,” Uko said.

Uko gave reasons why delegates should attend the 17th edition of Akwaaba African Travel Market, which would be taking place at Eko Hotel & Suites on the November 29 and 30, 2021, as Akwaaba 2021 pledges to reconnect delegates with the industry’s leading players and join forces to get tourism back to its feet.

“It will help delegates discover new destinations in Nigeria at the Naija7Wonders presentations. The event will serve as a venue for the unveiling of the shortlist for the Seven Natural Wonders of Nigeria. The search for the Seven Wonders of Nigeria was launched last year to draw attention to the tourism attractions in Nigeria,” Uko said.