Tour Company Advocates Digital Marketing
GTravels and Tours, a registered tourism company founded in 2018 has stressed the need for digital tourism marketing in Nigeria.
The fully digitally inclined travels and tours service provider, which has primed itself in providing cost-effective travel and tourism services to her clients through the use of advanced technology tools and professional expertise, stressed the importance of digital marketing in the tourism sector. According to the Executive Director of Grosvenor Travels and Tours Limited, Mr Vincent Amosun, “the online and digital market is the future of the tourism industry in Nigeria. We want to deliver tourism to everyone, locally and abroad. This we hope to achieve
Jhotel and flight marketplace, Jumia Travel, has launched cruise travel to encourage more Nigerians to go on cruise voyages. The launch is also aimed at expanding the company’s offerings to its customers.
The Managing Director of the company, Miss Omolara Adagunodo in a press statement recently, disclosed the exciting news.
Adagunodo said that Jumia Travel made the foray into the cruise business to meet the immense demands by Nigerians for cruise travel and to expand through our digital apps, Travel Magic.”
Grosvenor Travels and Tours is a diverse travel and tourism service provider with offices in Lagos and Ghana.
The company, he said, is very passionate about giving clients great adventures, unique and interesting experience all around the world.
“As a specialized travel service provider, Grosvenor travels helps corporate bodies, organizations and individuals organize holiday packages, flight and hotel reservations, corporate retreats, travel insurance, ticketing, protocol services, destination wedding, visa advisory services, honeymoon packages, medical tourism, religious tourism, educational, and tailor-made holidays.
Grosvenor travels also offers clients with 24/7 free accessibility via their website, social media and official lines to make inquiries and confirm their services. The team consists of highly efficient, dedicated professionals with several years of experience in the travels and tourism industries”, he added. Also the Co-founder/ceo of Grosvenor Travels and Tours Limited, Mr Olayinka Kareem, said: “Blockchain and disruptive technologies have altered the traditional business models in the tourism industry, Grosvenor Travels and Tours Limited is here to explore the new markets and to prepare for the digital clientele.”
TAssociation of Tour Operators will be holding their 2019 AGM in the South West of Nigeria. It will be at Ile Ife in Osun State. The AGM will be hosted by His Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II The Ooni of Ife. This was revealed when the President of the Association Hajia Bilikisu Abdul led Executive Members of NATOP on a courtesy visit to the Palace of the Ooni.
The Ooni of Ife thanked them and promised to showcase the huge tourism assets of Ife the source of Yoruba civilisation during the AGM. The Executive members were given a sample of The Heritage Sites in Ife. The 2018 edition of NATOP AGM was hosted in Jos by the Plateau State Government. Plateau State is the North Central Part of Nigeria. The 2017 AGM held in Lagos and was attended by the Minister of information Cul- ture and Tourism Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The 2016 Edition of The AGM was held in Calabar Cross River State in the South South Region of Nigeria.
According to the President of NATOP Hajia Bilikisu "As a National Association we use our AGM to expose our members to the huge tourism potentials and resources available in Nigeria." NATOP is an Association for Tour Operators involved in both Outbound and Inbound Tourism. The 2019 AGM will be in April.