Visit Naija Set to Boost Inbound Tourism in Nigeria
Visit Naija, an indigenous, leading tourism- tech company, is set to lift the face of inbound tourism in Nigeria as it unveils a platform for small and medium tourist service providers to host their services and boost earnings.
At a recent media parley held in Lagos, the Co- founder, Visit Naija, Mr. Raymond Maduagwu, said the lack of access to fund is not the only hurdle against the growth of the SMEs segment of the industry but operator ’ s inability to apply technical know- how needed to boost their businesses.
“The tourism- tech firm is set to use its platform to rekindle the love for adventure and learning through tourism among citizens while aiding
access to more market and volume for small tourist providers,” he added.
visitnaija. ng is a platform that allows tour providers, travel agencies and tour guides to upload destinations and locations for tourist and reseller agents to access and buy while promoting, insuring and marketing SMEs destinations.
Maduagwu continued: “using our platform, you earn revenue as a travel agency, reseller or provider. Stakeholders can integrate our API and have access to more than 3000 destinations within and outside Nigeria with massive discount on the platform.”
He emphasised that stakeholders could get the API documentation and integrate on your website to sell product at your own customised fees.
“We believe in real experiences, creating the moments that inspire, excite, challenge and connect our clients with the world and stay with them for life,” the co- founder said.
However, Visit Naija assures stakeholders that it cares about making sure these experiences contribute positively to the people and places they visit.
His words: “At visitnaija. ng, we focus on inbound tours in Nigeria and Africa; with emphasis on innovation, quality products and excellence of service.”
Speaking further, he described the mission of the company as one that provides top quality tours and showcase the beauty of Nigeria and Africa in a different dimension with a fun, entertaining, lovely, safe and world- class tours to amaze customers.
In his view, the National President, Information Technology Association of Nigeria, Mr. Olutayo Adeniyi, lauded the efforts of Visit Naija for being a consistent and dependable partner in the creation of a conducive business environment and promotion of tourism in Nigeria.
According to him, the sustainable economic innovations of the firm, which are technologically driven, are focused on tourism growth, poverty alleviation and Foreign Direct Investment generation.
“Digital technologies in tourism provides opportunities for innovation and prepares the sector for the future.
“The development is in tandem with ITANs objective to curb the increasing rate of unemployment in Nigeria. It will halt the spate at which businesses are closing down permanently in Nigeria or relocating to other climes,” he added.