Lagos Roundtable focus on reviving Lagos tourism in public & private sectors

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Hosted by the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN), Lagos Roundtable took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos from November 24 to 25, 2022.

The basic objectives of the Lagos Roundtable was to put the Lagos tourism in both public and private sectors, back on track with the view to consolidating the industry’s position in the state and to re-engineer a new direction and trajectory of progression after the COVID-19 pandemic, for accelerated recovery, Dr. Babatunde Mesewaku (FITPN), chairman, Organising Committee said.

In 2014, Lagos was ranked as the fourth most visited city in Africa with 1.3 million international travellers up from the figure recorded in 2013. This was based on a transport system that is safe, reliable and environmentally-friendly.

The critical role security plays in enhancing tourism was aptly captured by the odious incident that took place at the port of Marrakech in Morocco, a few years back as terrorists struck leaving six people dead and 22 injured, a website reported adding that it took the city 24 months to recover from the attack, as it lost 50 per cent of its potential tourists.

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