Jumia Travel, the hotel and
flight marketplace of Jumia has announced the hosting of its maiden World
Tourism Day.
The event which will be held on September 27th, 2019, at Ereko Hall, Moorhouse Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, will address
the growing relevance of tourism and its potential to create thousands of jobs.
The event, which will feature an interactive and panel session, will
coincide with the international celebration of World Tourism Day, a day set
aside by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to foster
awareness among the international
community of the importance of tourism and
its social, cultural, political and economic value.
This year's theme "Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future for
All" highlights the relevance the tourism sector plays in creating
more and better jobs for millions of people everywhere, not only presently, but
also for the future, with numerous possibilities for opportunities and
challenges.
The theme could not have come at a better time when 1 out of 20 jobs is
from the travel and tourism sector coupled with the increasing contributions of
the Nigerian hospitality to the labour market. The Nigeria Hospitality report
published by Jumia travel reports that the number of direct jobs created by the
sector peaked at 1.2 million compared to 651,000 in 2016 (1.6%), that’s 1.8% of
total employment in the country.
In line with this, the panel session will discuss “Repositioning
Nigeria's Tourism Industry to Create More Job Opportunities” and will have
on the panel: Adun Okupe PhD, Senior Advisor, Red Clay; Gbenga Onitilo, Sales
& Marketing; Air Namibia; Michael Balogun, CEO & Founder of Xtrm Tours
2 Nigeria Ltd; Abiola K. Ogunbiyi, MD SJ Tours & Allied Services, Aguilar
Monica, General Manager, The Moorhouse Ikoyi and Femi Lawson, CEO Skyview
Communication. The session will be moderated by Sam Adeleke, an expert in destination
marketing and co-founder at TravelCenter.Africa.
In her remarks, Omolara Adagunodo, the Managing Director of Jumia Travel
said that the World Tourism Day event in Lagos is another forum for
stakeholders to discuss issues affecting the hospitality sector and proffer
pragmatic solutions.
"The Nigeria hospitality sector has myriads of
challenges, one of which is reflected in this year's theme. For Jumia, World
Tourism Day is not just a day to celebrate but also a day to discuss some of
the shortcomings of the sector while making valid recommendations on how to
tackle or resolve them," she said.
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