Comments on naijablog: Nigerian tourism..

the web site should be fully active i.e you should...

2006-03-22T19:17:00.000+01:00

the web site should be fully active i.e you should be putting lmages of the nations tourirt attraction pictures for more patronage.

How can our ( Nigerian ) tourism develop when u,( ...

2006-01-14T16:49:00.000+01:00

How can our ( Nigerian ) tourism develop when u,( Jeremy ) think a mat 0f N1500 is overpriced? N1500 is just like 6 pounds. I agree with u abt lack of details, and the holiday thing, but i think more importantly , we need poeple that will appreciate the work of our crafts men, by paying the worths, and not just estorting these people. That will go a long way in helping our tourism industry.

Having been in the 'tourist' position in West Arfi...

2005-11-27T19:46:00.000+01:00

Having been in the 'tourist' position in West Arfica from Ghana all the way west to Cameroon I would say that it is not your English speaking neighbours that you need to learn from in terms of Tourism.

Togo and Benin are good but Cameroon has got itself very organised. There are some truly lovely tourist places to stay there - hotels, restuarants, shops etc although they're still on the more expensive side like Nigerian. The fact they're getting organised is evident in the fact that both the Metro (London free newspaper) and Independent (London broadsheet) has done tourist spreads on Cameroon in the last 6 months!

Ghana is not as organised but its economy is certainly cheaper than any other I have experienced in the world. Their fabrics, masks, pottery, leather good are very good value and of a nice quality.

Personally, I wish Nigeria would err away from the developing the big chain hotels for tourists and build some nicer, smaller hotels with more a focus on your culture and country for people to tourists to stay at that are safe! The one thing I detest most about going on vacation is staying in western style hotels. I stayed in the 'Hilltop Hotel' in Accra and found this to be excellent, cheap, clean, functional and well located. Hopefully one day I'll get the impetus to contribute to tourism in Nigeria

Will the Times story on Nigeria be on their websit...

2005-11-26T21:59:00.000+01:00

Will the Times story on Nigeria be on their website?

Start a tourism company, Jeremy. Sell the vision t...

2005-11-26T17:55:00.000+01:00

Start a tourism company, Jeremy. Sell the vision to the government so you get their support; source items that you know will sell...make the experience as authentic as possible...that's what the tourists will pay for...charge them in pounds...clean up - there's virtually no competition at the moment.

Sounds good to me..