United Nations World Tourism Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Elcia Grandcourt; Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Mrs. Lydia Shehu Jafiya, at a press conference on the forthcoming UNWTO Global Conference slated for Nigeria, held in Lagos…yesterday
The right to host the event, which has as its theme ‘Linking Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries: Pathways to Recovery and Inclusive Development,’ was given to Nigeria in 2021, at the 64th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa in Cape Verde. The team comprises the Director, Regional Department for Africa, Ms. Elcia Grandcourt; the Deputy Director, Regional Department for Africa, Mr. Jaime Mayaki and the Communication expert for Africa, Mr Kojo Bentum.
According to him, “the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on all the sectors of the world economies, but most heavily on the travel and tourism sector; leading to its near collapse.