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Tourism
By Taiye Baiyerohi
Lagos Nov. 24, 2016 (NAN) Mr Anthony Shishler, President, Fahrenheit Hospitality Ltd., says hospitality firms in the county should take advantage of the economic recession to make huge sales and groom their businesses.
Shishler told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the period of recession had been observed to curb Nigerians’ travelling abroad for leisure.
He said that Nigerians who had reduced the rate at which they travelled would be forced to search for appealing tourism sites within the country.
“Tourism and the hospitality industry do not have to fall into recession because I am making more sales this season of economic recession.
“I have observed that since the beginning of the recession, people no longer travel like before but the thirst for leisure in these people is still intact.
“Every hotelier should focus more on his business now because Nigerians are thinking of cutting costs, so, they are forced to patronise local tourist sites,’’ Shishler said.
He urged hoteliers to ensure that the quality of their services and hygiene were improved on and necessary facilities put in place to groom in-bound tourism.
He added that it was a period the government could realise handsome revenue from tourists’ sites as Nigerians decide to look inwards.
“The government need to renovate the existing tourism sites and make them attractive to local and foreign tourists,’’ Shishler said.
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(Edited by Peter Ejiofor)