WTD 2021: Turning the curve of tourism for inclusive growth, By Folorunsho Coker

Tourism is, no doubt, the quintessential vehicle of inclusion, whether in terms of promoting economic or cultural inclusion, drawing those who would ordinarily be left behind to experience renewable patronage of the diverse products and skills they have to offer. This has been in ways that re-energise local economies, motivate rural development in Nigeria, and enhance some of the loft purposes enshrined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

is well articulated by the primary global agency giving direction to issues of tourism, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation , which describes the “World Tourism Day 2021……a day to focus on Tourism for Inclusive Growth.” To UNWTO, “This is an opportunity to look beyond tourism statistics and acknowledge that, behind every number, there is a person.

Subsequently, the value of global tourism – in tandem with that of its huge value chain, including hospitality, aviation, multi-nodal forms of transportation, etc. – eroded by close to 80 per cent, with a massive drop in demand, signalling the loss of about bounce back that’s refocusing the country as a domestic and international tourist destination, signposts inflows that are estimated to rise up to

The development of tourism as a crucial flank of national economic recovery is an obligation that we take very seriously at the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation , which I lead. As such, we are leveraging much of the country’s tourist assets to become virile and sustainable sources of livelihoods for many, beyond those in more accessible urban centres to – more importantly – rural areas and communities.

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