Edited by Frank Meke
Tuesday, this week, His Royal Majesty, Olota of the Ancient Kingdom of 0ta Awori land, Professor Adeyemi Abdukabir Obalenlege clocked five years on the throne of his fathers. From us at Creative Nigeria, we wish the Journalist turned 0ba of Ota Awori land many more progressive years on the throne.
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Nigerians wishing to travel to the United States on short business trips and tourism, now have fresh breather of five years visa plan, vis also Americans coming to Nigeria, captured in same reprosity. Effective march 1st, the US mission in Nigeria, will increase visitor visa validity from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who wish to enter United States temporarily.
Empire Travels boss and IATA licensed travel trade trainer, Alhaji Ahmed Ojuolape says anyone hawking Award reward mechanism based numbers of tickets sold or volume of sales by any travel agency or sales on airline routes as market edge in the Nigerian travel economy, is ignorant and a mischief maker.
He told creative Nigeria that knowledge (professionalism,)
staying hard on honesty and dedication shapes the survival DNA of travel agents as against volume of tickets sold or inventories possessed. “Some of these so called agents, are doing other things than just selling tickets and over time, we have witnessed catastrophic falls of the called top travel agents, closing shops like pack of cards.” Alhaji Ahmed Ojuolape explained further. Soon, Alhaji Ahmed Ojuolape who has spent over 35 years as an agent and IATA licensed travel trade trainer, will speak to us on the dangers of proliferation of private IATA Aviation training schools in Nigeria.
