President, National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) Mr. Yinka Folami and his Executive Council Members arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, this morning to begin a five-day business meeting with Turkish Airlines big wigs and the travel trade group in the country.
The meeting at the instance of, Turkish Airline, one of the biggest European cum Asian airline, is expected to dwell on facilitating new trade relationships between the airline and Nigeria biggest travel trade professionals’ body and to also process strategies to improve airline’s robust presence as first choice of Nigerian passengers.
The meeting with the travel trade professional body in Turkey is also expected to impact and highlight new areas of collaboration and partnership between the two sister organisations, particularly in areas of opening new streams of income for NANTA members.
Nanta President who led the team comprising of Mrs. Chinyere Umeasiegbu – 1st Deputy President; 2nd Deputy President – Dr. Dagunduro Olatokunbo; Mr. Yinka Ladipo – National Financial Secretary; Mrs. Adelola Adewole – National Publicity Secretary; Mr. Johnson Ugochukwu – National Internal Auditor; Mrs. Kemabonta Uloma Ibiwari – Vice President, Abuja Zone; Mr. Yinka Olapade – Vice President, Lagos Zone, and Mr. Mohammad Nasir Chamo – Vice President, Northern Zone, stated that the meeting with Turkish Airline is very timely and clearly shows that the airline is very concerned about the growth of Nigeria’s travel trade professionals, adding that NANTA is here to learn, to share ideas on mutual prosperity and to support a Principal (Turkish Airline)
“This is a relationship made for the future, carefully curated to make the Nigerian travel trade market strong and robust. We are here to listen and learn. It is an opportunity that we can not toy with because it is a huge investment in our future by Turkish Airlines, and we hope our other principals will emulate this transformative milestone, ” Folami explained.
