NANTA Set For 47th AGM In Abuja, Reveals Plans For Joint African Conference In South Africa

By Paul Ukpabio 

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, NANTA, is set to hold its 47th Annual General Meeting, AGM, in Abuja to discuss pertinent issues as its affects the aviation downstream sector.

This much was made known by the President of the body, Mrs. Susan Akporiaye at a press conference in Lagos

"Our 47th AGM in Abuja, April 25th to 27th 2023," said Mrs. Susan Akporiaye

will be used to learn from experts about areas of our business that must be addressed and improved upon. No doubt, the travel world is incredibly interesting but there are also areas of concern; such as trapped funds, monopoly, unfair practices, border and visa issues and whole lot of emerging complexities," she added.

According to her, the AGM will have as its theme: "PROFESSIONALISM: A KEY TO SURVIVING AVIATION DOWNSTREAM TURBULENCE AND ITS EXPLOITATIVE EFFECTS"

Furthermore, she said, "We will be honoured to have the Executive Vice  Chairman of FCCPC  (Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) speak to us, not only on how we can confidentially protect our businesses and clients, but also on how to navigate challenges of foreign airlines trapped funds and its impacts on our businesses. The chairperson of the AGM Committee, Mrs. Lola Adewole will throw more light on other side events that are lined up for the occasion."

Akporiaye also revealed a unique partnership between two industry associations, NANTA and TOUGHA in putting together a travel and tourism conference, which has been endorsed by South Africa Tourism (SAT), and will be hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, in May,  2023.

"Both bodies, NANTA and TOUGHA have assembled the best faculty from the University of Johannesburg on tourism enterprise and related businesses, to help define and determine the immediate and future drive of the industry, its profitability, and challenges. This unique conference, which will be certificated, is open to individuals, organizations, and agencies in Nigeria and Ghana, particularly those with eyes on impacting positively on the growth and sustainability of the various value chains in the African cultural tourism economy. 

"We must appreciate and commend the management of South Africa Tourism (SAT),  particularly their teams in Nigeria and Ghana for the special interest in our growth through knowledge based exposures and assistance to our clients wishing to visit, trade, and immerse in South African hospitality and culture. We no doubt hope to sustain the west coast tourism collaboration between Nigeria and Ghana after the South Africa outing," She added.