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Hotel Development Booms In Africa, Boosted By Egypt And Marriott
This year’s Hotel Development Pipeline Report, the definitive study of international hospitality development projects in Africa, reveals record activity. There are 577 hotels and resorts, with 104,444 rooms, in the development pipeline, up…
Nigeria: Court Dismisses Abuja Sex Workers’ Suit Against FCT Minister, Says Prostitution Illegal
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, declined to legalise prostitution in the country, even as it dismissed a suit that sought to enforce fundamental rights of commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,…
Nigeria: US Embassy Admits System Glitch
The United States Department of State has attributed recent challenges Nigerians face applying for US visas to a partial systems outage.
Frangialli, Taleb Former UN Tourism Secretaries Call For Change
The attached letter is from the former Secretaries General of the World Tourism Organization, Francesco Frangialli and Taleb Rifai, two of the most influential figures in the history of the World Tourism Organization .
UN Adopts New Tourism Employment Indicator
The United Nations has taken a major step in recognising tourism’s role in sustainable development by adopting a new tourism employment indicator as part of the official Sustainable Development Goals Indicator Framework.