At the summit, over 800 national and international cross-sectoral participants from transportation and tourism industry are expected to gather at this year’s edition of the summit to discuss strategies for achieving sustainable growth in the industry.
The annual summit has been described as a melting pot of ideas for stakeholders and parastatals under both the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Information and Culture through the latter’s culture and tourism department.
With the theme: ‘Tourism and Transportation: the Key Sectors for Sustainable Resilient Growth and Development’, the summit has sub-themes ranging from travelers safety and security; institutional strengthening and capacity building; policy formulation, licensing, regulations and oversight; public private partnership and investment; international best practices, development and promotions; tourism and transport workers in the industries; to regional connectivity.
The summit is structured along five tracks consisting Tourism Transport Summit, Tourism Transport Training, Exhibition-Business to Business (B2B) and Government to Business (G2B) sessions, Tourism Transport Ambassadors Award and The Gala Night.
Created to deliberate on the complex relationship between transport provision and tourism in boosting the economy of both sectors, the summit had already received endorsements and confirmed participation from Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Accident Investigations Bureau (AIB), Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET).
The organisers lauded the efforts of the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika in the way he is repositioning the sector and his efforts in strengthening air connectivity in Africa.
Other such stakeholders include the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Nigerian Railway Cooperation (NRC), Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITI), Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the National Clearing and Forwarding Agency (NCFA).
From the ministry of Information and Culture, the event will feature active participation of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), National Tourism Development Cooperation (NTDC), National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and National Gallery of Art (NGA).
According to the organizers, “Tourism and Transport Connectivity are critical issues relating to bridging transport and tourism policies while reaffirming the need for developing programmes of inter-ministerial cooperation between bodies responsible for tourism and transport so as to improve and strengthen the basic conditions for the sustainable development of both industries.”
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