The Lagos State Authorities has mentioned it should start to collate information on tourism and leisure actions throughout the state.
The state Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Tradition, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, disclosed this, based on a press release on Thursday, in the course of the inauguration of the This fall-Lagos initiative at an occasion on Victoria Island.
She mentioned, “The This fall merely means the 4 quarters in a 12 months comprising January to March, April to June, July to September, and October to December and the idea emanated from findings that exposed that the numbers of vacationers to Lagos State aren’t captured in statistical information, however with the introduction of This fall, particulars of tourism and leisure actions for every quarter can simply be compiled and collated.
“As already enshrined in our Tourism Grasp Plan, This fall was designed with the help of our numerous tourism stakeholders to realize most vacationer potential for cosmopolitan Lagos thereby boosting the state’s income and restoration.
“With this launch of This fall, it’s now obligatory for all our stakeholders to all the time maintain the ministry knowledgeable of all their actions and programmes, to collate crucial information from these occasions.”
In his handle, the Head of QTourism Restricted, Mr Ivor Ekpe, mentioned, “Our firm is partnering with the ministry to actualise the initiative and there can be strategic reporting of the initiative each quarter. I counsel all tourism practitioners within the state to embrace the initiative.”
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