Nigeria's Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, reveals plans to market the nation's tourism potential globally using virtual reality gadgets and documentaries. The innovative approach aims to boost domestic tourism and attract international visitors.
The Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, says plans have begun to market the enormous potential in Nigeria’s tourism industry through virtual reality gadgets and documentaries. Ade-John disclosed this on Thursday during a meeting with the Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism .
“Marketing and promotion of Nigeria’s tourism endowments is key and huge for us, we have began a lot in this area and among such is the use of documentaries and virtual reality gadgets to attract visitors, to boost domestic tourism. Ade-John, who explained the importance of having a functional website that would market the nation’s tourism assets, said plans were also underway to actualise this.
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