Nigerians wooed into South Africa

  1. Posted on Thursday 5 February 2009 - 13:12
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    Temi-Tope Ogbeni-Awe, AfricaNews reporter in Lagos, Nigeria Photo: Fred Hoogervorst
    South African Tourism has launched a dedicated website for Nigerians to upload pictures, videos and write on their South African travel experiences after visiting the country.
    South Africa Kruger National Park, one young Hippopotamus and more adults looking after the young one for protection. Photo by: Fred Hoogervorst
    SA Tourism is calling on Nigerians to utilize the multi-media, interactive platform to share their experience while in South Africa and stand a chance to win a trip to South Africa.

    The website - www.southafrica.net/nigeria - offers opportunity for visitors to create their travel itinerary, make online bookings from selected tour packages offered by Nigerian tour operators and also to register online to enter for the competition to win a trip to South Africa.

    “We believe that it is better for Nigerians to share their South African experiences with their fellow citizens as opposed to us telling them what they will experience in South Africa,” said SA Tourism Trade Relations Manager, Thuto Sethole.

    According to Sethole, the launch of the website was a sequel to the success attained in the storyteller campaign embarked upon late last year to promote the destination to Nigerian hyper wealthy individuals and business professionals.

    Last September, South Africa Tourism sponsored select Nigerian story tellers who were treated like royals to an all-expense paid trip to South Africa to see the scenic beauty, the vast array of attractions with which the country is endowed and also to enjoy the warm and lavish hospitality of the South African people. This was with the aim of making them relive their experiences to the larger Nigerian society upon their return to the country.

    Those who made the trip include; Chief Sonny and Susan Iroche, Mr. Gbenga and Ibidolapo Akinyombo, entertainment impresario, Guy Murray Bruce and the current most beautiful girl in Nigeria, Adaeze Igwe.

    A PR consultant, Ibidolapo Akinyombo, described her South African experience as ‘unforgettable’ saying “I wonder why anybody would rather travel out of Africa for recreation when all they can ask for is in South Africa.

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