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UNWTO proposes Hollywood-Nollywood collaborations to export African culture

By Our Correspondent The United Nations World Tourism OrganisationUNWTO: How to attract tourists to cultural sites – Expert (UNWTO), on Wednesday, proposed a collaborative arrangement between Nollywood and Hollywood to further export African culture. Zurab Pololikashuili, Secretary-General of UNWTO made the proposition during the UNWTO Conference on Linking Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries, held […]

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UNWTO: How to attract tourists to cultural sites – Expert

By Our Correspondent Linda Pereira, a cultural tourism packaging strategist, has advised practitioners in the global tourism industry to always create beautiful stories around cultural heritage sites to woo tourists. Pereira gave the advice during a three-day United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) explaining the choice of Nigeria to present African culture to the world […]

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UNWTO explains choice of Nigeria to present African culture to the world

By Our Correspondent The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has cited Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and comparative advantage in the creative industry as the reasons for choosing the country to present African culture to the world. The UNWTO Secretary General, Mr Zurab Pololikashvilli, announced this at the opening of an expert workshop of the […]

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Confab to open new vistas in global tourism – UNWTO

  The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) says its maiden conference on “Linking Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries’’, holding in Lagos will open new vistas in global tourism. The Secretary-General of UNWTO, Mr Zurab Pololikashvili, stated this at the 65th meeting of the Organisation’s Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) in Arusha, Tanzania. The […]

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