February 11, (THEWILL) – He bestrides the tourism sector in Nigeria and Africa like a colossus. Ikechi Ukoh, a travel consultant, promoter and tourism development expert, who recently clocked 60 speaks with Ivory Ukonu about his passion to see the African continent become the biggest tourist destination in the world. Excerpts:
You have made the travel industry popular via your annual AKWAABA Awards and exhibition a thing to reckon with. How did it all start?
Travel award was the first thing I ventured into in 1996. The AKWAABA exhibition was born during the 11th edition of the award. That year, it was renamed Travellers’ Award and Exhibition. There had been several attempts to organise a travel exhibition in Nigeria and they all failed. And so, one day, the management of Eko Hotel and Suites, Frank Nneji of ABC Transport and British Airways, all called me for meetings separately, as if there was a conspiracy among them, and told me that they think that I am the only Nigerian who…
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