Hotel Manager arrested along with three robbery suspects

A manager in Love International Hotel, Egan was arrested last week along with 3 robbery suspects for using the hotel as a hideout for criminal activities. The manager was said to allow the suspects and other suspected criminals to stay in the hotel registering them as guests with fake identification and addresses, so that they… [Read More...]

Team Building Strategy at Lagos Airport Hotel, Lagos

The Lagos Airport Hotel Sports Association officially kicked off  its sports week, last week with an 8km race from the hotel to Alausa Secretariat followed with games such as football, table tennis, snooker, sack race, ayo olopon, catching the train, athletics and swimming. The matches are between different departments in the hotel and the Sports… [Read More...]

Hotel and Restaurant Industry lose as a result of Fuel Subsidy Strike Action

According to Punch Newspaper, a report from National Bureau of Statistics reveals that the hotel and restaurant industry lost N2.18bn during the industrial strike action. Also, a hotelier told Tribune Newspaper that there was an average drop of about 70% in bookings..A lot of business meetings and events were postponed and reservations cancelled as the… [Read More...]

FIRS seals La Mirage Hotels Calabar for non-remittance of hotel taxes

La Mirage Hotels Calabar- owned by the Minister for Tourism, Chief Edem Duke was sealed by Federal Inland Revenue Service last wednesday over tax issues but was opened an hour later after the officials collected a cheque of one million naira. They promised to return for the balance of the payment which amounts to millions… [Read More...]

Thornberry takes over the management of Tinapa Lakeside Hotel

The Special Adviser to the Cross River State Governor on Tourism, Mr. Gabe Onah, confirmed that the Cross River State Government has handed over the management of the hotel to Thornberry Africa. The hotel is positioned in the heart of the renowned Tinapa resort. The resort is known for events, business and several leisure activities…. [Read More...]

Hotels sponsor Miss Nigeria 2011

Feyijimi Sodipo, the 2011 Miss Nigeria was crowned last friday evening at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. The 21 year old is not only be an ambassabor working with the Ministries for Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Ministry for Information in both state and federal levels, she also has a passion for empowering women… [Read More...]

The Renovation of Abuja Sheraton Hotels

The Abuja Sheraton General Manager – Ebbesen Morten reveals the plan to transform the renowned hotel to an up to date hotel. This plan affects every part of the hotel as the hotel was built several years ago with no provision for today’s facilities such as iPod, internet, slim TV sets,showers etc. The self-sufficient hotel… [Read More...]

8 Abuja Hotel Managers arrested by FIRS over tax issues

The Federal Inland Revenue Service arrested 8 hotel managers last week in some parts of Abuja following repeated written request to remit their tax. Though some of the hotels have been registered as far back as 2003, there is no evidence that they were registered as  tax payers nor have remitted their VAT Business World… [Read More...]

The Sunborn Yacht Hotel in Lagos sinks further

The Sunborn Yacht Hotel in Lagos, multi-billion naira floating hotel which arrived Lagos over two years ago remains floating on the Marina waterfront has not been used since the yacht was purchased from the UK. The supposed tourist destination is said to be an object of mockery now as the yacht looks deserted with the… [Read More...]

Benefits of Hotel registration with NTDC

The regulatory body of Nigerian tourism-Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, in collaboration with EFCC have asked hoteliers to register with NTDC as this will provide credible, reliable and accurate information on some important issues,  Hotels are now used as hide-outs for criminals, money launderers and fraudsters and without registration, it is difficult for EFCC to locate… [Read More...]