National Daily

Nigeria, information host for 33 African countries

WITH the opening of its new outlet named 'W Hospitality Group' in Nigeria, the country will now serve as an information resource centre for 33 sub Saharan African countries. This was enabled by a travel and tourism management and investment resource, TourismROI.
TourismROI is a new online resource designed to bridge the information gap between industry leaders, savvy investors and destinations to serve as a foundation and catalyst for operating and investment decisions alike. It covers the complete range of global destinations, industry information, business opportunities and people that make the tourism industry one of the leading targets for economic development, growth and job creation.

Founding sponsor of TourismROI is the World Travel & Tourism Council, the peak global forum for the private sector business leaders in the Travel & Tourism industry. It is a gathering point for some one hundred of the world's leading Travel & Tourism companies as its members, giving it a unique private sector overview of all matters related to the industry.

Further, the United Nations World Tourism Organization, (UNWTO) recently admitted TourismROI as a Member of its Business Council.
Managing Partner of TourismROI, Richard Miller said, “The appointment of W Hospitality Group is an integral part of the global roll-out of what will be the most powerful and sophisticated tourism management and investment tool ever designed.”

“Tourism RIO is an on-line 24/7 strategic resource for destinations and those seeking out new investment and business opportunities covering over 12,000 tourism destinations and host of the world's largest collection of Travel & Tourism information, research, B2B communication and investment/business opportunities ever imaged. It will have particular relevance to the destinations of Africa, one of the world's fastest growing tourism regions.” Miller said.
Managing Director of W Hospitality Group, Trevor Ward said, “we are delighted to be working with TourismROI to promote this incredibly important new business tool in sub-Saharan Africa. As the leading consultants in the hospitality business in Africa, specializing in the provision of advisory services to investors and operators, we see TourismROI bringing tremendous benefits to our clients, and a catalyst to further growth in the tourism industry.”

Nigeria-based W Hospitality Group has been contracted as TourismROI Master Representative for the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DRC-Congo (Zaire), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Niger and Nigeria
W Hospitality Group is the leading tourism investment adviser in sub-Saharan Africa, with over 20 years experience in the region.