News Benin Tourism: Benin tour guides mourn colleague, express fears for missing French tourists
Benin is reeling over the death of Fiacre Gbédji, a tour guide whose body was discovered Saturday. Gbédji went missing May 1 with two French tourists kidnapped in Pendjari National Park, some 550 km north of Cotonou. The tourists are still missing.
News Benin Tourism: Ooni of Ife, Otunba Runsewe map Ile-Ife for tourism
The occasion was the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Nigeria Association of Tour Operators, NATOP which theme was Impact of culture, partnerships, & governance on Nigeria tourism development. The venue was the new sprawling Ife Grand Resort, Ile-Ife, Osun State, built by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, (Ojaja II), and the date was Friday, May 24, 2019.
News Benin Tourism: I was in shock months after being crowned –Daniella Jatto, MBGN Tourism
I was not born with a silver spoon and I grew up in Benin City, Edo State ... How did you feel when you emerged Miss MBGN Tourism last year, and who did you dedicate your crown to? I felt blessed when ...
News Benin Tourism: Art of the steal: European museums wrestle with returning African art
In Benin, the theft of the bronzes became a symbol of everything ... He cites as examples objects that were diplomatic gifts or the “historical equivalents of today’s tourist souvenirs.” And he says ...
News Benin Tourism: Benin tourist hunt: 'Guide's body found' with French pair missing
A body has been found in the search for two French tourists and their local guide who disappeared last week while on safari in north-western Benin. The body was that of the guide, a statement released ...
