TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA.

BY: ANKYOOR EUPHEMIA

U14/MCM/2010

            Nigeria is a country blessed with rich, natural, and beautiful places and potentials. Some at this includes historical monuments, beautiful tourist sights just like, the Gembo Hills and whether, in Taraba State, the Gurara water falls in Niger State, the Obudu cattle ranch in Calabar, the Anibilla Hills and Ikoyogen cattle ranch, in Benue State, amongs many others, which has over the years been a sight of attraction to many.

            Which after the creation of this states in Nigeria has become a sight in which many people will like to explore.

            Tourism is now one of the world’s largest industries and one of the fastest growing economic sectors. For many countries tourism is seen as a main instrument for regional development. Tourism on it’s own may have positive economic impact on the balance of the economy of a country.

            The main priority to why some countries take tourism serious is that it contributes to high development and even foreign exchange earnings.

            There is a need for Nigeria’s to see tourism as a means for economic  development in Nigeria, that can be done only if we begin to see that we have been blessed by God, and if the government begin to see tourism as a blessing, they would publicize it amongs other countries, and people from other part of the world will begin to see Nigeria as a place to relax or visit for Holidays.

            Some of the things the government must look who are internationally tourism has grown substantially in recent times with technological improvement using standard and broader processes of globalization leading to rapid increased investors.

            If we do not realize what we have or even value what we have, others won’t also value it.

            This sector demands attention no doubt to sustain and maintain it’s development and patronage.