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Josephine Oshiafi, Head of Business Development & Investor Relations at Amber Hospitality Services, discusses the potential of Nigeria's tourism industry and how to improve it.

Taiwo Asana the Head, Brand Sales and Marketing of Amber Residence, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, which opened on November 2, 2012. In this interview, she spoke about the hotel and its unique selling point.

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has unveiled the reconstructed Hotel Presidential established by the administration of former premier of the defunct Eastern Region, Dr. Michael Okpara, describing the revival of the 62-year old edifice as “a homecoming for history.”

The standards for this hotel’s revamp were truly world-class. We insisted on this so that when Enugu says “welcome” to its investors, our hospitality infrastructure speaks with the same credibility as our policies.

Tourism does not start with tourists. It starts with people. The bellboy, the bus driver, the food vendor, the guide, the craftswoman. These are your front desk – your nation’s handshake.

What would it look like to tell Nigeria’s tourism story from the inside looking out rather than the outside looking in? A tourism industry in which Nigerians are the market makers coming together to develop the products, people and processes for a strong tourism economy.