Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) boss, Folarin Coker has expressed his delight on the restriction of Nigerians from travelling abroad.

He said; “If Dubai Emirate Airline is not coming to Nigeria, Nigerians will not pack their naira, change it into dollars to go and buy tickets.”

“We pay a foreign airline to go to a foreign country and stay in a foreign hotel. The naira is N510 to one dollar; let Nigerians stay at home and learn to appreciate the country.”

“There are no foreign holidays now, we are all going to enjoy our local music, film, food, fashion, theatre and dance. I think COVID-19 has done the Nigerian tourism industry good.”

“NTDC will take the message of domestic tourism through the use of technology to the upcoming South-South Stakeholders interactive forum in Calabar.”

“The idea is to encourage the stakeholders in the tourism industry to ensure their businesses are driven by technology.”

“We are trying to encourage the stakeholders in the entire value chain of the tourism ecosystem that there is a new way and is driven by technology.”

“So, we are encouraging them to take advantage of technology to promote domestic tourism.”

“There is the need for them to show Nigerians what is good in the country to stand a chance with our own tourism assets rather than something abroad.”