Miss Tourism urges filmmakers to showcase African heritage to promote tourism

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Miss Tourism Nigeria, Joy Ebere, has said that Nigerian film makers have a role to play in promoting tourism locally and internationally

Miss Tourism Nigeria, Joy Ebere, has said that Nigerian film-makers have a role to play in promoting tourism locally and internationally through authentic and compelling storylines that brand the country positively and attract tourists.

Also a business consultant, she said that movies have an impact on tourism by providing additional revenue streams, adding that some businesses can provide specialised guided tours of the locations used for filming in various states. “At the competition, I didn’t just represent. I had to dig deep into what we used to wear before colonisation. I brought that into focus, and other countries were in awe. I also explored some parts of our culture, like in some parts of Imo State, where they don’t kill or cook snakes.

Film tourism, which is aimed at attracting viewers to a particular place, the tourism queen decried the lack of maintenance culture in the country. Nigeria’s return to women’s football at the Olympics for the first time in 16 years got off to a bad start, yesterday, in Bordeaux, where the Super Falcons lost 0-1 to Brazil in the opening game of Group C.

 

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