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WIN A TRIP TO DUBAI AND SOUTH AFRICA IN THE 6TH NATIONAL TRAVEL ESSAY COMPETITION (NTEC 2014/2015). ENTRIES OPEN NOVEMBER 5, 2014 AND CLOSE APRIL 30, 2015. HURRY!!! AND GET YOUR WARDS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WRITING. REMEMBER....YOU CAN ONLY WIN IF YOU ACTUALLY TAKE PART!!!!

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE TRAVEL & BUSINESS NEWS 9TH AIR TRANSPORT SAFETY, SECURITY AND SERVICE SUMMIT HOLDING AT THE NCAA ANNEX, MMIA, IKEJA, LAGOS ON THE 9TH OF DECEMBER 2014. THEME: 100 YEARS OF COMMERCIAL FLIGHT: A CLOSER LOOK AT AFRICA'S SCORECARD. MAKE IT A DATE!!!

(L - R) Mr. Clement Okoedoh, Sales Executive, Kenya Airways; Miss Chidinma Winifred Nwadinigwe, Winner of the "Selfie In The City" Contest; and Mrs. Lillian Obinna-Igwe; Country Manager, Travelstart at the award presentation ceremony of two tickets to Nairobi for the winner and a companion. In an effort to better engage customers and give back to society as well as create increased awareness for its brand, Travelstart, Nigeria’s fastest growing Online Travel Agency (OTA) recently organised a photo contest tagged: “Selfie In The City,” using facebook and other social media platforms.   Speaking at an award presentation ceremony, the company’s Country Manager, Mrs. Lillian Obinna-Igwe, said; “the contest was developed as a strategy to reach out to fans via social media platforms as well as customers by uploading content on its home page and engaging them through social media networks which they can easily access from their smart phones.” She noted further that the cont

(L-R) Mrs. Clementina Igweonu, Teacher, MMASS; Mrs. Modinat Sowemimo; Miss Karimat Sowemimo, Winner, Secondary Schools Category, NTEC 2013/14; Mr. Khaled El Rafie, GM, EgyptAir; Miss Divine Nwachi, 2nd Runner Up; Mr. Olayide Ogunkoya; Miss Tolulope Ogunkoya, 1st Runner Up; and Mrs. Abosede Ogunkoya. Winners of the Secondary Schools category of the 5 th Bristow Helicopters/Travel & Business News National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC 2013/2014) recently paid a courtesy visit to EgyptAir office in Victoria Island, Lagos. The students who were accompanied by their parents were received by the General Manager (GM), EgyptAir, Mr. Khaled El Rafie. The team was made up of the Grand Prize Winner, Miss Karimat Sowemimo of Murtala Muhammed Airport Secondary School (MMASS) accompanied by her mother, Engr. (Mrs.) Modinat Sowemimo; Second Prize Winner, Miss Tolulope Ogunkoya of International School (Unilag) Lagos (ISL) with both Parents, Mr. & Mrs. Olayide & Abosede Ogunk

Mr. Stephan EKBERGH, CEO, Travelstart is an astute entrepreneur with a keen sense for achieving milestones, changing stereotypes and breaking barriers. In this exclusive interview with Ewos IRORO, he shares the vision of the company and offers insight on a number of pertinent industry issues.       Tell us about yourself and professional industry experience? I've been an entrepreneur since a kid. It's in my blood. So, self-employed for most of my life with 15 travel start-ups over a span of 30 years. I was the pioneer for online travel in Scandinavia and brought Travelstart to South Africa. From here, we started our Africa roll out. Work aside, I am married with four kids and a dog. Africa is my home since 10 years. Could you take us through the vision of Travelstart, how it began and how it eventually entered the Nigerian market? We started Travelstart in Scandinavia in 1999 and ran it there for several years. I started Travelstart in South Africa in

Mr. Femi Collins, GM, Human Resources, Bristow Helicopters presenting a cheque to Miss Temitope Coker, Winner, Tertiary Institutions Category, NTEC 2013/2014 Bristow Helicopters recently gave a huge boost to the prospect of getting more young Nigerians into following a career in the aviation industry when it joined forces with Travel & Business News, organisers of the National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC) in an effort to ameliorate the clear and present challenge of skilled manpower shortage and ageing workforce in the sector. The company accepted to be the Title Sponsor of the annual contest which was then rechristened as the 5th Bristow Helicopters/Travel & Business News National Travel Essay Competition (NTEC 2013/2014). During a courtesy call to the rotor operator’s office, winners of this year’s contest were congratulated and presented with cash prizes by the company’s Human Resources Manager, Mr. Femi Collins, who represented the Managing Director. The