LAGOS – The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, says it has completed arrangement for the compilation of data of Nigerian hotels for the purposes of classification and grading.
Mrs Chika Balogun, the Director-General of the institute, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, that the classification was designed to reposition the country’s hospitality industry.
“Some of the hotels in the country do not have the facilities to be rated as five, four or three stars.
“Most of the hotels classified as five, four or three stars do not have the required facilities.
“Therefore, there is the need to compile the list of Nigerian hotels for thorough classification and grading,“ Balogun said.
She, however, added that the grading and classification would be in collaboration with Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the National Orientation Agency.
Others, she said were, Hotel Licence Authority, hospitality experts and other relevance government agencies.
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“These are necessary, because we want to ensure that Nigeria hotels are well graded and classified according to international standards.
“Foreigners and some hospitality experts are complaining that some of the Nigerian hotels classified as five stars do not have the facilities required to be classified as such.
“We will involve hospitality experts for the classification and grading of the Nigerian hotels, “ she said.
The director-general said that after the classification and grading, the institute would send the list of the graded and classified hotels to appropriate authority for preparation of catalogue.
Balogun expressed optimism that such grading and classification would boost the image of the country’s hospitality industry. (NAN)