Golden Tulip Hotel

Kids Hospitality: Golden Tulip introduces Summer Sports

THE Golden Tulip Festac has blaze the trail again by adding a plus to the hospitality industry putting into consideration the present summer season by creating an avenue not only to make the kids happy but also to keep them busy and educated throughout the summer holidays.

The hotel went a step further ahead of others by using sport to get the best out of the kids and sharpen their talents during the summer season making them fully equipped and ready to head back to school at the end of the season.

Speaking to waka-about about these product “Summer Sports for Kids” under the Golden Tulip Sports Club that will last for a month, the Marketing and Sales Manager of Golden Tulip Festac Lagos Mr. Emmanuel Ele, said that these aspect of hospitality is special putting in mind the young ones and also in a way trying to bring the best out of them while away from school.

Explaining more about the “Summer Sports for kids”, a summer holiday coaching involving Four (4)different sporting activities including Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Swimming Pool and Aerobics, he said the one month holiday coaching programme is created for kids within the ages of Six (6) to Eighteen (18) years and the time duration each day is between 10am to 1pm.

Ele disclosed that the cost for the holiday coaching ranges from fifteen thousand naira per kid to thirty thousand naira for three children of the same parents adding that the price was made very affordable in order to make it possible for as much as many kids to benefit from the Golden Tulip Hospitality.

The Golden Tulip Festac Lagos is a four star first class superior hotel which offers a wide variety of services and facilities in a safe and secured environment.

With 471 exquisitely furnished rooms and suites on eight floors, the hotel provides the solution to all accommodation and conference requirements while all the hotel rooms and suites have internet connectivity.

The hotel above all derives strength from a sound management team whose motivation, professionalism and spirit of innovation represent her greatest asset when it comes to meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

Golden Tulip Hotel

Kids Hospitality: Golden Tulip introduces Summer Sports

THE Golden Tulip Festac has blaze the trail again by adding a plus to the hospitality industry putting into consideration the present summer season by creating an avenue not only to make the kids happy but also to keep them busy and educated throughout the summer holidays.

The hotel went a step further ahead of others by using sport to get the best out of the kids and sharpen their talents during the summer season making them fully equipped and ready to head back to school at the end of the season.

Speaking to waka-about about these product “Summer Sports for Kids” under the Golden Tulip Sports Club that will last for a month, the Marketing and Sales Manager of Golden Tulip Festac Lagos Mr. Emmanuel Ele, said that these aspect of hospitality is special putting in mind the young ones and also in a way trying to bring the best out of them while away from school.

Explaining more about the “Summer Sports for kids”, a summer holiday coaching involving Four (4)different sporting activities including Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Swimming Pool and Aerobics, he said the one month holiday coaching programme is created for kids within the ages of Six (6) to Eighteen (18) years and the time duration each day is between 10am to 1pm.

Ele disclosed that the cost for the holiday coaching ranges from fifteen thousand naira per kid to thirty thousand naira for three children of the same parents adding that the price was made very affordable in order to make it possible for as much as many kids to benefit from the Golden Tulip Hospitality.

The Golden Tulip Festac Lagos is a four star first class superior hotel which offers a wide variety of services and facilities in a safe and secured environment.

With 471 exquisitely furnished rooms and suites on eight floors, the hotel provides the solution to all accommodation and conference requirements while all the hotel rooms and suites have internet connectivity.

The hotel above all derives strength from a sound management team whose motivation, professionalism and spirit of innovation represent her greatest asset when it comes to meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

Kelsey Greene Villa: The perfect place to rest

KELSEY Greene Villa has a modern architectural style that spells out its richly embedded culture in hospitality. It is a secure oasis of peace and tranquility, a luxurious place to stay, efficiently backed by decades of experience in personalized service which, no doubt, are inseparable companions of marvellous and unforgettable memories. This modern day haven is approximately 15 minutes drive from the Muritala Mohammed International airport.

According to the General Manager of the Villa, Mr. Ikechukwu Amaechi, our philosophy, which is based on excellence and discretion, is aimed at satisfying the tastes of each of our guests and at honouring them with the most impeccable personalized attention.

The Villa is the perfect choice at any time of the year to have relaxation holiday while enjoying a romantic break. Holding of business meetings and unwinding after accumulated stress coupled with delight in the best conditions of privacy and tranquility to regain good health and well-being is all available at the Villa.

Ikechukwu stated further that the Villa offer services and classiness that are expected of an elite hotel; including Dining room and Bar which is an ideal meeting place; both residents and non-residents alike can enjoy meals in a cosy and relaxing atmosphere. Served in our lavishly furnished dining room, our chef expertly prepares meals whether it is full English breakfast, lunch or dinner on an a la carte menu.

There is also the Conference Facilities which can accommodate up to 70 people. We organize conferences, seminars, trainings, private functions, cocktail parties' weddings and gala dinners.

Speaking on the varieties of accommodations available at the Villa, the General Manager stated that there is a choice of 18 tastefully furnished comfortable and elegant rooms including 3 Plush Suites, all of which are equipped with high definition LCD Flat Panel TV, Cable and Satellite TV, Individually Controlled Air-Conditioning, Wi-Fi internet connection, Electronic In-room Safe, Ergonomic Work Desk & Desk Chair, Hair dryer, Laundry service, Tea amenities in-room and Wake-up clock alarm in-room.

Speaking on the business environment he said business was good in the first quarter of the year and the Villa was able to reach out to a lot of people. According to him, the management is putting together a new package for the newly married couple. The package includes giving them Rose Flowers and congratulatory cards, make the rooms different and look romantic.

Egungun Festival In Lagos

Oje Oyadoju Owolewa Festival: The cradle of cultural celebration in Lagos

THE culture has been identified as a unifying factor in any given society, be it modern of folk. Most of the societies in the world survive because of development of their cultural variables.

It is the accustomed system of any society no matter the race or colour, be it religious rites, exchange system, mode of production, rituals, family and kingship ties. The rearing of children are also culturally determined. The pattern of organization and interaction of any society is built upon its cultural background.

However, contrary to the general belief that a metropolitan society like Lagos is hardly cultural, Lagos is very rich in cultural properties as highlighted by the basic function of integration and continuity which culture perform for all social system.

It is important to know that Lagos though a melting point of cultures in Nigeria is a home of traditional Yoruba culture with several other cultures outside the state as a result of cultural diffusion resulting from inter-group settlement as well as diverse commercial and industrial activities that bring together people of varying ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Such cultural values have been integrated with Lagos flavour and colouration.

The richness of culture in Lagos is not limited to the riverine areas alone; those who occupied the upland areas of Lagos are too very rich in culture.

For example, despite  the fact that the people in Ikeja, Apapa, Alimosho, Shomolu, Agege, Isolo, Mushin,Otto-mainland and Lagos Island have witnessed modernization on a large scale, indigenes, who are involved in traditional occupations like farming and weaving predominantly make use of rudimentary implements.

In view of this, festivals are celebrated at times to invoke the spirit of the soil fertility and workers of prosperity.  However, some proportion of Lagos culture and its manifestations are of migrant origin.

For example, the Ijebu's notably of Ogun State origin and the Egun people of Badagry purported to have migrated from Benin Republic both have contributed to Lagos Culture. The early settlers in Lagos are the Awori, some of who occupy Ojo, Alimosho, Ikeja, Agege, Isolo, part of Eti-Osa celebrated some periodic festivals in the state, origin of which dates back to the period of migration and settlement.

This is why every year Lagosians from Shomolu, Bariga, Onipanu, Palmgrove, Agege and Ojo come together and take to the street in Shomolu-Bashua jurisdiction to celebrate the Oje Oyadolu Owolewa Egungun Festival.

Speaking to waka-about during the celebration of the festival the co-ordinator and chief organiser of the festival Chief Sunday Atanda, said that it is meant usher and propel prosperity and progress into the state and for peaceful co-existence between the inhabitants of the state.

He said the festival have been in existence for more than Eight decades adding that it has been a long age practice that has been passed over from one generation to another.

He explained further that the festival first began in Badagry before been spread across the state. The festival of Egun Oje also brings healing and purification to the people of the state and the barren looking for the fruit of the womb during this festival are blessed with babies.

The festival is usually celebrated every year while this year's festivity lasted for a whole month climaxing with a grand finale were the head Egungun will user in prayers for the benefit of the whole state.

The whole festivity was witnessed by the entire community including   prominent sons and daughters of the area which came out in large numbers to take park in the celebrations.

Among the masquerade that takes part in the one month celebration includes Oyadolu, Owolewa, Ipin Aise, Ebiti and Omolere

Nigerian, Ghana Cultural Relations

Nigerian Ambassador, Ghana Minister Laud Tribe Media for culture showcase

THE Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro has commended Tribe Media for the efforts of the organisation towards successfully facilitating the Ghana/Nigeria Culture Showcase 2011.

Obanikoro who was a special guest at the Ghana/Nigeria Culture Showcase conference and exhibition noted that Public Private Partnership was the surest way to achieving the government policy objective and development initiatives.

According to him “This bilateral cultural platform is quite a commendable one that should be sustained given that the two countries share so much in common”.

The High Commissioner who later played host to the Nigerian contingent which included: Niger State Commissioner for Arts and Culture, the State House Committee Chairman on Arts and Culture, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, music maestro, Sunny Neji, Bayero Agabi-President of Tribe Media among others.

On her part, the Ghana Minister of Tourism Sena Dansua noted that “culture remains one of Africa's greatest but annexed resources. The Member of Parliament who doubles as a Minister said it was high time Africans moved out of the shadows of the west to project our culture and promote tourism in Africa to global standards.

The event afforded participants an avenue for discussion, interaction and performances geared towards building social and cultural exchange platforms to sustain better relations between Nigeria/Ghana. Part of the activities on show included the very best of indigenous and Afro-centric music and dance as the audience was thrilled by various groups like Abankaba cultural troupe, Niger State cultural troupe and Wuzawuza Cultural troupe while music was in no short supply as guest savoured the rhythm and beats from the spirit-lifting reggae star Ras Caleb Appiah-Levi, Bobo Ranking and Wind Afrique.

Speaking at the event, a former university Don Prof. Ablade Glover urged Africans not to be carried away by the influence of western values but to cherish and sustain African culture with utmost dignity as expressed in our dress code, music, language, arts and generally our communal tradition. The theme of the forum was Arts and Culture in the 21st Century: The Needed Balance.

The Ghana/Nigeria Culture Showcase 2011 was organized by Tribe Media Company Nigeria in collaboration with Pan-Africa Ghana with the endorsement and participation of the Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Abuja the National Council for Arts and Culture, Abuja, the Ghana Ministry of Tourism, Ghana Tourist Board and the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana.

Sheraton Lagos Hotel

Sheraton Lagos Hotel: The best for business tourist

The increase in the influx of business tourists into the country and the need for high level business transactions has facilitated the modernization of most hotels in Lagos and the springing up of new ones. Among them is the Sheraton Lagos Hotel which have carved a name for itself in the industry and on this visit to the hotel by Austin Jacobson, he discovered why the hotel is one of the best in the country. Excerpt 

Nigerian economy is the most developed in the West African Sub-Region and also serves as a hub that connects other African countries in terms of economic development. The influx of business tourists  into Nigeria every month surpass that of any other African nation and that is because of the high economic returns most businesses set up in Nigeria do bring at the end of the year thus making Lagos one  of the most visited cities in Africa for business.

This increase in business tourism in Lagos has necessitated the rise in numbers of high class hotels springing up to cater for the needs of this high class of business tourist who are mostly from Europe and Asia.

Investigation by waka-about at the Immigration office at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport revealed that  sixty five percent of passengers on  the flights of  British Airways from London into Lagos Mondays to Saturdays are on business and this flights are always full couple with other European Airlines that also fly into Lagos from other parts of Europe.

 waka-about further discovered that these trend of Business Tourism has increased since the beginning g of the year and that most flights originating from Europe through other airlines such as Air France/KLM, Iberia and Turkish Airlines are more than half the capacity of the aircraft which means the trend of business tourism is very much on the increases and in-fact more than that of holiday and vacation.

To cater for the influx of the high volume of the business tourists are hotels that are fitted with the modern equipment and sophistication from room to board and other facilities that an international business tourist do require to transact its business.

One of the hotels that most fit in to this high class hotels and situated in the heart of the city of Lagos is the Sheraton Lagos Hotel. The hotel is well situated in the high brow Ikeja not too far from the airport and with over 325 guest rooms and 7 suites which are furnished with signature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Bed are designed to provide superior comfort.

Speaking with waka-about during our visit, the public relations officer of the hotel Ms Bose-Oni Opaku said that the hotel is capable of hosting meetings or events. WIFI access and hi-tech audiovisual equipment are found in each of the four meeting spaces and ballrooms, with the largest having a capacity to accommodate 350 guests at a sit-down banquet.

Opaku described the bars at the hotel as the best stocked in the country while the local Nigerian Cuisine in the Crockpot Restaurant is adore with delicacies. At dinnertime guest can savour Italian delights at La Giara or indulge in the culinary displays of the Pili Pili Restaurant.

The staffs she said are well trained and friendly helping guest with everything from audiovisual support to special menus. The hotel also have a new business centre with a full range of amenities for travelling business tourist.

Guest will also enjoy a warm day lounging by the outdoor pool or exploring the surrounding area. As evening falls, they can find comfort and connect from the live entertainment at the Lobby Lounge and Pool Terrace to the festive atmosphere of The Club, every evening always bring excitement.