CHAPTERE ONE

1. INTRODUCTION

Imagine a land without shape without form, or void, how is it going to look like, fact imagine a country without beauty, without hills, valleys, landscape, without beautiful sceneries, no beautiful places to visit, no attraction what so ever. How will this country look like?

However, take a look at a country with natural landscape, beautiful sceneries, waterfalls, lakes wildlife and beautiful beaches. Is it not beautiful?

Tourism as an industry did not assume some significance in Nigeria until the end of the Nigeria civil war when tourists all over the world trooped into the country to see the effects of the war. Nigeria is a vast country with about 932.7685q km land mass with a population of about 140 people covering it located wholly within the tropics.

The country popularly describe as the “GIANT OF AFRICA” is richly endowed with ecological and cultural resources which are of universal recognition. The riches and diversity of the Nigeria culture is a manifestation of the socio-cultural difference of the over 250 ethic groups that inhabit the land for ages.

          In Nigeria, culture is manifested in art, dance, languages, literature, folklore, mores, music, governance and even the environment. Because of this way of life (culture) and beautiful features, tourism has been given birth to in Nigeria.

          “Tourism” is one of the leisure time activities undertaken by man.

          The country is richly blessed with a warm sunny climate, fascinating and savannah grassland is overshadowed by alluring landforms. There are interesting natural features in the different parts of rivers, lakes, beaches, caves, tunnels, pocket of mountains areas with tropical wildlife.

          “Tourism is the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay travel and stay of non-residents in so far as they do not lead to the permanent residence and are not connected with any earning activity”. Tourism which is also one of the world’s largest industries and one of the fastest sector of the services economy for support and prosperity, has brought economic gains to the country.

          Tourism whether domestic, and foreign, tourism is a complex human activity covering the consumption and varies goods and services including accommodations, entertainment, support, transportation and meal. Though, until recently tourism has include the activities of people traveling away from their usual environment for leisure time, business and other purposes, but with automation of the information system on ministry tourism people will be more enlightened and educated on the tourism nature of Enugu state.

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