Our way of life; is it extravagance, or necessity? Now, away from Ekiti, APC and PDP. I didnt know how hurt some people are about what happened at Ekiti. But my question is, if Kayode Fayemi has accepted it and moved forward, who are you to live in that past? To the business of the day. I have written about this before and I will write about it again. There are two abnormalities I have observed in Nigeria for a long time. First, I have had the opportunity of moving around this world and have wondered at stark differences from what I see in Nigeria. Nigeria is the only place in the world where international flights get filled from the entrance and starts tinning out at the rear. Let me say this in English. It is only here that you notice that international flights from and to it have its 1st class and Business class cabins filled to the brim, mostly by its nationals, while you see empty seats as you move down into the Economy class. Maybe that is why Emirates created the N1million exclusive 1st class seat on its Nigerian flights. But in many other places, I notice that the premium classes are always half empty, and it will surprise you to see many people who can afford the premium classes in the Economy classes. An aviation expert told me that Elsewhere in the world, people are very conscious about price, so economy usually fills up before the front.But not here in Nigeria. Here is also the only place where you will notice that the 1st Class flyers are not your usual corporate executives; you see a mishmash of individuals, some traders, even students in the first class cabin. Most of you may not pay attention to this, but for me, I pay attention to everything, unless my eyes or ears did not get the frequency. Moreso, the nature of the things I do make me to board few minutes before the gate is closed so I see what others don’t see. Sometime last year, I also wondered aloud why this is the only country where premium hotel rooms are 70% occupied by its locals instead of foreigners. And often times, these locals also have places of abode in the same city. You see someone who lives in Abuja lodging at Transcorp Hilton, same as in Lagos. This is an anomaly in the hospitality industry. I thought I was the only one that noticed until I saw a recent statement from the Tsogo Sun, owners of the Southern Sun hotels chain. According to CEO Marcel von Aulock, the Southern Sun Ikoyi hotel in Lagos is the only hotel the group has outside South Africa where locals make up nearly 50% of guests. In its hotels in countries such as Mozambique, Zambia and Kenya, foreigners make up the bulk of guests. In the rest of Africa, our hotels are very much (based on) foreign inbound business, says Mr von Aulock. To meet these peculiar tests of Nigerians, the hotel hosts Sunday Champagne brunches to appeal to locals who like hotel food. In Nigeria, being able to dine at a hotel is a sign that you have made it.Lol!
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:36:31 +0000
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