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Expert Travel Tips for How to save for a trip

This is our best shot at nailing down just how much it costs to travel around the world. It’s tricky to give an exact answer to this question, because every trip is based on different variables like destinations, timing, and traveling style. The general consensus from travelers who’ve done these trips is that a year on the road costs somewhere between N7,300,000 and N11,000,000 (millions just incase the numbers got you confused). However, that is just the middle of the bell curve. If you prefer to live in the lap of luxury, flying in business class and staying at the

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TRAVELSTART NIGERIA AND UBER NIGERIA ANNOUNCE FLIGHT PARTNERSHIP WITH ‘UBERESCAPE’

Travelstart is Africa’s largest online travel agency, with headquarters in Cape Town and a local office in Lagos. Founded in Sweden, Travelstart opened its doors in 1999, as the brainchild of travel visionary Stephan Ekbergh. And Uber a company whose mission is to help people get a ride at the push of a button - everywhere and for everyone, just announced the launch of ‘UberEscape,' a collaboration between Travelstart and Uber to allow customers book flights through the Uber app. From September 10 – September 12, 2018, customers will be able to book their flights by simp

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Tips On Traveling With Kids

If you're flying with kids you might be worried about arriving in one piece. What if they act up, or spend the whole flight screaming? What if you land more frazzled than ready for fun? We could say "stuff 'em" and tell you not to worry about people who tut and sigh, but we know it's not that easy. (more…)

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GITEX 2017 | NITDA On A Mission To Save Nigeria N720bn on IT importations

  Lawmakers promise tax holiday for tech startups The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is aiming to save the country about $2 billion (about N720 billion) lost as capital flight as a result avoidable importation of foreign technologies into the country, Director General of NITDA, Dr. Isa Pantami, has said at the on-going on GITEX technology expo and conference holding at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arabs Emirates (UAE) with more than 140 countries in attendance. (more…)

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Nigeria readies ten startups for GITEX 2017

The Nigeria government through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will be promoting ten startups at this year’s Gitex technology expo and conference holding in Dubai from October 8-12. The country’s tech-ambassadors were carefully selected after a highly competitive process anchored by the Office for ICT Innovation & Entrepreneurship (OIIE) which is an arm of the NITDA. (more…)