(a) Map work (i) National park in the North B: Chad Basin (Borno and Yobe States), Gashaka Gumti (Taraba), Kainji (Niger and Kwara States), Kamu ku (Kaduna), Yankari (Bauchi and Adamawa States)
(ii) National park in the South NB: Okomu (Edo State), Old Oyo (Oyo and Kwara States), Okwangwo Division (Cross River), Oban Division (Cross River).
(iii) Calabar town
(b) Factors that retard tourism development in Nigeria
- inadequate minding
- inadequate skilled labour
- high cost of service/inflation
- polluted tourist sites/poor sanitation
- heavy tax imposed on tourism operators
- poor domestic patronage
- poor road network
- global economic recession
- inadequate trained tourist guides
- inadequate publicity
- exploitation of tourists
- high cost of hotel accommodation
- fear of tropical diseases/ easy spread of diseases
- insecurity
- political instability
- inefficient regulatory body (Tourism Boards)
- negative reportage
- illegal hunting or poaching
- inconsistent policies
- competition from neighbouring countries
- inadequate standard hotels
- poor quality services
- deforestation/bush burning
- inefficient communication network
- poor management
- limited appreciation by the public
- limited entrepreneurs
- poor social amenities
- poor marketing strategies
(c) Suggested ways by which tourism can be promoted in Nigeria
- training and re-training of manpower
- provision of loans at low interest rates to investors
- reduction in tariffs on tourism equipment
- improved patrol of tourist sites/adequate security
- good maintenance culture
- improvement in management
- granting of tax holidays
- improvement in the quality of services
- improvement in wages and salaries of workers
- consistency in government policy
- tourism promotion by media/wide publicity
- establishment of tourism development fund
- recruitment and training of more tourist guides
- political stability
- adequate funding
- provision and improvement in infrastructure
- improved marketing strategies
- provision of improved social amenities
- developing and upgrading tourism sites
- building of standard hotels
- enforcement of laws against poaching and bush burning enforcement of environmental laws
