An online company, Eazi Travels has been launched in Nigeria’s economic capital, Lagos, to make travelling as seamless as possible for commuters.
Speaking during the unveiling, the Director of African Tourism Corporate Travel, Claud Batochi, said the company would foster travel by focusing on improving the experience of travellers through enhanced online ticket purchase and payment processes.
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Eazi Travels Solutions
Batochi explained, “We are excited to launch Eazi Travels Nigeria, a unique and dynamic OTA within this market. We have done something no other OTA has done currently; we have brought a whole lot of offline services online, from Eazi Cargo to Eazi Care and Eazi Pay.
“We have got a solution for every customer doing everything within the travel industry. We are dynamic, unique and we are ready for the Nigerian market. Our technology speaks for itself. We are working with Sabre to power the system. It is a dynamic company with content that there is none other in the industry. We are ready to do business and serve Nigeria.”
Also present at the launch was the Chairman ATCT Group, Chief John Adebanjo, who expressed optimism at the commencement of Eazi Travels while highlighting that the firm provides a wide range of services and products. He also discussed partnerships in the travel industry.
According to Adebanjo, “We are associating with the global brand, Golden Treasure. We are also associating with Tourvest. They have a massive inventory. Not just that, Expedia has been knocking on our door, knowing well who we are and what we are capable of achieving. That is why we are well positioned. We started early so we are just starting to wrap it up.”
The ATCT Chairman said an interesting feature the travel firm has is ‘buy now, pay later’, which enables intending travellers to purchase certain products immediately and pay at a later date.
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Adebanjo said, “Travel now and pay later means that we should be able to trust each other. It is the element of trust. If you go abroad you will see why people buy homes and cars without having the money. If they can do it and pay after, we can replicate the same thing here.
“All Nigerians are not scammers. There are some Nigerians that are working hard but they can’t afford to buy a ticket, say N1m ticket. How much is their salary? It may be N300k. Why don’t we put something in place that will enable them to fulfill their dreams? And for us to be able to do that, we have got banks that are ready to support us. So, it is good for them to afford things easily.”
We are trying to build that trust. If we trust you, we will give you a ticket. The trust that you will pay us back that is what we are doing.”
Nigerian Government’s Role In Air Travel
Adebanjo expressed optimism that the demand for air travel would remain on the high side, as he implored the government to create an enabling environment.
“All we need to do is ensure we speak to the government to give these airlines the money they owe them. If we do that, you will be amazed that Emirates will put back their two flights. Nigerians are ready to fly. We are just making things difficult for ourselves. What I will appeal to the government is to pay them so that we can assist the travel industry.”