Mrs. Olumayowa Obasanya who was recently appointed as a Junior Partner at Diamonds and Pearls Travels Limited has been honored as one of 100 African Youths under 40 years who have done excellently in promoting Africa.
Obasanya alongside 99 other recipients of the award of the
Africa Travel 100 Awards were honored at the 19th edition of the Akwaaba
African Travel Market.
In previous years, Akwaaba has celebrated leaders and
professionals in Tourism, Travel, Aviation, Hospitality, Media and Advocacy
from different parts of Africa.
Some of the past winners are but not limited to Hon.
Memunatu Pratt; Minister of Tourism, Sierra Leone, Capt. Amsale Gualu of
Ethiopian Airlines, Jennifer Bamuturaki, CEO of Uganda Airlines; Caroline
Olory, First Female Conservator of Park in West Africa; Hayat Blell, Sunset
Beach GM, Gambia and many others.
This year, they chose to honor 100 African Youths under 40
years who have done excellently in promoting Africa, of which Olumayowa
Obasanya of Diamonds and Pearls Travels Limited is one
Mrs Obasanya who is a graduate of History and International
Studies from Lagos State University (LASU), joined Diamonds and Pearls Travels
in 2012 as a Travel Consultant and rose to the position of the General Manager.
Her performance has been consistently excellent and she has
demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities, good customer service and a
fierce commitment and loyalty to the brand.
According to the management, “We wish her an even more
resounding success in the coming years in her new appointment.”
Diamonds and Pearls Travels Limited is a registered travel
company with head office in Lagos, Nigeria. The company started operations in
2010 to provide travel solutions to business travelers that required visa
processing assistance to destinations where they need to attend conferences and
exhibitions. They have since grown into a full-fledged travel company providing
more travel services to various destinations such as flights, hotel bookings,
airport transfers, cruises, tailor made packages, honeymoons, short getaways,
family vacations, health insurance etc.
It could be recalled that in 2018, Diamonds and Pearls Travels Limited received an award as one of the top 100 Tour Operators in Africa at Akwaaba Africa Travel Market and in 2021, Diamonds and Pearls Travels Limited received a recognition award as the Best Travel Agency of the Year 2021 at the Densa Awards.
In November 2018, the co-founders of Diamonds and Pearls
Travels, David and Wonuola Olatunde Lamidi were listed as one of the Top 100
Tourism Personalities in Nigeria by Travellers Magazine.
In September 2022, one of the Co-founders of the company,
Wonuola Olatunde-Lamidi was also a winner of the prestigious award for Leading
Women in Travel and Tourism in Africa by Akwaaba African Travel Market.