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The business of Travel and Logistics came naturally to her because she became associated with the industry at an early age due to the fact that her family owned a very successful haulage company while she was growing up.

She is a member of the National Association of Career Travel Agents (NACTA) -a United States based Association for professional travel Agents; member of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA); Immediate Past National Publicity Secretary of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) and currently NANTA’s National Financial Secretary and Chairperson of its Education & Training Committee.

SHE IS *MRS NGOZI NGOKA*

Started her working career with Setraco Nigeria Ltd, a Construction Company, where she rose to the position of Group Head of Logistics and Training. Her fascination with logistics grew into an intense passion for travel and everything associated with it so she resigned her job at Setraco and proceeded to London, United Kingdom to pursue a career in Travel and Tourism. While in the UK, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Tourism Management from the University of Westminster, London (in addition to her Bachelor Degree in Political Science and a Masters Degree in International Relations both obtained from the University of Benin, Nigeria).

She worked for Choice Holidays and Thomas Cook Holidays where she was, at various times, in charge of formulating holiday packages to Malta, Spain and the Canary Islands.

In 2002, Ngozi branched out on her own and established Zigona Travel and Tours Ltd,  a foremost Outbound Travel Agency (OTA) with a niche for bespoke travel experiences for the upscale market in Nigeria.

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