PropTech Platform, Muster Named Official Accommodation Partner for 2018 Calabar Carnival
Ahead of the Calabar Carnival tagged as Africa’s Biggest Street Party, the Cross River State Ministry of Culture & Tourism Development has named Muster as the “Official Accommodation Partner” for the Carnival.
“Through this partnership, during the carnival, Cross Riverians will be able to make extra income by letting out the spare rooms in their apartments/houses to verified visitors by listing these rooms on muster.africa/carnival. This alternative source of income will boost their spending power throughout the festival period.
“Similarly, verified visitors to the state will be able to find affordable accommodation by paying for just the space they occupy in a resident’s house thereby having an alternative to expensive (mostly unavailable) hotels.”
With the theme of this year Carnival being ‘Africanism’, this partnership will also boost cultural immersion as visitors will get to have a first-hand cultural experience and Carnival feel by living with a Cross Riverian host.
By living with local Hosts, visitors will be afforded the opportunity to learn about the state and tourist attractions from their hosts as well as a recommendation on where to visit and what to avoid, essentially having unofficial tour guides.
Nigeria’s PropTech Startup; Muster has been enabling people in select African Megacities to have access to affordable housing (by unlocking available rooms in these cities through a peer to peer shared housing marketplace) and this partnership will enable the company to “Muster” Calabar during the festivals.
