Imo State has been naturally endowed as a tourism destination. Her strategic location, mild climate, hospitable dispositions of her citizenry and above all a spectacular reign of peace in the State stand her in a good stead.
Imo State plays host to visitors from within and outside Nigeria who come for a brief stay for various reasons which include vacation, seminars and workshops, business and administrative meetings and conferences, sports, religious and academic programmes, social visits and to satisfy the urge to experience the rich culture of Imo people. Fortunately, the state is endowed with abundant natural resources and cultural heritage, which offer great business opportunities to investors. If properly utilized, these business opportunities will help transform the state from a mere civil service state to an industrialized and commercial state given that tourism is an enterprise that has tremendous socio-economic multiplier effects and entrepreneurial spin-offs.
The natural and cultural resources, which are of great tourism potential, are spread across the length and breadth of the state. These tourism attraction have not only been located and identified but also together with their support travel, business and financial services, have been documented to serve both as a database for tourism planning and as a guide to tourists and investors.