Turkish President Abdullah Gul said, “the world will face with financial crises and even with more serious social and political problems as long as the social and economic difference between the North and the South is left unsolved.”
Read the rest of this story »By The Current Samantha Beach, Ghana: I saw them from a distance – coming toward us. One, two, three, four… we were outnumbered. The band of young Ghanaians surrounded our American huddle. “Where are your sentiments?” one asked. “Sentiments?” “Surely, you didn’t come to our beach without a few sentiments for us.” I let my [...]
Read the rest of this story »Ghana is to set up an ultra-modern Hospitality and Tourism University to develop her human resource to meet the global standards for the hospitality industry. Mr Tetteh Nettey, President of the Meridian pre-University College, made this known to the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines at a consecrated groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, to officially commence [...]
Read the rest of this story »We have seen and read Mr Samuel Ansah Boateng’s article on the above subject, which was published in the NEW WEEKEND CRUSADING GUIDE Vol. 3 No 1 of Friday 7th January, 2011. On behalf of the Tour Guides Association of Ghana(TORGAG), and on my own behalf, I write to register our utmost DISGUST at Samuel’s [...]
Read the rest of this story »Government is poised to increase tourist arrivals in the country from 74,800 to one million annually from 2011, to increase tourist receipts, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Kobby Acheampong, has said in Accra. The Minister said his outfit had adopted pragmatic measures by addressing challenges of product development, packaging and marketing and accommodation and transportation [...]
Read the rest of this story »The closure of European airspace due to the volcanic ash cloud last April demonstrated the need for a global legal framework for the protection of tourists. As a result, the 89th Session of UNWTO Executive Council (Kish Island, I.R. of Iran, 25-26 October 2010) has decided to initiate a study on a possible legal instrument [...]
Read the rest of this story »Hon. Zita Sarbah Okaikoi, Tourism Minister, has inaugurated 25 tourist clubs which consist of students from various educational institutions in Accra. The institutions include the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Zenith College and the Graduate School of Management. In her inaugural message, the tourism minister underscored the need for the youth to appreciate the importance [...]
Read the rest of this story »Tourism Minister, Mrs Sabah Zita Okaikoi, is one of the recipients of the prestigious Africa under 40 achievement awards by The Network Journal, a New York City based premier monthly magazine. The Minister and other award winners will be honoured at a special reception and awards dinner on Thursday, November 6, at the La Palm [...]
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