GNA – Mr Julius Debrah, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), has vowed to ensure effective and pragmatic measures to substantially increase the country’s foreign exchange earnings from tourism. He has therefore urged all stakeholders in the sector to play their roles well to achieve this goal Mr Debrah said [...]
Read the rest of this story »Ghana Tourist Board is feverishly preparing for next year’s edition of the annual paragliding festival in Kwahu during the Easter festivities. In a statement released in Accra, the Board indicated that the next package, the fifth in a series, will include other activities such as a marathon race and adventure hikes on the Odweanoma Mountain [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Mrs. Mary Agangmikre, the Upper East Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourist Board, on Thursday warned operators of hotels and institutions in the tourism sector that the Board would close down tourist facilities particularly hotels that did not meet the required standards. She told the GNA that warnings had been issued out to [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin, Majority Leader in Parliament on Monday chastised operators in the hospitality industry for poor working ethics. He expressed dissatisfaction about services at the Holy Trinity SPA Centre at Sogakope, in spite of the huge investment in the edifice. Mr Bagbin claimed that services at the centre was poor, [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – High visa fees are a disincentive to potential European tourists wishing to visit Ghana, Mr Graham Smith a British investor said at the Volta Trade and Investment Fair in Ho on Tuesday. He said Ghana has a lot of tourist attractions but high visa fees and the lengthy processes involved in acquiring such [...]
Read the rest of this story »Around 80 Tourism Ministers meeting at the UNWTO Ministers’ Summit (10 November at World Travel Market, London) called for global policies that are supportive of the travel and tourism industry. Ministers recalled that tourism is one of the world’s top job creators and can be a key driver of recovery and the transformation towards the [...]
Read the rest of this story »By: Charles Ajunwa The 2009 World Travel Market (WTM) and Euromonitor international global Trends Report, released yesterday said the global economic meltdown is taking a heavy toll on the travel and tourism industry, with business travel revenues down globally by 40 percent in July 2009 compared to the previous 12 months. The report also said [...]
Read the rest of this story »The decline in international tourism may have started to bottom out, according to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Worldwide, international tourist arrivals declined by 7% between January and August 2009, but the rate of decline has eased in the past few months. These results, as well as the most recent economic [...]
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