Article By: Gillian McLaren Jet lag is inevitable when you find yourself flying across time zones, and its knock-on effect can tarnish the first few days of your holiday, which is why frequent travellers are always seeking remedies for this traveller’s curse. One of the most radical methods for minimising the symptoms of jet [...]
Read the rest of this story »The United Nations World Tourism Organisation [UNWTO] has finally kept its 2006 promise to honour late Ignatius Amaduwa Atigbi, former head of Nigeria’s tourism agency and chairman of Africa Travel Commission who proposed the idea of marking September 27 as World Tourism Day. After many years of agitation to honour Atigbi, it is instructive that [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – An eight-member Ministerial Tender Review Board of the Ministry of Tourism was on Thursday inducted into office with a call on members to strictly adhere to lawful procedures. Mr. Kwabena Owusu-Acheampong, Deputy Minister of Tourism, who inaugurated the board in Accra, said though adherence to constitutional procedures could be cumbersome and [...]
Read the rest of this story »Mr Richard Mosiah Abaaba Allen, a 43-year-old Researcher on Human Behaviour, has embarked on a 500-kilometre walk from Keta to Beyin near Axim in the Western Region. The walk, which would take Mr Allen to Forts and Castles along the coast, is in connection with World Tourism Day which would be celebrated worldwide, in Ghana [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – The Volta Regional office of the Centre for National Culture is poised to market Ghana’s rich cultural diversities during this year’s Asogli Yam Festival. Mr William Addo, Volta Regional Director of the Centre told the Ghana News Agency in an interview on Monday that, the Centre was taking advantage of the influx [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Local and foreign tourists have started flooding into Ho Municipality to witness this year’s Yam Festival of the Chiefs and people of the Asogli traditional area, in the Volta Region. The euphoria generated by the festival has seen a marked increase in commercial activities, with the presence of easily identifiable foreign tourists [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – The Volta Regional Office of the Ghana Tourist Board has begun an exercise to close down unlicensed hotels and bars in the region. Seven hotels and bars were closed down on Thursday for operating without the requisite documents and these are Pensioners Hall, Fiave Lodge, King Fisher and Lord’s Hotel. The [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, is to lead chiefs and people of the traditional area to climb the Adaklu Mountain as part of activities marking the Yam Festival of the area. The expedition is to boost domestic tourism and afford the people an opportunity to do some physical [...]
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