The Chamber for Tourism Industry Ghana Advisory Board inaugurated Friday 14th January 2022 and chaired by Dr. Prince Kofi Kludjeson would among other things serve as a backbone to the decision making that would manage the Chambers operations in the promotion and development of tourism businesses.
Dr. Kludjeson in his...
Tourism Minister, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has tasked the newly constituted nine-member board of the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) to run the company as a business in order to make it profitable.
Dr Awal, who was addressing the board in a brief ceremony in Accra, also asked members of...
As the hospitality sector continues to find ways of recovering from the impact of COVID-19, it fears increases in fuel prices among other factors will stifle recovery efforts and plunge the sector into new lows.
According to Dr. Edward Ackah-Nyamike Jnr, president of the Ghana Hotels Association (GHA), the industry...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ghana Export Promotions Authority (GEPA) have officially opened the newly refurbished Aburi Art and Craft Village in anticipation of Ghana’s agenda to position as a leading exporter of art and craft in the West Africa subregion.
This, government said, called for investment...
This year’s Afrochella festival has been set aside to celebrate Ghanaian music with the introduction of the Afrochella Music Museum set for December 23, 2021, to January 4, 2022.
The Project Manager, of Afrochella, Kadijat El-Alawa noted that music is a major pillar of Afrochella, and for this reason to...
The National Secretary of the Ghana Bar Association, Yaw Acheampong Boafo, is advocating for amendments to be made to the use of the District Assembly Common Fund to enable chiefs have a reliable source of funds to pursue development projects.
This call comes at the back of mounting concerns on...
Tourism continues to be one of the country’s main economic drivers. It is interesting to note that despite the several already-known sites, many more beautiful sceneries are being discovered as the days and months go by.
Tucked away in the serene Akwamufie environment is a pleasant discovery - an adventure...
Since the start of the COVID pandemic, reductions in travel to Africa have wiped an estimated US$170-253 billion from the tourism economy. Half of all Africans working in tourism lost their jobs and the consequences for conservation have also been worrying. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked two wildlife...
The 50th anniversary celebration of the Omanhene of Juaben Traditional Area, and Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, is being climaxed with a grand durbar today, with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in attendance.
Also, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa...
inaugurates PPPF Steering Committee
Government is finalising plans to establish a new hotel and hospitality training institute for tourism professionals, with a sod-cutting ceremony expected to take place in early 2022 the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has disclosed.
The new institute, according to...