The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Catherine Abelema Afeku, has announced plans to roll out a comprehensive human resource training and development policy in 2018. This, according to her, will be key in the transformation drive of the tourism industry. She said: “We are looking at capacity building of...
Accra’s finest five-star luxury property, Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City has been adjudged the “Best Hotel in West Africa” by the Bafalon Awards Committee of Experts in partnership with Africa Travel Quarterly, West Africa’s first travel magazine. The honour was conferred on the hotel at the third edition of the...
No African city made it to the Top 100 City Destinations ranking released a week ago by research firm Euromonitor International. This is because interconnectivity among African cities is poor, as there are few direct flights between countries by the continent’s airlines. instance, a traveller from East Africa to the...
The journey to crown a new queen for Ghana’s most popular and authentic beauty pageant, Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) kicked off on Sunday night, 28th July 2020 with glamour, style, and class. The very colourful launch event which was held at the studios of TV3 and telecast live on the...
Best Western Premier Hotel has been adjudged the best four-star hotel in the country by the Ghana Tourism Authority at the 10th Ghana Tourism Awards held in Accra. The sprawling hospitality facility beat stiff competition to scoop the coveted award on the back of winning the award for the same...
Exclusive Events Ghana has found an innovative way of engaging Miss Ghana 2020 contestants on virtual platforms as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pageant becomes the first to go virtual. Organisers have earlier announced that the grand finale of the 2020 pageant has been postponed until further notice. This...
Four-star hospitality facility, Best Western Premier Hotel, has organised a cocktail party for their key business partners as part of efforts to forge a lasting relations with them. The “Reservers Cocktail” event was also the hotel’s way of updating reservers about new innovations that have been deployed by management to...
African countries have lost almost US$55 billion in travel and tourism revenues in three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African Union (AU) commissioner for infrastructure and energy said on Thursday. Amani Abou-Zeid told a news conference the economic impact of lockdowns and border closures to curb the spread...
The Hungarian Embassy in Ghana is organising its maiden “Hungarian Cultural Week” at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel in Accra, as part of efforts to promote the country’s rich traditions and culture. The week-long celebration will be marked along three key pillars of arts and cultural exhibition; a Ghana-Hungary...
Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa has called for the acceleration of women empowerment, especially at the decision making and executive levels so that women can make a meaningful contribution to the tourism industry. “Women have an important role to play in transforming the industry and growing tourism,” Deputy Minister Xasa said. She...