The frontal view of 240-year-old Fort Prinzenstein at Keta in the Volta Region shows an indestructible fortress. Its rear however displays decades of destruction caused by intense tidal waves from the Atlantic Ocean. A remarkable rise in the sea level has left neighbouring villages fully submerged under water, and...
Set aback by millenia of global disruptions, mainly wars and pandemics, tourism in Ghana, like any other country, has borne the brunt of a devastating ravine in our tourism peaks in recent times.
Like other Black Swans, highly impactful but unpredictable events in centuries before, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed...
The predicament of hospitality facilities, emanating from the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic lingers on as there is no sight to the end of the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 precautionary and control measures like border closures, ban of public gatherings including conferencing and other social event weddings have culminated to paralyze...
The Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture has entered into a partnership agreement with Fundación INCYDE, a Spanish entity, to train 150,000 people in Ghana’s tourism value chain.
The training will start in November 2021 and focus on skills development for staff of restaurants, hotels, travel and tour companies, tour...
…a welcoming December atmosphere
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), in partnership with the Ghana Exim Bank, the Ghana Trade Fair Company and the Ghana Airports Company Limited, has announced a month-long family-oriented bazaar, Akwaaba Village, as part of its December in GH activities. This exciting initiative is designed to offer...
The Mayor of New York, Mr. Eric Adams, has expressed his determination to support Ghana’s tourism drive aimed at making the country the tourism hub of Africa.
In this regard, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) and the office of the New York Mayor will work out joint...
The Northern Regional office of the Ghana Tourist Authority (GTA)in collaboration with the Ghana Hoteliers Association (GHA) celebrated the Valentine's Day with a donation to Yumba Special school and Nazareth Home for God's children at Sang in the Mion district of the Northern Region.
The children, aside receiving the chocolates...
Five international air transport and tourism bodies have launched an appeal to international financial institutions, country development partners and international donors to support Africa’s Travel & Tourism sector which employs some 24.6 million people on the African continent. Without urgent funding, the COVID-19 crisis could see a collapse of...
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The Ghana Tourism Authority’s (GTA) annual flagship event, December in GH (DiGH), has seen a growing appeal, with first-time visitors increasing from 40 percent in 2022 to 47 percent last year, according to the 2023 Ghana Tourism Report.
The report, recently released by the GTA and titled ‘Strong...
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...