The Ghana Tourism Federation (GHATOF) has called on government to consider upgrading the nation’s tourism facilities to attract more international and local visitors when the COVID-19 pandemic is defeated.
According to GHATOF, over the years the country’s tourism infrastructure has not seen any significant facelift - which to a large...
At the start of COVID-19 pandemic, UNWTO research down by region found that 83% of destinations in Europe introduced complete closure of borders for international tourism.
In the Americas, this proportion stood at 80%, in Asia and the Pacific it stood at 70%, the Middle East was 62% and in...
After a successful maiden edition of the webinar series, Global Media Alliance (GMA) - market leader in Integrated Marketing Communications - is set to organise a second edition of the GMA Webinar Series to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the events and hospitality industries.
The webinar will be held...
Since the Coronavirus Pandemic, I have been following discussions on radio and television regarding the effect of the pandemic on the tourism industry both domestically and internationally. Many have called for domestic tourism whiles others have called for intra-Africa tourism as the solution to the impact of covid-19 on...
Executive Secretary of GHATOF Emmanuel Frimpong’s call on government to consider upgrading the nation’s tourism facilities to attract more international and local visitors is very important and timely.
Over the years, the country’s tourism infrastructure has not seen any significant facelift - and this flies in the face of positioning...
The Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture, together with the Ghana Tourism Authority and the PANAFEST Foundation have launched the 2021 Pan African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST) with a focus on health and wealth.
PANAFEST 2021 is designed to establish a build up starting in August 2020 which is...
The tourism industry, which is often referred to as an “invisible export”, is significant in the economic and social development of a country. The American news network CNN rankled Ghana the fourth out of nineteen countries as top destinations in the world to visit.
Traditionally developing countries such as Ghana...
Ghana Hotels Association has observed with deep concern an advice purported to have been given to Government by an Economist, Dr. Laud Mensah, in relation to government's consideration of a stimulus package for the hospitality industry in the wake of the damaging impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Much as the...
Major hospitality businesses such as hotels and lodgings in the Northern Region have shut down their facilities due to the rapid loses being incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure also saw over 500 workers within these companies asked to go home until further notice.
Some of the hotels that have...
It is no doubt that the tourism and aviation sectors of the economy have taken the hardest hit during on-going pandemic. Hotels, restaurants, guest houses are contemplating laying off staff with many complaining that the GH¢600 million stimulus package for SMEs will not be sufficient to even bail out...