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Arik Air rated Africa’s fastest growing airline

West Africa’s largest commercial airline, Arik Air has been rated as the fastest growing commercial airline on the African continent, latest statistics released by the Airline Network News and Analysis (ANNA) show. This is the second year…

Museums are living memories of humanity – UNESCO

Museums are vital institutions for keeping the memories and lessons of nations and peoples alive for the instruction of generations of humanity, Ms Moji Okuribido, Regional Advisor for Culture, UNESCO, has said. She said “Museums should…

International Museums Day to be marked in Ho

This year's International Museums Day will be marked in the Volta Regional capital Ho on Wednesday May 18 with clean-up exercise, lectures and an exhibition. The general theme for the celebration is: "Museum and Memory". The two lectures…

UN says global tourism continues to rebuild

International tourism continues to recover from the global financial crisis and downturn of 2008-09, rising in every region of the world except the Middle East and North Africa during the first two months of this year, according to new…

Winneba marks Aboakyire festival

The Central Regional Minister, Madam Ama Benyiwa-Doe has called on the people in Winneba to bury their differences and embrace peace towards the development of the area. She said it is only when there is peace that investors and other…

Hoteliers urged to make tourism viable sector

Mr Ebenezer Hammond, Western Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourists Board (GTB), has called on the members Ghana Hotels Association to support the promotion of tourism, which is a critical sector to Ghana’s development. Speaking at the…

250 people partake in the Easter paragliding festival

A total of 250 people partook in this year’s Kwahu Easter paragliding festival, which ended on Monday at the Odweanoma Mountains at Atibie-Kwahu. Twenty-five foreign pilots flew the people from a height of over 2,000 feet above sea level…

2011 Paragliding festival ongoing at Kwahu

Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Tourism, is expected to perform the official opening ceremony of this year’s paragliding festival, at Kwahu Atibie, in the Eastern Region on Friday. About 32 pilots from seven countries including,…