Tourism

Ghana is expected to generate over $1.5 billion from tourist arrivals by 2027, Professor Samuel Annim, the Government Statistician, has said.

The Africa Tourism Research Network (ATRN), a non-governmental Civil Society Organisation (CSO) operating in the tourism, hospitality and travel industry has been launched in Accra.

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has launched its 50th anniversary celebrations with the call on stakeholders to leverage collective strengths and expertise, to drive growth and create new opportunities for the industry.

Mr Akwasi Agyeman, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), says the Authority, together with creative artists, will collaborate with Spike Lee and his team to explore the business of creative arts.

Mr Emmanuel Frimpong, Tourism Consultant and Analyst, Pishon Consult Limited, has called on the government to grant visa free entry to tourists.

Mrs Pamela Djamson-Tettey, the Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited, has  commended the management of Ethiopian Airlines for introducing the night flights service.

The Ghana Hotels Association (GHA) has expressed dissatisfaction at the response of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) on the prodigious increment in water tariff for hotels for the first quarter of 2023.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) said it will assess complaints of extraordinary increases in Water bills from the Ghana Progressive Hotels Association (GHAPROHA).

The Ghana Progressive Hotels Association (GHAPROHA) has appealed to the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to intervene in the high water bills for hotels.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Government's decision to prioritise tourism as a key policy for economic diversification, job creation and growth, is paying off.