Tourism

Targeting Muslim passengers, Jordan's national carrier, Royal Jordanian today July 3, 2013 opened a new route from its capital Amman to Accra and Lagos in West Africa. The new additions will raise the number of the airline's destinations…

Ethiopian airlines has started a three-times per week flight operations connecting West Africa and Brazil with its Boeing 787 Dreamliner. According to Ethiopian airlines, it is using Togo's capital Lomé to fly passengers to Brazilian…

Mr Alfred Ekow Gyan, Deputy Western Regional Minister, on Tuesday said there was the need to further develop tourism to enable the industry to  increase its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). He stated this in an address…

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts in its bid to boost tourism in Ghana at the weekend organised Ghana’s maiden edition of street carnival in Accra. The carnival, which was interlaced with cultural displays and food…

The Central Regional Minister, Mr. Samuel Sarpong has advised the youth in the region to seize available opportunities to upgrade their knowledge and skills to meet the required standards for job placement. He said Government was putting…

The Western Regional Minister, Mr. Ebenezer Kwadwo Teye Addo, has underscored the need for traditional authorities to package festivals and other cultural practices to suit the development agenda of the country. He said countries such as…

A national identity and national pride awakening programme dubbed the Kentefest’13 was on Friday launched in Accra. The festival, which is slated for Mid-September this year, was initiated by Queen Asabia Cropper and her bother the…

Mr Abass Fuseini Sbaabe, the Fanteakwa District Chief Executive (DCE), has appealed to the Ministry of Tourism to help develop some tourist sites in the area. He said the District was endowed with a number of tourist attractions and the…

The importance of the hotel industry to Ghana’s tourism sector cannot be overemphasized but, it appears there isn’t much being done to strengthen the ancillary industries that support the hotel sector in the country. As compared to other…

Mr Dan Botwe, Member of Parliament for Okere in the Eastern Region, has called on the Ministry of Tourism to resource the Tourist Development Authority, to be able to expand tourist sites in the country. He said this would create jobs…