Tourism

As part of the Year of Return and the visit of H.E, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to Barbados in June this year, the Prime Minister of Barbados, H.E. Mia Mottley, arrives in Ghana today for a 3-day visit. The visit also forms part of the bilateral discussions started during the President’s visit to Barbados. She will be in ...

An independent presidential aspirant, Marricke Kofi Gane, has said that with the right investment, tourism and arts could be the biggest contributors to Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Describing tourism and arts as major sectors, Mr Gane, also known as Kofi Ghana, told Prince Benjamin on the ‘Inspire’ segment of Class91.3FM’s Class Drive (CD) that: “I love the arts, I’ve ...

Last Saturday, tourists on the Joy FM Oguaa Conquest toured the Central region as part of celebrating Ghana’s Independence month – March. You can’t visit the region without trying out the Kakum National Park where a canopy suspended 30 meters from the vegetation floor will test your emotions. Source:Myjoyonline Share on: WhatsApp

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) as part of a nation-wide enforcement exercise to clamp down on tourism enterprises operating without license from the Authority, has closed down two tourism facilities in Accra. The facilities, Villaggio Vista and Airport Side Hotel, have been given a 24-hour ultimatum to rectify and ensure they meet the requirements for immediate reopening. Addressing the media ...

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) as part of a nation-wide enforcement exercise to clamp down on tourism enterprises operating without license from the Authority, has closed down two tourism facilities in Accra. The facilities, Villaggio Vista and Airport Side Hotel, have been given a 24-hour ultimatum to rectify and ensure they meet the requirements for immediate reopening. Addressing the media ...

South Africa Tourism has announced that it will reschedule this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba. This follows the State of the Nation address by President Cyril Rampahosa, who confirmed that May 8, 2019, will be the date for the national elections. Indaba was scheduled to take place from May 6 to May 9 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre ...

The euphoria ahead of the maiden edition of the much talked about TadiFest 2018 keeps heightening with each passing day. The latest in the episodes of good news to hit the camp of Empire FM and to a larger extent the EIB Network (organizers of the event) is the endorsement of the Minister for Tourism, Arts & Culture. Hon. Catherine Afeku has endorsed and thrown the ministry’s unflinching ...

Food tourism for destination marketing We talk food and travel with Nyasha K Mutizwa. You might have heard of gastronomic tourism or perhaps food/culinary tourism. This refers to trips made to destinations where the local food is the main motivating factor for touring. As the United Nations World Tourism noted in its 2017 report, Food Tourism has grown remarkably over ...

The Director of Diaspora Affairs at the office of the President says one way to improve tourism in the country is to ensure that tourism ambassadors selected for the country include diasporans. According to Akwasi Awua Ababio, diaporans are the best people to promote tourism packages in the country. He said “we should be looking at embracing the people in ...

Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) Ghana as part of its corporate social responsibility on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 presented a cheque of GHS 5,000 to support this year’s Akyem Tafo Ohum festival in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The donation also includes MTN souvenirs, recharge cards worth GHC 500.00 and a hamper worth GHC 1,000. Presenting the items ...