Mr. Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations, has said the Ministry would soon launch an integral local and international tourism promotion campaign to generate excitement and traffic for the Ghana CAN 2008 football fiesta opening next January.
He said the campaign, which would be launched in a couple of weeks, would also support the […]

Vice President Aliu Mahama has tasked the Akuapem South District Assembly to take urgent measures to have the Aburi Botanical Gardens rehabilitated.
In that direction, he has asked the assembly to liaise with ministries of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment and the Tourism and Diaspora for assistance to resurrect the gardens.
The Vice President said this […]

The Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) has entreated proprietors of tourist facilities in the country to ensure that majority of their employees are trained to run their businesses. Mr Ekow Sampson, Chief Architect and Acting Ashanti Regional Manager of the GTB, said the practice where industry operators hired relatives without any basic knowledge about the profession […]

Mr Kofi Dzamesi, Volta Regional Minister on Thursday called on operators in the hospitality industry not to allow their facilities to be used for illegal activities during forthcoming African Cup soccer tournament to be hosted by Ghana.
Mr Dzamesi who was addressing the third National Executive Council meeting of the Ghana Hoteliers Association (GHA) in Ho […]

The Ghana Tourism Ministry is embarking on an exercise to train its staff in proper records keeping following revelations by the Auditor General of improper accountability of resources allocated to the ministry.
The lack of accountability systems at the ministry came to light when the Public Accounts Committee began its hearings last Tuesday on the 2004/2005 […]

Ghana Tourism has been hailed worldwide as an effective tool for propelling economic growth. In 2006, international tourism receipts totaled $733 billion. In 2005, international tourism receipts for developing countries alone amounted to $203 billion.
Tourism is one of the major export sectors of developing countries, and it is the primary source of foreign exchange earnings […]

Mr Steven Asamoah-Boateng, Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations, on Thursday urged restaurant and nightclub operators to utilise opportunities on the ground to raise standards of service delivery of their staff before and after the Ghana CAN 2008 tournament.
“As businessmen you must see the whole tournament as a tourism event, which would put you at […]

Most stakeholders in the Ghanaian hospitality industry have geared-up their activities for the 26th MTN African Cup of Nations scheduled for Ghana from January 20 to February 10, next year.
A visit to some major hotels in Accra by Ghana News Agency monitoring team, revealed frantic preparation by hoteliers to host football fans from across the […]

Fourteen Ghanaian dance groups, made up of more than 700 dancers, will compete in the sixth edition of the Japanese Dance Festival “YOSAKOI” to be held on Saturday November 3. The competition, to be held at Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra, forms part of Ghana’s 50th independence anniversary celebrations.
The Yosakoi Dance originated in Kochi, […]

The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture has instituted November each year as a National Cultural Awareness month to help integrate Ghanaian Cultural values and knowledge system into the daily activities of all to boost self-values and self-consciousness.
According to Mr Sampson Kwaku Boafo, Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, the decision has received overwhelming Parliamentary support and […]