http://www.ghanatravelblog.com Travel News, Tourist Attractions in Ghana Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:33:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en President John Agyekum Kufuor on Saturday inaugurated the 21.2 million-dollar refurbished Golden Tulip Kumasi City, formerly the City Hotel, one of the nation’s foremost prized assets in the hospitality industry. With this, Kumasi, which is one of the venues for the “Ghana CAN 2008” Tournament is now ready to play host ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/blog/ghana-hotels-president-kufuor-inaugurates-city-hotel/ Twenty new hotels have applied for registration in preparation towards Ghana 2008 in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. Additionally, individuals have registered 20 home lodges and several guest facilities to accommodate the fans. Mr Mike Kpimgbi, Principal Resource Officer of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/blog/ghana-hotels-20-new-hotels-spring-up-in-sekondi-takoradi/ The Ministry of Tourism and Diasporan Relations would in the middle of this year commence a comprehensive training programme for artisans in the country. The programme is meant to upgrade the skills and build the capacity of artisans to ensure that they adopted the best of practices in their works. Mr. Stephen ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/tourism-news/ministry-of-tourism-to-organise-training-programme/ Mr. William Ayambire, the Northern Regional Manager of the Ghana Tourist Board, has appealed to food vendors and drinking bar operators to take advantage of the 2008 African Cup of Nations to held in the country this month to market popular Ghanaian dishes. He cited that Fufu, Banku and Tuo Zafi,(TZ) ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/tourism-news/use-ghana-2008-to-advertise-ghanaian-dishes/ The annual 'Djama' or street procession of fishermen's groups with songs and other artistic performances to climax the Christmas and New Year festivities was held at James Town in Accra at the weekend. A total of 13 cultural groups in their colourful jerseys provided for the occasion by the MP for ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/festival-news/ghana-festivals-odododiodoo-mp-facilitates-cultural-festival/ Mr. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, on Thursday urged Ghanaians to take advantage of the hosting of the 2008 African Cup of Nations tournament and showcase the country's rich cultural heritage to promote tourism. He also appealed to hoteliers to demonstrate the proverbial Ghanaian hospitality to visitors who would come ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/tourism-news/showcase-cultural-heritage-during-can-2008/ Stakeholders in the tourism industry met on Wednesday to evaluate the just ended PANAFEST/Emancipation and Joseph Project celebrations and agreed, among other things that, the activities needed more publicity and promotion to achieve the desired impact. The stakeholders made up of government officials from the Ghana Tourists Board and the sector ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/tourism-news/ghana-tourism-stakeholders-evaluate-tourism-events/ Multichoice Ghana recently donated 100 bags of cement to the officials of the Accra Zoo as its contribution to the relocation of the Accra Zoo to the Achimota Forest. At the handing over ceremony, Ms. Anne Sackey (Public Relations Executive), of Multichoice Ghana (MCG), revealed that as broadcasters of channels such ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/tourism-news/ghana-multichoice-ghana-donates-to-accra-zoo/ THE CONCERNED Citizens Action Front has urged the government to take advantage of the rare opportunity of hosting CAN 2008 to showcase Ghana's rich cultural heritage to the outside world and enhance tourism. Mr. K. Nimako-Amprako, chairman of the movement in a statement issued in Kumasi, noted that the pace of ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/blog/ghana-lets-use-can-2008-to-sell-rich-culture/ Government has been asked to develop and adopt policies to create an enabling environment to promote tourism in the country. These policies would allow the country to exercise greater control over the product and services offered on the international market. The Chief Executive Officer of Starline Travel and Tours and ... http://www.ghanatravelblog.com/blog/ghana-government-promote-tourism-with-good-policies/