The Ghana Tourism Authority’s Senior Staff Association begins its maiden edition of ‘SSA WEEK’ celebrations from 1st to 5th July, 2022. The week-long programme which is in consonance with the Authority’s mandate in promoting domestic tourism in Ghana is under the theme, ‘DOMESTIC TOURISM – A PANACEA FOR GHANA’S TOURISM DEVELOPMENT’. The ‘SSA WEEK’ celebration begins on the [...]

Ghana and Malta have expressed their commitment to deepen relations in the fields of tourism and culture as well as trade and investment. To this end, the two countries would establish special committees to work out the modalities for the attainment of this objective. This was the outcome of a meeting between the President of [...]

On Friday, 10th June, 2022 the renovated National Museum was re-opened by the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This Museum which happens to be the oldest and largest in Ghana was intially opened in 1957, but closed to the public in 2015 for renovation. The rehabilitated Museum now has additional exhibits and artefacts, [...]

On 1st June, 2022, the Executive body of the Pan African Heritage Museum (PAHM) led by its Executive Vice Chairman, Ladi Nylander paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Awal to discuss issues of interest to the sector in respect of the Pan African Heritage Museum [...]

The Mayor of New York, Mr. Eric Adams has expressed his determination to support Ghana’s tourism drive aimed at making the country the tourism hub of Africa. In this regard, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) and the office of the New York Mayor will work out joint strategies to achieve the desired [...]

Accra, May 12, 2022 The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the AFROCHELLA Team to strengthen the already existing conversation on promoting Ghana’s tourism potentials.   The MoU, under the directive of the Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, is also to allow the two institutions to collaborate and [...]

Accra, May 12, 2022 The Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal on Thursday unveiled Asamoah Gyan as one of Ghana’s Tourism Goodwill Ambassadors. The Minister, during a short ceremony to unveil the renowned footballer, said Gyan had gained prominence over the world and it was important to appreciate him as a [...]

Accra, April 1, 2022 All is set for Ghana to showcase it's numerous tourist attractions and opportunities to the world as it launches an 18 month " Destination Ghana" tourism campaign targeting the UK and European travel markets.  The launch event slated for April 3, 2022  at the Canary Wharf Riverside Plaza will be graced [...]

Accra, September 13, 2021 The Ghana Tourism Authority has commenced a 5- day training programme for 65 Tourism Facility Inspectors from across the country at the Accra Tourist Information Centre (ATIC) The training programme which falls under the tourism component of government's 'Ghana Cares (Obaatanpa)' initiative is to sharpen the skills of staff in the [...]

The current Coronavirus pandemic has necessitated the need for us to focus our attention to the domestic market for Ghana’s tourism growth.   Like most countries around the world, Ghana’s tourism received a heavy battering following the onset of the pandemic. Just when the sector was set to see a turnaround with the highly successful [...]