Ghana Tourism Authority supports GJA awards
The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) on Tuesday received a cheque for GH¢20,000.00 from the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) to support the 24th GJA awards as part of events marking the Association’s 70th anniversary. The awards recognise Journalists and appreciate them for their efforts and to encourage them to do more. Mr Jones Nelson, Chief [...]
UNWTO Regional Congress on Women Empowerment in the Tourism sector – Focus on Africa
Ghana is hosting the First Regional Congress on Women Empowerment in the Tourism sector – Focus on Africa. The Secretariat of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), welcomes the Members of the UNWTO Commission for Africa, the Affiliate Members, International Organizations in the region to the First Regional Congress on Women Empowerment in the Tourism sector – […]
“THE YEAR OF RETURN” AND THE “THE DECLARATION OF SEPTEMBER AS THE TOURISM MONTH”
The Global African Family and the international community have focused their attention and lenses on Ghana as we celebrate the "Year of Return, Ghana 2019" marking 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were shipped from Jamestown, Accra and arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, USA in the year 1619. We are therefore commemorating the slave trade [...]
Tourism, a bedrock for national development
The Ghana Tourism Authority was established by the Tourism Act, 2011 (Act 817). It replaced the Ghana Tourist Board which was established by NRCD 224 in 1973 as amended by SMCD 80 of 1977. The Ghana Tourism Authority is the Public Service agency in charge of regulating tourism in Ghana through marketing and promoting, licensing [...]
Tourism Ministry represents at biggest international tourism forum in West Africa
The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Iddi Ziblim, has commended organisers of arguably the biggest international tourism and aviation event in West Africa, ‘Akwaaba’. The Minister, who represented Ghana for the first time at the 15th edition of the international event hosted in Lagos, Nigeria, said his expectation had been exceeded. “I [...]
Essence Full Circle Festival Launches in Support of Cultural Ownership and Economic Collaboration in Africa and Building Bridges Between Africans on the Continent and in the Diaspora
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 24, 2019-- Essence Ventures, an independent Black-owned consumer technology company merging content, community and commerce to meet the evolving cultural and lifestyle needs of people of color and the parent company of Essence Communications, Inc., today announced that it has partnered with Full Circle Festival, LLC to create the ESSENCE Full Circle [...]
All Set For UNWTO World Tourism Day & “Fun And Fly” Paragliding Festival
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is set to hold this year's United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) World Tourism Day from 25th - 27th September 2019 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. This year's UNWTO World Tourism Day is under the Theme, "Tourism and Jobs, A Better [...]
World Tourism Day 2019: “Tourism and Jobs: A better Future for All”
As the day earmarked to celebrate tourism in the world draw closer, we share with you the official message of the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Ambassador Zurab Pololikashvili. This year's celebrations will be held in New Delhi-India. World Tourism Day is commemorated each year on 27 September, with celebrations led by UNWTO. [...]
Ghana Tourism Authority Declares September, Month Of Tourism
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, has declared September a Month of Tourism geared towards promoting domestic tourism and whipping up public interest. This coincides with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) celebration of the World Tourism Day (WTD) 2019 slated for September [...]
‘Year of Return’ will be pivotal to Ghana’s tourism – Tourism Minister
As several African Americans partake of the much-talked-about Year of Return, Tourism Minister, Barbara Oteng Gyasi says the business potential program it has had on Ghana's tourism so far has been phenomenal. Speaking at the ‘James Town to James Town’ African American Business Summit Barbara Oteng Gyasi said “the Year Of Return will be the [...]