Aboakyer festival celebration in limbo
[Translate] There is uncertainty over the celebration of this year’s Aboakyer festival of the people of Winneba. This is because the two warrior (or Asafo) groups in the town cannot agree on which of them is mandated to go on the deer hunt, which is the highlight of the festival. As a result, the Efutu Traditional Council has reportedly More...
2011 paragliding festival records massive patronage
[Translate] Paragliding over AtibieThere has been a massive participation in the hang and paragliding festival at the Kwahu Mountains as part of activities to mark the Easter celebrations. As many More...
Tourism Ministry pursues aggressive tourism development agenda
[Translate] Akua Sena DansuaThe new Tourism Minister, Mrs Akua Sena Dansua, has unveiled ambitious plans to develop the tourism sector of the country’s economy. Mrs Dansua intends to pursue an aggressive More...
Tourism sector to target Asian market
[Translate] Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of TourismGhana will soon tap into the vast Asian tourist market as part of a new promotion policy direction, Ms Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Tourism, has said. She More...
GTB shuts down seven hospitality facilities in Ashanti
[Translate] The Ashanti Regional Task Force of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), on Monday, shut down seven hotels and restaurants, in Kumasi and the Sekyere-Afram Plains district, for operating without permit. These More...
Google, museums unveil Art Project
[Translate] Google on Tuesday unveiled the Art Project, a unique collaboration with some of the world’s most acclaimed art museums to enable people to discover and view more than a thousand artworks online More...
Work to start on GH¢ 397,000 Tourist receptive facility at Kpetoe
[Translate] Mrs Zita Okaikoi, Minister of TourismMrs Zita Okaikoi, Minister of Tourism, on Monday cut the sod for work to commence on a 397,000 Ghana Cedi Tourist Receptive Facility at Kpetoe in the Adaklu-Anyigbe More...
Government urged to take tourism seriously
[Translate] President of the American Chamber of Commerce, Mona Boyd wants government to increase its support to the tourism sector because of its viability as a major foreign exchange. The sector is estimated More...
Ghanaian hospitality firms win major prizes
[Translate] Nine Ghanaian hospitality firms were adjudged the best out of 13 award categories at the just ended West African Tourism and Hospitality Awards in Accra. The maiden ceremony is intended to encourage More...
West African tourism industry players to vie for honours at tourism awards
[Translate] Operators in the tourism industry from Ghana will later today compete for honours with other players from the sub-region at the maiden West African Tourism and Hospitality Awards. The awards are More...
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