Category: Tourism
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Tourism rakes in GHS10.5bn in 2015
Figures released by international online hotel booking company, JOVAGO has indicated that the total contribution of Travel and Tourism to the GDP was around GHC 10.5 billion (US$2.7 billion) in 2015, representing 7.8% of the GDP. It is forecasted to rise by 2.4% in 2016. Directly, the industry contributed GHS4.5 billion (US$7265 billion) in 2015, …
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Aviation fuel shortage pushes Nigeria’s aviation industry to a halt
Activities in the Nigerian aviation industry have returned close to normal after coming close to a halt over the weekend following a shortage in aviation fuel. Most airlines in Nigeria cancelled in some cases rescheduled flights over the weekend due to the development. This left thousands of air travelers stranded across airports in Nigeria. Some…
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Tourism Minister touts Ghana’s security to woo tourists
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has reiterated government’s commitment to beef up security in the country to encourage tourism. According to her, there are growing concerns across the world as terrorism grows, hence the decision to take pragmatic measures to assure Ghanaians and tourists to invest in the tourism…
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NYU schooled on Ghana’s tourism sector
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has shared Ghana’s tourism experience with undergraduates, postgraduate students, and the leadership of the the New York University Tisch Centre for Hospitality and Tourism in New York. Speaking as the guest of the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism, the sector Minister presented a paper…
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Tourism Minister honored for promoting industry
The New York University Africa House has honored Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts, Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare for her leadership and dedication towards the promotion of sustainable tourism in Ghana at their inaugural Africa House Gala in New York. The New York University Africa House-Partnership Award was held to reward partners of…
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Emirates increases baggage allowance on all Africa routes
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Emirates, the world’s largest international airline with an extensive network across Africa, is set to increase its free baggage allowance for customers travelling on all its flights originating from destinations across the continent. Starting from 15 April 2016, all Emirates customers travelling in any of the airline’s three cabin classes on outbound African flights will…
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Tourism ministry to cash in on Ebola
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts says it intends to cash in on the Ebola outbreak. According to the ministry it will do so by promoting domestic tourism amidst the outbreak. Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Elizabeth Ofosu Agyare told Citi Business News “The Ministry of Tourism Culture and Creative Arts even though…
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Estate developers send final SOS to BoG
Real estate developers are giving the Bank of Ghana (BoG) two options from which it has to choose one to help players in the industry to know the way forward in pricing the houses they put out for sale. To them, the central bank is either to stabilise the falling cedi with immediate effect or…