Tourism

Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, has assured Parliament that the Ministry will continue to engage Delta Airlines to release new aircraft for its operations in Ghana.

For decades, Ghana and Kenya have had a reciprocal visa-free agreement, allowing citizens of the two countries to visit each other without worrying about visas or permits.

The Intercity Transport Coaches have urged the government to support them with buses to transport passengers to their destination as they are losing customers to their competitors due to the limited number of buses.

i2 Development Ghana Limited, the private developer, has cut-sod for the construction of the Prestige Project to enhance Kotoka International Airport’s Skyline in Accra.  

Mr Dela Gadzanku, Chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) for Eastern, Volta and Oti, has urged the private sector to get involved in the growth of the tourism, cultural, and creative arts industries in the Volta Region. 

The Ghana government, through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), has completed designs together with private sector players to invest into 29 tourists' attraction sites to boost the local tourism economy.  

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MoTAC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the GUMA Group on a $50 million investment package to build and redevelop selected tourism enterprises.

The Kakum National Park is poised to welcome more than 20,000 tourists in December 2023, according to Mr. Isadore Armah, the Executive Director of the Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust (GHCT).

Labadi Beach Hotel, one of Ghana’s premier 5-Star Hotels has paid GH¢25 million as dividend to the Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), its sole shareholder for the year 2022.

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a travel and tour agent for failing to appear before it over a charge of fraud.